Maths whizz not skipping school
Maths whizz not skipping school
Few 16-year-olds would turn down the chance to skip the rest of school and go straight to university - if they had the qualifications, that is.
‘General practice is a great life’
‘General practice is a great life’
A doctor has hung up his stethoscope ending a more than 40-year career in South Dunedin.
Students to interview political candidates
Students to interview political candidates
Politicians are set to get a grilling from Dunedin students as election campaigning proceeds.
Lebanese Dunedinites pull together
Lebanese Dunedinites pull together
The 2000-strong Lebanese community in Dunedin has jumped into action following the "unspeakable tragedy" in Beirut.
NZ sandwich finalist makes ‘hell’ of a toastie
NZ sandwich finalist makes ‘hell’ of a toastie
A Dunedin chef is confident he makes the best toasted sandwich in the nation.
Rest-homes on short fuse to lockdown
Rest-homes on short fuse to lockdown
Some rest-homes may go back into lockdown at the first sign of community transmission of Covid-19.
Slumped culvert makes SH88 single-lane
Slumped culvert makes SH88 single-lane
A void the size of a small car under State Highway 88 between Dunedin and Port Chalmers could mean part of the road is closed for a week or more.
Donation makes travel safer for Life Education Trust
Donation makes travel safer for Life Education Trust
Dunedin Casino Charitable Trust chairman Stan Rodger presents a $15,000 donation to Life Education Trust Coastal Otago chairwoman Aileen Winmill (left) and Life Education Trust Coast Otago educator...
Hospital clocks up 100th new heart valve replacement
Hospital clocks up 100th new heart valve replacement
John Parks was well aware that his discharge from Dunedin Hospital yesterday, after a heart valve replacement, was much quicker than usual.
Interest in masks shoots up
Interest in masks shoots up
"As long as people don’t panic, we will have more than enough."
Two-car crash in central Dunedin
Two-car crash in central Dunedin
Emergency services were called to a two-car crash in central Dunedin late this morning.
Climate change protest targets political parties
Climate change protest targets political parties
Young protesters in Dunedin expressed their frustration over inaction on climate change yesterday.
‘Strikingly similar’ testimony stressed
‘Strikingly similar’ testimony stressed
Two women’s testimony about being raped by a man they matched with on Tinder is so "strikingly similar" it must be true, the Crown says.
Lower flu vaccinations for Maori 65 plus spurs concern
Lower flu vaccinations for Maori 65 plus spurs concern
Covid-19 may have contributed to flu vaccination rates in the South for Maori aged 65 years and older lagging behind.
Four submissions on factory demolition
Four submissions on factory demolition
There were four submissions by yesterday afternoon on the application to demolish the former Cadbury factory in Dunedin’s city centre.
No reduced sentence for convicted stalker
No reduced sentence on appeal for convicted stalker
A persistent stalker who threatened to kill her victims has failed in a bid to have her prison term reduced.
Home struck by fire again
Home struck by fire again
A blaze that tore through the top of a Dunedin house yesterday was the second fire there in recent years.
iD winners absent in pandemic
iD winners absent in pandemic
It was one for the history books. For the first time in the 16-year history of the iD International Emerging Design Awards, the winners were named at a show they were unable to attend.
Dunedin nurse in ICU after collapsing on shift
Dunedin nurse in ICU after collapsing on shift
A Dunedin intensive care nurse is fighting for her life in that very unit after collapsing at 32 weeks pregnant.
Busker bylaw ‘status quo’: council
Busker bylaw ‘status quo’: council
The Dunedin City Council says its proposed Trading in Public Places Bylaw will not have a negative impact on busking.