Bus service for Palmerston confirmed
The weekend bus service for Palmerston has been confirmed and will start on May 28.
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Prominent Dunedin businessman, innovator and TV personality Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree from Otago University for his contribution to business and the city.
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Some Dunedin residents were disturbed early today by a man running down a street yelling after crashing his car.
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Hushed "cloak and scalpel" conversations in a dark, unpopulated corner of a staff cafeteria may soon become a thing of the past for medical practitioners.
Health workers take to streets
Health workers take to streets
Southern health workers took to the streets to demand better pay as they took part in a national 24-hour strike yesterday.
From hospital to court
From hospital to court
A Dunedin woman was discharged from hospital and promptly arrested after allegedly assaulting a member of the public.
Car and logging truck collide
Car and logging truck collide
Emergency services personnel check the remains of a car after it and a truck collided on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway yesterday morning.
Eclipse last stages on display
Eclipse last stages on display
Eagle-eyed lunar watchers would have spotted the final stages of a lunar eclipse as the moon rose over Otago Peninsula yesterday evening to the right of the Soldier’s Monument.
Council spending near budget
Council spending near budget
Getting through planned capital expenditure has sometimes been a struggle for the Dunedin City Council, but not this year.
Co-response team trial shows ‘major benefits’
Co-response team trial shows ‘major benefits’
Police are reporting "major benefits" from a joint trial in Dunedin where a police officer, a paramedic and a mental health nurse are dispatched together to attend mental health callouts.
Cold blast may bring snowfall
Cold blast may bring snowfall
Time to get your woolly hats and scarves ready - a cold blast is on the way, possibly bringing the southern region’s first widespread snowfall of the year.
CBD apartment plan approved
CBD apartment plan approved
The man behind a new apartment complex planned for Dunedin’s centre city hopes it will set an example for inner-city living.
No sign of ORC mediation as CEO exits
No sign of ORC mediation as CEO exits
No report was produced as a result of mediation between councillors and Otago Regional Council staff, the council’s chairman says.
Killer told better plan needed before release
Killer told better plan needed before release
A man who stabbed his partner to death outside their South Dunedin home has "limited understanding" of his risks, the Parole Board has heard.
Farm firm to pay $5k over tyre burn
Farm firm to pay $5k over tyre burn
A farming company has been fined more than $5000 after burning tyres, claiming it was unaware it was illegal.
Canines’ names quite a collection
Canines’ names quite a collection
The names chosen by Dunedin dog owners range from the banal to the bizarre.
Car crashes on rocks near harbour
Car crashes on rocks near harbour
A car veered off the road before crashing, ending up on its roof on rocks near Otago Harbour this morning.
Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin
Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin
Reports of suspicious activity in the Dunedin suburb of Burnside on Friday night led police uncovering meth pipes and live ammunition in a Dunedin property.
Swimmer gets into trouble at Tunnel Beach
Swimmer gets into trouble at Tunnel Beach
Dunedin police are reminding people to pick swim spots carefully, after a young man got into trouble at Tunnel Beach in big swells.
Man gets wish to sleep at station
Man gets wish to sleep at station
A man with nowhere to sleep got his wish and was taken into police custody on Saturday after his third visit.