‘Nice vibe’ as thousands enjoy toga party
Students from Knox College make their way to the Otago University Student Association’s annual toga party, held last night on Union Lawn.
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Major roundabout coming to Princes St
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Major roundabout coming to Princes St
A new roundabout could be built beside the Oval in Dunedin next summer, as part of a proposed three-year programme of adjustments along Princes St.
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Tūhura wins ‘Museum of the Year’ award
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Tūhura wins ‘Museum of the Year’ award
What Tūhura Otago Museum may lack in size and resources, it makes up for in passion, creativity and drive.
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School marks 130 years of guiding girls
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School marks 130 years of guiding girls
When St Hilda’s Collegiate was founded, the common belief was girls’ brains would not be able to cope with learning.
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Airports unhappy with domestic monopoly
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Airports unhappy with domestic monopoly
While Air New Zealand does not see the lack of airline competition in New Zealand as a problem, Dunedin Airport and many other regional airports around the country do.
English rock star donates underwear during brief visit
English rock star donates underwear during brief visit
Facilitating a "penguin experience" for a pair of English rock stars landed one Dunedin collector an unforgettable memento.
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Reprieve after groping colleague
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Reprieve after groping colleague
A Dunedin nurse was permitted to continue working at the hospital after groping a colleague as she tended to an unconscious patient.
Here there be dragons, fire horses
Here there be dragons, fire horses
Dunedin City Council lanterns logistics manager Rebecca Rowe admires a dragon lantern in the Lan Yuan Dunedin Chinese Garden pond yesterday.
Ong escorted out of meeting by fellow councillors
Ong escorted out of meeting by fellow councillors
A controversial Dunedin city councillor has had privileges revoked over his behaviour and was then escorted out of a meeting with tape over his mouth.
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Support for foundation heartfelt
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Support for foundation heartfelt
Out of nowhere, lying in bed, Karen Broad’s heart started to "race and flutter" again.
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Sale provides a year’s worth of reading
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Sale provides a year’s worth of reading
Frank McCarthy openly admits he was illiterate until he was nearly 10 years old.
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Simms to head grants subcommittee
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Simms to head grants subcommittee
First-term councillor Andrew Simms has been picked to lead a restructured approach to Dunedin’s grants decision-making.
Hospice changes alongside region for 40 years
Hospice changes alongside region for 40 years
Otago Community Hospice is about to celebrate 40 years of working in palliative care and it is showing no signs of slowing down.
NZ facing neurologist ‘shortage’
NZ facing neurologist ‘shortage’
Continuing growth in the number of New Zealanders with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke means the country is facing a "severe shortage" of neurologists.
Firefighters ramping up pressure
Firefighters ramping up pressure
Dunedin firefighters take to the streets after walking off the job for the 12th time as part of ongoing industrial action.
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Greens to go all in for Dunedin
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Greens to go all in for Dunedin
Expect to see Chloe Swarbrick in town a lot this year as the Green Party steps up its profile in Dunedin, political editor Mike Houlahan writes.
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Surfer deeply upset as bid to save man fails
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Surfer deeply upset as bid to save man fails
A surfer who helped a stricken swimmer at St Clair has been left wondering what more he could have done to keep the man alive.
Confused pedestrian clipped by truck on dark Dunedin highway
Confused pedestrian clipped by truck on dark Dunedin highway
A Dunedin man wandering in the dark along the northern motorway was ‘‘clipped’’ by a truck after walking out into the open road.
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'How do you reconcile his violence with the Christian life?'
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'How do you reconcile his violence with the Christian life?'
A churchgoer who attacked police officers at an alcohol checkpoint has been given some scriptural ‘‘homework’’ by a judge.
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Mayor ‘extremely concerned’ about Ong's conduct
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Mayor ‘extremely concerned’ about Ong's conduct
Dunedin's mayor has warned controversial city councillor Benedict Ong about his conduct, saying she is ‘‘extremely concerned’’.