WATCH: Dunedin City Council meeting
WATCH: Dunedin City Council meeting
The Dunedin City Council is holding a full council meeting today.
Driver charged with threatening police, assault
Driver charged with threatening police, assault
A motorist accused of assaulting his female passenger after drinking all afternoon later threatened to kill police.
Two hurt after van crashes into bridge, rolls on SH1
Two hurt after van crashes into bridge, rolls on SH1
Two people have been taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into the bridge near Otokia this morning.
Watch: Snow turns city's roads into rinks
Watch: Snow turns city's roads into rinks
It was slow and slippery going for many motorists in Dunedin this morning after snow settled on some of the city's roads.
Co-housing project a light for NZ, Green leader says
Co-housing project a light for NZ, Green leader says
A Dunedin co-housing development could lead the way for the rest of the country and help with affordable housing, a Green Party co-leader says.
Climate, community, arts to fore
Climate, community, arts to fore
More than 200 people took part, most of them online, in a symposium devoted to climate change, community and research in the creative arts, at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic at the...
Woodhouse denies endorsing Top man
Woodhouse denies endorsing Top man
If The Opportunities Party (Top) candidate Ben Peters was momentarily backed by National’s Michael Woodhouse for the Dunedin electorate, it is no longer the case.
Conditions set to ease in wake of weather bomb
Conditions set to ease in wake of weather bomb
Conditions are set to ease after a weather bomb lashed the South, bringing heavy snow and strong winds that disrupted flights, closed roads, and caused grave concerns for farmers.
Art with a message at beach
Art with a message at beach
If you thought you spotted a maui dolphin at a Dunedin beach at the weekend, that was a pile of rubbish.
Underage prostitution offender avoids jail
Underage prostitution offender avoids jail
A man who paid two young teenagers with cash and alcohol to provide him with sexual services has narrowly avoided a prison term.
Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
More work will be needed — both in rural and urban areas — to stop rivers degrading in the South.
Uni building programme faces delays
Uni building programme faces delays
Much of the University of Otago’s building programme could be put off for three or four years, after the Government rejected all five of its "shovel-ready projects" applications.
More work to do on roads, city police say
More work to do on roads, city police say
A bevy of drink-drivers caught over the weekend shows Dunedin police they still have work to do, a top roading officer says.
Referendum questions first up at forum
Referendum questions first up at forum
Cannabis made Labour’s David Clark "giggly", National’s Michael Woodhouse had a "bad reaction" to the drug and the Green Party’s Jack Brazil lauded its medicinal benefits.
Waihola manuka daffodil champion bloom
Waihola manuka daffodil champion bloom
If it was not already obvious spring has sprung, the Dunedin Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower Show, in Dunedin, made it crystal clear at the weekend.
Literary artists celebrate visual artist
Literary artists celebrate visual artist
Poet laureate David Eggleton and former Dunedin resident, poet and publisher Michael O’Leary (pictured) were among a group of poets who celebrated city visual artist John Francis in a poetry...
Stark contrast from party leaders
Stark contrast from party leaders
You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger contrast.
Car down bank off Leith Valley Rd
Car down bank off Leith Valley Rd
A vehicle has slid down a bank in Dunedin's Leith Valley Rd amid wet and slippery conditions.
Forecast forces postponement of surf event
Forecast forces postponement of surf event
Forecast bad weather forced the postponement of a Dunedin mental health awareness tag team surf event planned for yesterday.
Shield game prompts student gathering
Shield game prompts student gathering
A large group of tertiary students gathered outside a Dunedin North flat early yesterday afternoon, several of them wearing rugby supporters’ gear, before Otago’s successful Shield Challenge...