Severe thunderstorm warning lifted
Weather latest: Severe thunderstorm warning lifted
A severe thunderstorm near Hindon has eased and the wider thunderstorms warning for Otago has been lifted, MetService says.
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Woman gets detention for drunk-ramming car
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Woman gets detention for drunk-ramming car
A drunken 20-year-old who deliberately rammed another vehicle at speed after a late-night dispute has been sentenced to home detention.
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Simms outspends others, fronts team
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Simms outspends others, fronts team
Campaign finance of more than $70,000 was provided by unsuccessful Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms to members of his team, including two who jumped ship.
'We were literally running for our lives'
'We were literally running for our lives'
A Dunedin mother who was caught in the middle of the Bondi mass shooting says it was "what worst nightmares are made of".
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Man denied parole after assaults
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Man denied parole after assaults
A convicted murderer — and one of New Zealand’s longest serving inmates — will remain behind bars after confronting Otago Corrections officers with a knife.
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Not your ordinary motorbike club
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Not your ordinary motorbike club
Pat Wheatley reckons he is like most men — an idiot.
Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’
Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’
Forbury residents are hailing it "the best Christmas present ever" as the regional council takes action against sewage overflows into their street.
Medical centre ditches after-hours service
Medical centre ditches after-hours service
The Mornington Medical Centre is no longer providing an after-hours care service, as Dunedin Urgent Doctors moves to a 24/7 model.
'Good neighbourhood watch' catches teens on property
'Good neighbourhood watch' catches teens on property
Two teenagers who allegedly burgled a Dunedin sleepout were arrested after being dobbed in by vigilant neighbours, police say.
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Study spurred by desire to make a difference
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Study spurred by desire to make a difference
Watching major corporations spend more on dinner for a client than a charity can make in a week was deeply frustrating for Linda Taylor.
Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children
Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children
The Meintjes brothers spent much of yesterday morning slip-sliding away at Moana Pool’s refurbished hydroslide.
Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops
Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops
The annual Special Olympics is about more than the love of the game — friendships are forged and sometimes true love is also discovered.
Right note for Christmas
Right note for Christmas
The Dunedin Salvation Army band strike up Deck the Halls during the Port Chalmers and District Lions Christmas music concert held at Iona Church yesterday.
Dramatic footage of car 'crushed' by logging truck emerges
Dramatic footage of car 'crushed' by logging truck emerges
Dramatic footage has emerged of a crash involving a logging truck and a car carrying a woman and her 1-year-old son on Dunedin's Southern Motorway last week.
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Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates
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Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates
Unsuccessful Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms has declared campaign costs of $45,000 and has stumped up tens of thousands more for his teammates.
In fine voice
In fine voice
Members of the Cantores Choir perform Christmas carols at Tūhura Otago Museum yesterday.
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Capping off another year at regalia hire service
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Capping off another year at regalia hire service
The worst part of the job is doing "the sniff test" for "the smellies".
Xmas message draws on unusual collection
Xmas message draws on unusual collection
THE SOUTHERN CONSORT OF VOICES, Star in the Sky — Music For Christmas, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Dunedin, Sunday, December 14.
Throngs of graduands through central city
Throngs of graduands through central city
University of Otago graduands parade in George St, Dunedin, on their way to the Dunedin Town Hall, on Saturday.
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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan
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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan
Angry parishioners at a Dunedin church feel "betrayed" and that their place of worship is quietly being swept from under their feet by what they say is a diocese in disrepair and debt.