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‘Complete wuss’ to brave water for charity
A midwinter swim across Otago Harbour is not usually on Grant McLean’s to-do list.
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SH1 changes get greenlight from NZTA board
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SH1 changes get greenlight from NZTA board
Transport officials are preparing to implement multimillion-dollar changes to State Highway 1 in Dunedin and around the city’s new hospital.
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Young surfers ready to ride waves of world stage
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Young surfers ready to ride waves of world stage
Dunedin is quickly rising to the top of the scoreboard when it comes to internationally recognised surfers.
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Former city council finance chief Logie dies, aged 61
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Former city council finance chief Logie dies, aged 61
Former Dunedin City Council chief financial officer Gavin Logie has died.
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Ready for new life on the water with ‘Hope’—and cat
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Ready for new life on the water with ‘Hope’—and cat
Five years ago, Simon and Adrienne Easton did not have the foggiest idea of how to sail a yacht.
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Relief as GP finally named
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Relief as GP finally named
It has been nearly a decade-long ordeal for Dunedin woman Nikki Cockburn to get the doctor who wronged her named in public.
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Loss of holes could lose city millions
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Loss of holes could lose city millions
A golf course designer and former New Zealand Open winner says turning Chisholm Park into a 12-hole course would rob the city of potentially many millions of dollars.
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Dunedin man guilty of rape
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Dunedin man guilty of rape
A Dunedin businessman has been found guilty of five sexual assault charges.
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First widespread snow tipped for the South
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First widespread snow tipped for the South
Get your firewood supply sorted — the first widespread snow is forecast to hit Otago later this week.
Shoplifting, assault charges
Shoplifting, assault charges
A man allegedly assaulted a security guard at a Dunedin convenience store after being caught smuggling out lollies underneath his top, police say.
Driver flees from burnout crash
Driver flees from burnout crash
A residential Dunedin street was plagued by burnouts over the weekend with one vehicle crashing into a parked car, police say.
Pepper-sprayed after grabbing uniform
Pepper-sprayed after grabbing uniform
A drunk Dunedin man was pepper-sprayed after he allegedly grabbed a police officer’s uniform ‘‘and refused to let go’’.
Lolly thief assaulted security guard, police say
Lolly thief assaulted security guard, police say
A man allegedly assaulted a security guard at a Dunedin convenience store after being busted smuggling out lollies underneath his top, police say.
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Difficult choices ahead for South Dunedin
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Difficult choices ahead for South Dunedin
A major shake-up of schools, sportfields and six holes of golf is on the table for South Dunedin as the community weighs significant changes to manage flood risk.
1000 gather to protest gender Bill
1000 gather to protest gender Bill
Dunedin’s support for its transgender, non-binary and intersex community was on full display when about 1000 people turned out to protest the government’s gender Bill.
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Soggy celebration of 600th parkrun
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Soggy celebration of 600th parkrun
The 600th parkrun in Dunedin was a soggy occasion, but rain did not deter about 200 enthusiastic participants.
Search for driver as parked car hit amid burnout spree
Search for driver as parked car hit amid burnout spree
A residential Dunedin street was plagued by burnouts over the weekend with one vehicle crashing into a parked car, police say.
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
Talking Furniture upscaled to screaming when they were announced the winners of the 2026 Smokefreerockquest Otago Regional Final.
Man 'refused to let go' of officer's uniform during arrest
Man 'refused to let go' of officer's uniform during arrest
A drunk Dunedin man was pepper-sprayed after he allegedly grabbed a police officer’s uniform “and refused to let go”.
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Simms calls for another choice
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Simms calls for another choice
Three options to help South Dunedin adapt to climate challenges are being weighed up, as well as the status quo, and at least one councillor wants something else to be in the mix.