Landslip house evacuees face uncertainty
Residents forced to evacuate their Dunedin homes on Thursday still do not know when they will be allowed to return.
Dunedin
Sisters of Mercy a dark misnomer
Sisters of Mercy a dark misnomer
A Dunedin boy dumped at a Catholic orphanage by his father endured five days of violence at the hands of the Sisters of Mercy. Half a century later, he is still searching for answers. Chris Morris...
Clock on the hill strikes 50 years
Clock on the hill strikes 50 years
The Alexandra Clock on the Hill is celebrating its big 5-0 today. Central reporter Adam Burns takes a look back at the town’s landmark — and how those 50 years have ticked by.
Commission breached victim’s privacy
Commission breached victim’s privacy
A privacy breach by New Zealand’s royal commission into historic abuse is of "significant concern", a University of Otago academic says.
More carparks to be lost
More carparks to be lost
Dunedin could lose another 250 car parks in the city centre to the new Dunedin Hospital.
Young farming family hit hard by deluge
Young farming family hit hard by deluge
The grass is not always greener on the Cowley family’s dairy farm on the Taieri Plain.
Otago graduate takes national role in Botswana
Otago graduate takes national role in Botswana
The first student to graduate with a PhD from the University of Otago’s Centre for International Health has taken up a top position in Botswana.
Walk in honour of late cousin
Walk in honour of late cousin
When Salote Makasini graduates from the University of Otago today she will carry across the Dunedin Town Hall stage a photograph of her Tongan cousin Rima Sikei, who was fatally stabbed...
Capturing energy of place and time
Capturing energy of place and time
Live music is raw energy.
Time of her life
Time of her life
Entertaining the crowd at her "This is your Life" farewell party last night is longstanding Otago Community Trust grants manager Carol Melville.
Teacher’s repeat drink offence
Teacher’s repeat drink offence
A head of department at a Dunedin high school has added another drink-driving conviction to his ledger.
Bid to pervert course of justice stuns
Bid to pervert course of justice stuns
The extreme lengths to which a Dunedin man went to have his victim change her story have stunned a judge.
Woman injured in crash
Woman injured in crash
Emergency services attend a two-car crash in St Kilda yesterday afternoon between a Toyota hatchback and a Ford sedan at the intersection of Grove and Market Sts.
Graduates urged to ‘see the colour’
Graduates urged to ‘see the colour’
Ngai Tahu kaumatua Tahu Potiki yesterday voiced the hope Otago Polytechnic graduates could "see the colour where others see the grey".
Part of district plan operative before others
Part of district plan operative before others
The $4.2 million blueprint for Otago’s district plans will become partly operative in the new year.
Fined for breaches on farm
Fined for breaches on farm
After being fined by his own council for environmental infringements on his Waikouaiti farm, an Otago Regional councillor says he "made a mistake".
Education ministry calls for feedback on early learning strategic plan
Education ministry calls for feedback on early learning strategic plan
Dunedin residents will have an opportunity to have a say on the Ministry of Education’s draft early learning strategic plan during a public consultation event on Monday.
‘Smart’ bins trial
‘Smart’ bins trial
Unveiling one of the new "smart" rubbish bins in Vogel St yesterday morning are (from left) Packaging Forum project manager Lyn Mayes, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull and Richard Leckinger from the Be a...
Wedding venue plan opposed
Wedding venue plan opposed
Dozens of Ocean Grove residents want their opposition to a proposed wedding venue on a farm near Tomahawk Lagoon to be heard.
Bridge almost completed
Bridge almost completed
Workers adjust the tension of a cable on the soon-to-be opened Water of Leith cycle-pedestrian bridge yesterday afternoon.