Prominent buildings nearing completion
Prominent buildings nearing completion
A group of prominent buildings in Dunedin’s city centre are nearing completion.
Wrong-way driver had beer in cup holder - police
Wrong-way driver had beer in cup holder - police
An alleged drunk-driver with an open beer bottle in his car said he was driving on the wrong side of a South Dunedin road because he "thought no one was coming".
Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash
Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash
Two people were taken to hospital and traffic was backed up for some time after a four-car crash on the Southern Motorway in Caversham.
Blackhead Rd remains closed after car hits power pole
Blackhead Rd remains closed after car hits power pole
Blackhead Rd is expected to remain closed until 5pm after a car crashed into a power pole this morning.
168km effort to raise funds
168km effort to raise funds
At 16, most boys are discovering girls and immersing themselves in a busy social life.
Injured walker winched from track
Injured walker winched from track
A person had to be winched by a helicopter after injuring themselves on a coastal Dunedin track yesterday.
‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’
‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’
They came in out of the cold in North East Valley and were rewarded with hot food and new clothes.
Doing the twist
Doing the twist
Lucia Luxton, 17, of Dunedin, performs a back 1½ twist and a 1½ twist while competing in the junior elite A girls category at the South Island Diving Championships at Moana Pool on Saturday.
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E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed
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E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed
Forget your yellow rubber ducky — what about a plesiosaur to play with in the bathtub?
Grave damaged as stolen car dumped at cemetery
Grave damaged as stolen car dumped at cemetery
A stolen car has been dumped at a Dunedin cemetery leaving a grave damaged.
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Radich sets out campaign aims
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Radich sets out campaign aims
Dunedin's incumbent mayor has outlined key points of his re-election campaign, while one of his challengers has done an about-turn on an issue he has previously taken a very public stand on.
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
A Dunedin father and road-safety advocate has admitted crashing his car on the motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.
Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip
Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip
Children have fun at the Rasa School of Dance disco fundraiser on Saturday night.
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Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC
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Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC
Winter has arrived and with it come the inevitable hazardous conditions that cause injury.
Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’
Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’
Treatment for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease — more commonly known as inflammatory arthritis — may soon take a major step forward following a major discovery by a University of...
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Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori
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Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori
Calls for the government to create more roles for Māori in health in the Southern region will mean nothing if they are not followed by action, the leader of a major Māori health organisation says.
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Man who violated cellmate to be released
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Man who violated cellmate to be released
A high-risk Otago prisoner who violated his cellmate will be released after six years behind bars.
Work on tunnels trail to begin
Work on tunnels trail to begin
Construction of the first leg of the long-anticipated Dunedin Tunnels Trail will begin next week, the Dunedin City Council has announced.
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Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases
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Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases
Household pets are often the forgotten victims of family abuse, the minister for children says.
Museum seeks photo of soldier who never came back
Museum seeks photo of soldier who never came back
As the 75th anniversary of the Korean War’s outbreak approaches on June 25, a local museum hopes to locate a photograph of one of the men who never returned.