Dunedin

Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

The Dunedin City Council is making sandbags available after news that the tail of a storm ravaging much of the lower North Island today is expected to hit the city tomorrow.

Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’

Sailability volunteer Peter Dowden takes George Murray, 10, of Oamaru, for a sail at Broad Bay on...

Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’

For George Murray, no feeling compares to when he is out sailing on Otago Harbour.

Bringing blessings

Fan dancers (from left) Saffy Madison-Weatherall, 16, Hannah Hamilton, 16, Hikari Heath, 15,...

Bringing blessings

Dragon dancers followed a dragon ball in George St yesterday morning to bring blessings of good fortune for the year, before Chinese New Year celebrations.

Enjoyable, unique recital by pair

A reasonable-sized Sunday afternoon audience turned out yesterday for a recital in the Dunedin Town Hall entitled "Pipes and Reeds”.

Eyes front

Eyes front

A little owl watches for prey from the heart-shaped entrance to a hollowed silver birch tree on a farm near Waikouaiti.

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Takeover could lead to instability: Powell

Mercy Hospital. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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Takeover could lead to instability: Powell

A private equity takeover of Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital could lead to a period of instability at the top, a health commentator warns.

‘A place for people to sit and reflect’

Suicide prevention advocate Nikki Cockburn plants a suicide remembrance tree. Photo: Gregor...

‘A place for people to sit and reflect’

A special tree for those who have lost loved ones by suicide has been planted in Mosgiel after the original broke in catastrophic winds last year.

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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going

Nisha Patel (left) with daughter Hrithika Patel, 18, friend Riyanah Hathi, 17, and her mother...

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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going

Motel rooms, toasters and restaurant seats were all in short supply in Dunedin over the weekend as the city was completely chocker.

Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims

South Dunedin Street Art Trail organiser Hayden Raw displays a fundraising T-shirt outside the...

Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims

South Dunedin will be buzzing with art for the next two months as the area’s first mural festival, called Ebb and Flow, officially gets under way.

Obituary: dedicated to building the South

Stew MacLeod relaxes on scaffolding surrounding the spire of Dunedin’s First Church during...

Obituary: dedicated to building the South

With an innate ability for machinery and engineering in the blood, Stew MacLeod had a hand in thousands of projects across Otago and New Zealand.

Helping forge connections, relationships

Friends and members of Enabling Love & Friendship gather last Thursday for a summer barbecue...

Helping forge connections, relationships

Sizzling sausages and sunny skies marked the start of the social calendar for Enabling Love & Friendship.

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Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed

Lee Vandervis. Photo: Gregor Richardson (file)

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Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed

Questions about the integrity of Dunedin’s election by one city councillor were rebuffed by the council’s chief executive.

Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison

Constructive activities for prisoners at the Otago Corrections Facility in Milton have declined...

Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison

Creative and social programmes for prisoners have fallen by two-thirds at the Otago Corrections Facility, sparking concerns for prisoners’ wellbeing and rehabilitation.

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Connection one step closer after cycling trail

Coastal Connection project co-ordinator Emily Cooper (centre) with some of the walkers, cyclists...

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Connection one step closer after cycling trail

The long and winding road has started, and it is headed this way.

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Calculated move to get ahead in maths

King’s High School student Conor Kerr won a 2025 NZQA scholarship in calculus at age 14. PHOTO:...

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Calculated move to get ahead in maths

Conor Kerr wishes life was as simple as calculus.

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Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week

Firefighters gather outside the Central Dunedin Fire Station yesterday as they again went on...

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Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week

After months of strikes and stalled discussions, the firefighters union is raising the pressure by walking off the job twice a week.

Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning

Police say even the most experienced trampers can get into trouble. Photo: Getty Images

Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning

Police are urging people to be better prepared when heading outdoors after a horror summer of large-scale back-country search operations and numerous fatalities.

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