‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty
Sophie Barker has been told she has won the Dunedin mayoralty.
Donning dresses to raise cancer awareness
Donning dresses to raise cancer awareness
The team at MTF Dunedin and Dunedin South are swapping their usual office wear for frocks this month in support of "Frocktober".
Six new faces on Dunedin council, five incumbents out
Six new faces on Dunedin council, five incumbents out
Dunedin City Council has six new faces and five incumbents have been given the boot, based on provisional results.
Free haircuts for people in need coming to Dunedin
Free haircuts for people in need coming to Dunedin
After a decade of successful events in Invercargill, community advocate Melissa Aitken is bringing her Free Haircuts and Services for Those in Need project to Dunedin.
ORC tilts right, Calvert re-elected
ORC tilts right, Calvert re-elected
The Otago Regional Council has had a shift to the right.
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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use
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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use
The University of Otago wants to open the door to artificial intelligence, but a group of academics would rather keep it closed.
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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here
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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here
A racquet sport growing at great speed globally is set to make its way to Dunedin.
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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula
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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula
Another venture for tourists to view mammals on the Otago Peninsula will be the 12th permitted tourism operator working in the area as a monitoring plan is developed to measure activity.
Quest to find two relatives after decades
Quest to find two relatives after decades
An Australian woman is "desperately seeking Susanne and Victoria Fletcher" — her long-lost penpals and distant relatives originally from Dunedin.
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
They say good design, is "thinking made visual".
Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach
Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach
Some golden southern sand is heading north to the capital.
Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified
Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified
New research has dug up the final resting place of a Lawrence soldier who died on New Zealand’s blackest day of World War 1.
Barker leads Dunedin mayoralty race by close margin
Barker leads Dunedin mayoralty race by close margin
Sophie Barker has been provisionally elected Dunedin mayor by a narrow margin.
Late voting surge in Dunedin
Late voting surge in Dunedin
Almost 10,000 people voted in Dunedin today - the highest single day tally of returns for this election.
Pair arrested in Palmerston incident
Pair arrested in Palmerston incident
Two people have been arrested following an incident in Palmerston that saw armed police called out.
What's in a name?
What's in a name?
Hawksbury, a small village on the site of the former Cherry Farm psychiatric hospital, rebranded with a historical name for nearby Waikouaiti.
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Expo to emphasise whānau in business
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Expo to emphasise whānau in business
A Māori-led business network hopes to bring a different kind of expo to Dunedin by broadening its scope to the whānau behind businesses.
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Musical meeting set tone
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Musical meeting set tone
The Steers’ chance first meeting took place at the height of Beatlemania in Dunedin and involved clambering through an opened window and a brush with the law.
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Still running ultramarathons at 71
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Still running ultramarathons at 71
At 71, ultramarathon runner Val Muskett would be forgiven for putting her feet up when she reached 160km in a shade over 25 hours.
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Job-hunters doing it tough
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Job-hunters doing it tough
Struggling Dunedin job-hunters say the market is "impossible" to crack as entry-level jobs attract more than a hundred applications.