Impromptu firefighters credited with saving house
The efforts of members of the public to help put out a blaze near a Dunedin home probably saved it from destruction.
‘I can’t believe I got out at the right time’, teen says
‘I can’t believe I got out at the right time’, teen says
Paige Davis felt unsafe and demanded to get out of a car that she considered was being driven dangerously.
Park mandate likely for freedom campers
Park mandate likely for freedom campers
Nineteen submissions were received and three people have asked to speak as Dunedin’s Thomas Burns St car park appears poised to become a regular stopping point for the city’s freedom campers.
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.
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.
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.
Assault charge for driver
Assault charge for driver
A motorist accused of assaulting his female passenger after drinking all afternoon later threatened to kill police.
‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses
‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses
Businesses have been "coned off" in Forbury Rd and St Clair Four Square owner Sandra Millar says customers are now avoiding the small St Clair shopping area.
‘Best job in world’: new station officer
‘Best job in world’: new station officer
Being appointed a station officer is an achievement for any firefighter, but for Barbara Olah it represents a positive societal change.
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.
More wintry weather today
More wintry weather today
Wintry weather resulted in cancelled flights, suspended bus operations, road closures, stranded motorists and traffic congestion across Otago and Southland yesterday.
Nautical knowledge comes to the fore
Nautical knowledge comes to the fore
Oxford Court Lifecare residents (from left) Tony Roche, Roy Innes and Les Hodges show off the display they created to celebrate the recent International Maritime Day, in Dunedin.
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.