Residents unconvinced works will end overflows
Following a flood of complaints about the Dunedin City Council’s handling of wastewater overflows in South Dunedin, work is set to begin on alleviating wet weather overflows in Surrey St.
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Helping child walk the icing on the cake
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Helping child walk the icing on the cake
Spending over $1000 on a singular cake is no big deal when each slice sold is going towards helping an Oamaru child one day walk unassisted.
Veteran remembered with 25-pound salute
Veteran remembered with 25-pound salute
Warren Douglas Sapsford went out with a bang yesterday.
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Rock lobster limit raised by 24 tonnes
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Rock lobster limit raised by 24 tonnes
Catch limits for spiny rock lobster have been increased for Otago following a sustainability review with promising signs for the future.
Rat poison left on popular dog-walking route
Rat poison left on popular dog-walking route
Breaking News 10.20 am
A Dunedin vet is calling on anyone who has walked their dog off-lead along John Wilson Ocean Drive recently, to contact a vet immediately, after it was discovered someone had placed rat poison along the route.
Permission to make a mess
Permission to make a mess
Lucy Moore, 3, of Green Island, makes the most of an opportunity to get covered in paint during the Mosgiel Central Kindergarten colour run fundraising event yesterday.
Baseline thrills beat, bass fanatics
Baseline thrills beat, bass fanatics
The crowd gets into the mood during the Baseline Festival at Logan Park on Saturday.
Ready, steady, race
Ready, steady, race
Hopping along the Caversham Reserve in a sack during the Caversham Family Fun Day on Saturday is 9-year-old Jackson Brown.
‘Legend’ of speedway remembered
‘Legend’ of speedway remembered
A ‘‘helluva’’ nice guy and a ‘‘true legend’’ of speedway racing is being remembered with love after a horror smash at Beachlands Speedway on Saturday night.
Poor forecast puts paid to cruise ship visit
Poor forecast puts paid to cruise ship visit
Today's scheduled visit of the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, carrying more than 4000 passengers, has been cancelled due to the forecast weather conditions.
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Homeless people in old depot ‘not a fix’
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Homeless people in old depot ‘not a fix’
The emergence of homeless people setting up tents at the former Princes St bus depot is yet another sign the problem is getting worse, Dunedin’s night shelter operator says.
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Celebrating Pasifika elders and knowledge
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Celebrating Pasifika elders and knowledge
Bringing together generations, learning from your elders and passing on knowledge was the theme for this year’s Moana Nui Festival.
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
Elected on the back of a bank-rolled campaign making economic promises, Dunedin Cr Benedict Ong’s reputation has become more circus entertainer than astute international banker, Mary Williams reports.
Person seriously hurt after crash near Green Island
Person seriously hurt after crash near Green Island
One person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after a crash near Green Island.
Closure to leave over 30 jobless
Closure to leave over 30 jobless
Closure of the Gregg’s coffee factory in Dunedin will cost more than 30 people their jobs.
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
Councillors were advised at a DCC budgets meeting to be cautious over how they spoke about staff. Grant Miller looks into perceived stifling of debate.
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Call to revive housing project
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Call to revive housing project
A community representative has urged the council to push for government recommitment to an axed Port Chalmers social housing project.
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Students televising sports week
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Students televising sports week
And now we are cutting to breaking sports news — about a dozen University of Otago students have set up a production room to televise the New Zealand Secondary Schools Summer Tournament Week.
Wild celebration returning
Wild celebration returning
It is set to be a wild ride as an event celebrating nature returns next month.
Graft from cadaver caused rare condition
Graft from cadaver caused rare condition
A patient given a dural graft from a cadaver at Dunedin Hospital as a child in the 1980s has recently been diagnosed as having iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (iCAA).