Maps make exploring Town Belt easier
Exploring the Dunedin Town Belt has been made easier after the release of interactive maps.
Dunedin
Bus usage up since hub opens
Bus usage up since hub opens
Bus usage has increased slightly since the Great King St hub opened in March last year.
Migrant volunteer workshops on
Migrant volunteer workshops on
Volunteering Otago is hosting two workshops aimed at breaking down barriers for migrants.
Fire danger sparks caution
Fire danger sparks caution
Fire and Emergency NZ is urging Dunedin residents to take extra care around equipment or in situations that may cause a fire, as the city’s fire conditions rapidly rise towards high danger levels.
Pressure season for some struggling families
Pressure season for some struggling families
Families face tremendous financial pressure at this time of year as bills from the festive season come due for payment, while they try to cover the costs of getting their children back to school.
‘Smart crossing’ among measures
‘Smart crossing’ among measures
The Dunedin City Council is calling for public feedback on the effectiveness of new road safety measures outside three of the city’s secondary schools.
Probe into Skantha to continue
Medical Council probe into Venod Skantha to continue
The Medical Council investigation into the former Dunedin Hospital doctor convicted of murdering 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush is expected to be completed by mid-year.
Body found in search for missing teen
Body found in search for missing teen
A body has been found in the search for a Dunedin teenager missing off the city's coast since Thursday.
E-scooter rival eyeing launch
E-scooter rival eyeing launch
Lime may not have the monopoly on e-scooters in Dunedin for much longer.
Party time a chance to stay cool in the pool
Party time a chance to stay cool in the pool
Dunedin children cooled off at a pool party held at the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool yesterday.
Livestreamed albatross egg to start hatching soon
Livestreamed albatross egg to start hatching soon
New Zealand's most watched albatross egg may start hatching this weekend on the Otago Peninsula.
Kaumatua memorialised
Kaumatua memorialised
To mark a recent visit to Karitane by a big group of youngsters from Hastings, a street artist has painted a striking mural of a Karitane elder.
Ancient teeth provide clues to mystery
Ancient teeth provide clues to mystery
Dunedin researchers have used 3000-year-old teeth to solve an ancient banana mystery linked to the last part of the planet to be settled by humans.
Chinese New Year 'special evening' for city
Chinese New Year 'special evening' for city
Preparations for the Chinese New Year celebrations in Dunedin tonight are well under way.
Armed robbery at South D dairy
Alleged armed robbery at Dunedin dairy
One person is in custody following an alleged armed robbery at a South Dunedin dairy this afternoon.
Outfitting children massive struggle
Outfitting children massive struggle
Dunedin mum of seven Grace Curwood has plenty of experience buying school uniforms, but each year is a massive struggle.
Crew trained for precarious rescues
Crew trained for precarious rescues
They clamber down banks, buildings and cliffs to rescue people from hard-to-get-to places. But few people know about the Dunedin fire lines rescue crew. Daisy Hudson headed along to a training...
$3.5m landfill loss to hit rates
$3.5m landfill loss to hit rates
A projected loss of $3.5 million of operating surplus at the Green Island Landfill will affect rates next year, the Dunedin City Council says.
Search for missing teen suspended for the day
Search for missing teen suspended for the day
The search for a teenage boy missing in the sea off Dunedin has been called off for the day and police say they are now searching for a body.
Uniform costs a stretch
Uniform costs a stretch
Collectively, the caregivers of Otago schoolchildren will spend millions on school uniforms this year. Emma Perry looks at the cost of sending children back to school.