Initiative out to bring women to fly-fishing
Initiative out to bring women to fly-fishing
Women are being encouraged to learn the cast, select the right nymph and get the drift.
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Alarm over mental health field staffing
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Alarm over mental health field staffing
Mental healthcare for older people in the South is ‘‘dangerously under-resourced’’ at a time when demand is at its highest, a senior clinician says.
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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery
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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery
A man in his late 30s violated a 15-year-old girl in the bathroom at a family party in Dunedin and the next day repeated the act after picking her up from school.
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'No choice': Council votes to boost stadium funding
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'No choice': Council votes to boost stadium funding
Dunedin's councillors have agreed to pour more money into Forsyth Barr Stadium to control its debt, but at least one found this "a bitter pill" to swallow.
Service station snoozer busted for boozing
Service station snoozer busted for boozing
A man napping in his car at a Dunedin petrol station with an open bottle in his hand blew over the legal alcohol limit when roused, police say.
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Teacher, vege garden guru retires after 40 years
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Teacher, vege garden guru retires after 40 years
A Dunedin teacher responsible for getting generations of children obsessed with cauliflower says it is time to retire after 40 years in the profession.
Watch: Vandervis laughs at ruling, walks out
Watch: Vandervis laughs at ruling, walks out
Head in hands, an incredulous Lee Vandervis was asked to stop laughing over a ruling at a Dunedin City Council meeting — he then walked out.
Man pepper-sprayed after threatening neighbours
Drunk man pepper-sprayed after threatening neighbours: police
Police pepper-sprayed a "heavily intoxicated" man after he allegedly threatened to harm his neighbours at a Dunedin flatting complex.
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New citizen changed leave before Pike River tragedy
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New citizen changed leave before Pike River tragedy
Scarred by the Pike River mine tragedy, there was no-one prouder than Dan Scheepers when he became a New Zealand citizen yesterday.
Watch: Six times Vandervis left a meeting early
Walked out or kicked out: Six times Vandervis left a meeting early
In the wake of yesterday's early departure from a Dunedin City Council meeting, we've collected six of Cr Lee Vandervis's notable exits.
Clubrooms given artistic makeover
Clubrooms given artistic makeover
Gisborne artist Kell Sunshine with her new mural at South Coast Board Riders Association clubrooms in St Clair yesterday.
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Hook hanging from helicopter smashed into ute
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Hook hanging from helicopter smashed into ute
A helicopter swinging a large hook into the side of ute has been blamed on a lack of "basic communication" between two prominent Dunedin companies.
Lunar light show
Lunar light show
Being left completely in the dark during the total lunar eclipse was a "fantastic" experience for a Dunedin astronomer.
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Cavalcade on its way to Middlemarch
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Cavalcade on its way to Middlemarch
All feet, wheels and hooves lead to Middlemarch on Saturday.
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Prison kiss hid secret transaction
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Prison kiss hid secret transaction
A loving kiss between a Dunedin woman and her incarcerated partner hid a secret transaction in which she tried to deposit nine grams of drugs into his waiting mouth.
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‘Love of people’ drives new rūnaka CEO
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‘Love of people’ drives new rūnaka CEO
A love of people and a strong drive to serve are key for the new chief executive officer of Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou.
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Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle
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Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle
Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.
Lunar eclipse glows in South
Lunar eclipse glows in South
It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.
Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash
Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash
A hungry driver ran a red light and crashed into an unmarked police car in his bid to get home for lunch.
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No jury not an option: trial postponed
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No jury not an option: trial postponed
A Dunedin sex trial has been postponed after the court ran out of jurors to hear the case.
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