School traffic safety team members hailed as heroes
A noisy, enthusiastic orange tide swept along George St and into the Octagon yesterday, as 900 children were hailed as traffic safety heroes.
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Sex attacker sent victim letters from prison
Sex attacker sent victim letters from prison
Corrections has apologised to the victim of a psychopathic sex attacker after he sent her letters from prison following his arrest.
Strath Taieri School principal resigns
Strath Taieri School principal resigns
Strath Taieri School principal Emma Barker has tendered her resignation in the wake of a Ministry of Education report which found pupil achievement and wellbeing were at "serious risk" at the school.
Students' fashion show for the ages
Students' fashion show for the ages
A year of hard work for Otago Polytechnic fashion students culminated in a runway show last night.
Bid to rob band of money thwarted by dog
Bid to rob band of money thwarted by dog
Two would-be robbers who went to great lengths to rip off a travelling band were thwarted by an aggressive dog, a court has heard.
Carisbrook School principal resigns
Carisbrook School principal resigns
Following allegations of the misuse of Ministry of Education funding at Carisbrook School, embattled principal Ben Sincock has resigned.
Broadcaster recalls the tie that binds
Veteran broadcaster recalls the tie that binds
Dougal Stevenson looks back on being the first person to read the national news bulletin, which was broadcast on November 3, 1969.
Large fire near Brighton contained
Large fire near Brighton contained
A large gorse fire in Dunedin required three helicopters and 13 fire appliances to contain it.
Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Treaty protest
Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Treaty protest
A respected Maori elder has deplored the brazen graffiti of a 115-year-old statue of Queen Victoria in Dunedin.
Accused told police he is 'definitely not a creep'
Accused told police he is 'definitely not a creep'
A Dunedin doctor told police the theory he killed a teenage girl to stop her destroying his career was "absurd".
Better work storeys
Better work storeys
Window cleaner Nick Beadle works on Burns House in the Octagon, in Dunedin, yesterday.
Fun sports day at stadium
Fun sports day at stadium
Hundreds of pupils went wild in Dunedin yesterday.
Look out for mower, vehicle - police
Look out for mower, vehicle - police
The person who bought a stolen ride-on lawnmower from a social media page has been asked to contact police.
Live: Polytech School of Design showcase
Live: Polytech School of Design showcase
We're live now! Streaming tonight's show featuring work by graduating students as they send their latest fashion collections down the catwalk in an exciting display of talent and creativity.
Vampires in the community
Vampires in the community
Vampires in the community was written in 2017 and wisely banned from publication and entombed deep within the Allied Press building. Until now.
Tabling new ideas
Tabling new ideas
Otago Polytechnic product design students have been working with long-established Dunedin firm Otago Furniture to develop furniture for a diverse range of purposes.
DCC, Doc criticised over blaze near Middlemarch
DCC, Doc criticised over blaze near Middlemarch
The Dunedin City Council and Department of Conservation need to be held to account over the large blaze near Middlemarch earlier this month, a farmer says.
Uni's handling of med students rort 'denies natural justice'
Uni's handling of med students rort 'denies natural justice'
University of Otago's process for handling a medical school rort has been "seriously deficient", the Resident Doctors Association says, and raises concerns about the impacts on hospital wards.
Parking woes prominent in Dunedin life
Parking woes prominent in Dunedin life
Traffic and parking frustrations are growing in Dunedin, but so, too, is the city's sense of prosperity, the results of the latest Residents' Opinion Survey show.
A year's worth of hard work in spotlight
A year's worth of hard work in spotlight
Graduating Otago Polytechnic students showcased the culmination of their year of work in an exhibition last night.