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Upgrade of Wakari ward 9a progresses
Upgrades at Wakari Hospital are nearing completion for one ward as health authorities prepare for the shutdown of its most contentious ward.
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
A Dunedin community choir will celebrate its 10th anniversary next Saturday with a special performance charting the past decade of popular music.
There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
David Bowie was always amazed that people took what he had to say so seriously.
Another milestone in hospital build
Another milestone in hospital build
The first batch of structural steel has arrived at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site.
Two beaches closed
Two beaches closed
Red level warnings have been issued for two Dunedin beaches after faecal matter was detected in seawater on either side of the Kaikorai Estuary.
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Flood damages ecosanctuary
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Flood damages ecosanctuary
Recent severe weather has caused damage costing $10,000 to Dunedin’s fenced biodiversity sanctuary.
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
Stargazing, storytelling and astrophotography were combined into a special Matariki edition of an evening train trip from Dunedin.
Matariki mural evolving
Matariki mural evolving
Palmerston North-based artists Ephraim Russell (left) and Mikal Carter, also known as SwiftMantis, are continuing work on their mural Matariki Messenger.
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
A new Dunedin chicken restaurant has finally opened its doors after ruffling the feathers of hungry customers who were turned away yesterday morning.
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Plan may consign Smooth Hill to scrap heap
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Plan may consign Smooth Hill to scrap heap
A plan to truck Dunedin’s rubbish out of the district may consign the contentious Smooth Hill landfill to the scrap heap.
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Fear HNZ may cut service
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Fear HNZ may cut service
Fears the city could lose its prized neurosurgery department have been raised by senior Dunedin doctors, who say the loss could lead to more deaths.
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Boost for coastline research
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Boost for coastline research
Five Otago research projects are among a wave of new studies to have been awarded more than $7 million, to help protect and restore New Zealand’s coastline.
Milers set to pound pavement
Milers set to pound pavement
Lace up your sneakers — the George Street Mile is coming to Dunedin and will attract some of the country’s top runners.
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
Dishing out more than 200 free pizzas to flood-stricken Mosgiel residents was the least he could do for his community, a shop owner says.
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
A high-risk sex offender breached a condition of a High Court order the same day it was imposed.
Tampons contained hormone-interfering chemicals
Study finds half of tampons tested contained hormone-interfering chemicals
Otago researchers have called for manufacturers of women’s menstrual products to avoid adding chemicals known to interfere with the body’s hormone systems.
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
A war of words has broken out in Upper Junction over the removal of native plants, a former Dunedin city councillor being accused of throwing his weight around.
Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice
Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice
An Irvine Rd property has been issued a “dangerous building” notice by Dunedin City Council geotechnical engineers, following a landslip on the Otago Peninsula.
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Critical care paramedic career ‘rewarding’
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Critical care paramedic career ‘rewarding’
First responder Jenetta Johnson loves her job — even if half her patients do not remember her.
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Music department shake-up would be ‘death blow’
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Music department shake-up would be ‘death blow’
The University of Otago’s music performance department is up for a major restructure, with jobs and promotion paths set to go.