'That Blind Woman' scales steepest street
'That Blind Woman' Julie Woods has climbed Dunedin's Baldwin St, the world's steepest, to highlight Blind Low Vision Week.
What a yarn: purr-petrator makes feline beeline
What a yarn: purr-petrator makes feline beeline
The latest criminal attempt of Dunedin’s most experienced cat burglar unravelled after he left a 100m trail leading straight to his lair.
Sentenced over fifth drink-drive conviction
Sentenced over fifth drink-drive conviction
When Samuel Mandega Mukundu crashed his car while downing beers, he knew he was going to be in trouble.
Words from the wise for girls
Words from the wise for girls
Margaret Morrison graduated from Otago Girls’ High School 79 years ago and yesterday met a new generation and took a trip down memory lane.
Possible sale of Plunket buildings
Possible sale of Plunket buildings
Two Otago Plunket buildings are being eyed as potential candidates for sale as the preschooler health organisation looks to remain ‘‘financially secure’’.
Anxiety study finds breathing link
Anxiety study finds breathing link
People with higher levels of anxiety have altered perceptions of their breathing, which can lead to ‘‘a negative spiral of emotions’’, University of Otago research has found.
Fighting fit, focused and turning orange
Fighting fit, focused and turning orange
Delaine Tabb is used to the slightly guilty-looking glances of people trying to be inconspicuous.
Students clean up North Dunedin in support of charter
Students clean up North Dunedin in support of charter
University of Otago students took part in the annual North Dunedin Student Clean Up, in memory of Sophia Crestani who died in an accident at a student party in 2019.
Momona crash truck driver pleads guilty
Momona crash truck driver pleads guilty
A drunk truck driver who slammed into nine parked cars outside Dunedin Airport caused more than $140,000 of damage, a court has heard.
Royal spoonbills wing it over St Clair
Royal spoonbills wing it over St Clair
Kotuku ngutupapa, the royal spoonbill, is one of six spoonbill species worldwide, and the only one that breeds in New Zealand.
Mount Royal homestead revelation
Mount Royal homestead revelation
An Otago man looking at advertisements for properties for sale did not expect to see the name of his own homestead there.
Covid traffic lights: South cautiously optimistic
Covid traffic lights: South cautiously optimistic
A new Covid-19 level system that could lead to restrictions easing in the South Island before the rest of the country has drawn cautious optimism.
School managing numbers
School managing numbers
An enrolment scheme for Waitati School is potentially the first steps towards expanding the school, the principal says.
Covid traffic lights explained
Covid traffic lights explained
The Government has announced a new system to replace the alert level framework, which will be linked to vaccination rates.
Man fined over booze-fuelled, lockdown-breaching crash
Man fined over booze-fuelled, lockdown-breaching crash
A Dunedin man who breached lockdown when he “got pissed tried driving home and f..... up” has a $3200 bill to pay.
Burglaries violated retirees’ ‘sense of security’: judge
Burglaries violated retirees’ ‘sense of security’: judge
A Mosgiel man repeatedly targeted the residents of a retirement village during a three-week crime spree, a court has heard.
Apology to family for taking crash site items
Apology to family for taking crash site items
The Dunedin City Council is to apologise to the family of a teenager killed in a car crash, after it ordered the removal of items left as a personal memorial at the spot where he died.
Council to pay $23,000 to property owners
Council to pay $23,000 to property owners
Failed legal action against Dunedin landowners has landed the city council with a $23,000 bill.
Alleged dangerous driver drawn to Dunedin CBD two times on one night
Alleged dangerous driver drawn to Dunedin CBD two times on one night
A man who got pulled over and breath tested after reports of erratic driving in Dunedin's CBD yesterday evening returned three hours later and was arrested for dangerous driving.
Night moves
Night moves
Otago high school pupils took to the Edgar Centre stage in Dunedin last night for the penultimate outing of this year’s Otago Polyfest.