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Free haircuts for people in need coming to Dunedin

Invercargill-based community advocate Melissa Aitken (seated) gets some attention from Dunedin...

Free haircuts for people in need coming to Dunedin

After a decade of successful events in Invercargill, community advocate Melissa Aitken is bringing her Free Haircuts and Services for Those in Need project to Dunedin.

ORC tilts right, Calvert re-elected

Hilary Calvert has been elected as an Otago Regional councillor. Photo: Supplied

ORC tilts right, Calvert re-elected

The Otago Regional Council has had a shift to the right.

‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty

Sophie Barker, who is set to be Dunedin’s next mayor, is particularly grateful for the support of...

‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty

Sophie Barker has been told she has won the Dunedin mayoralty.

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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use

Rosemary Overell. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use

The University of Otago wants to open the door to artificial intelligence, but a group of academics would rather keep it closed.

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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

Pure Padel co-founder Thomas Price and doubles partner Rachel Bowden before playing a game of...

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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

A racquet sport growing at great speed globally is set to make its way to Dunedin.

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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula

The Otago Peninsula with Taiaroa Head (foreground) and the Spit (right) looking towards Port...

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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula

Another venture for tourists to view mammals on the Otago Peninsula will be the 12th permitted tourism operator working in the area as a monitoring plan is developed to measure activity.

Quest to find two relatives after decades

Roseanna Roy in 2025. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Quest to find two relatives after decades

An Australian woman is "desperately seeking Susanne and Victoria Fletcher" — her long-lost penpals and distant relatives originally from Dunedin.

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Students’ product aids fractions learning

St Leonards School pupils (from left) Adam Turner-Dlask, 11, William MacKnight, 9, and Chloe...

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Students’ product aids fractions learning

They say good design, is "thinking made visual".

Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

The processed sand is loaded into an open-top container at Walton Park. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

Some golden southern sand is heading north to the capital.

Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified

A stretcher-bearing party carrying a wounded soldier through the mud near Boesinghe during the...

Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified

New research has dug up the final resting place of a Lawrence soldier who died on New Zealand’s blackest day of World War 1.

Barker leads Dunedin mayoralty race by close margin

Dunedin mayor-elect Sophie Barker celebrates her win. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Barker leads Dunedin mayoralty race by close margin

Sophie Barker has been provisionally elected Dunedin mayor by a narrow margin.

Late voting surge in Dunedin

Late voting surge in Dunedin

Almost 10,000 people voted in Dunedin today - the highest single day tally of returns for this election.