Rubbernecker fined for filming motorway crash scene
A "rubbernecking" man was fined for filming while driving at a crash scene on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway yesterday.
Light show to celebrate Matariki in Dunedin
Light show to celebrate Matariki in Dunedin
Dunedin will celebrate the first official Matariki holiday with a multi-day light show.
Upgrade on way for Mosgiel pocket parks
Upgrade on way for Mosgiel pocket parks
Work will soon begin on upgrades for the pocket parks in Mosgiel’s main street.
University leader’s lofty feat benefits youth trust
University leader’s lofty feat benefits youth trust
Heights don't bother David Murdoch. What does is the thought of a sudden stop at the bottom.
Beehive bandit hit peace garden
Beehive bandit hit peace garden
Thousands of bees are likely to die after being stolen from a central Dunedin peace garden.
Child abuse material offender gets parole
Child abuse material offender gets parole
A sex offender caught with a massive haul of child abuse and bestiality material will be released from prison this month.
Claim airport more of a bird risk than landfill
Claim airport more of a bird risk than landfill
Dunedin Airport’s own practices concerning birds do more to raise the risk to aviation safety than the proposed Smooth Hill landfill would, the Dunedin City Council’s aviation expert says.
737 new Covid cases and two deaths in South
737 new Covid cases and two deaths in South
There are 737 cases of Covid, 28 hospitalisations and two deaths to report in the South today, as national figures jump and the death toll passes 1000.
Victim felt violated and ‘powerless’
Victim felt violated and ‘powerless’
A Mosgiel man who sexually assaulted a woman who gave him a lift home from a bar left her feeling powerless and violated, a court has heard.
Tenors ready to rock Mayfair Theatre
Dunedin tenors ready to rock Mayfair Theatre
Screaming guitars, big hair, smouldering looks, very tight jeans and hoarse voices - you can expect a major late-20th-century musical flashback when Rock Tenors play the Mayfair Theatre in July.
Accessory to Dunedin homicide jailed
Accessory to Dunedin homicide jailed
A woman who acted as an accessory to a Dunedin homicide has been jailed for 13 months.
Bank vetoes couple’s war aid method
Bank vetoes couple’s war aid method
The Ukrainian owners of a Dunedin business are desperate for a cheap and fast way to transfer money home after they were banned from using the eftpos machine in their store.
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths and people with antisocial personality disorders rarely mellow with age, new University of Otago research has found.
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
The first big flu season in several years has hit at least one Dunedin secondary school which has recorded daily absences reaching into triple figures.
Southern death toll 50
Southern death toll 50
A grim milestone was reached in the South yesterday as the region registered its 50th Covid-19 death since the start of the pandemic.
Another chance to name hospital hammer
Another chance to name hospital hammer
We are again asking people to vote to choose the name of the 14-tonne hammer commissioned to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Yelling disturbs residents
Yelling disturbs residents
A Dunedin man who disturbed residents of the suburb of Wakari by yelling after allegedly crashing a vehicle was located by police and breath-tested.
Bus service for Palmerston confirmed
Bus service for Palmerston confirmed
The weekend bus service for Palmerston has been confirmed and will start on May 28.
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Prominent Dunedin businessman, innovator and TV personality Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree from Otago University for his contribution to business and the city.
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Some Dunedin residents were disturbed early today by a man running down a street yelling after crashing his car.