Dunedin | Otago Daily Times Online News

SUBSCRIBER

‘No apology, no sorry, no nothing’

Lawrence couple Geraint Lewis and Rosana Gunton outside their half-finished dream home. PHOTO:...

SUBSCRIBER

‘No apology, no sorry, no nothing’

A couple's dream home project has turned into a nightmare after their builder downed tools then sent sent a brief email to say his business had been put into liquidation.

SUBSCRIBER

Mosgiel bank closure would make life 'very difficult'

The Westpac Bank branch in Gordon Rd, Mosgiel, which may close. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

SUBSCRIBER

Mosgiel bank closure would make life 'very difficult'

A proposal to close the Westpac branch in Mosgiel has set off alarm bells in the Taieri community.

SUBSCRIBER

Dunedin woman fled naked to escape violent abuser

Photo: ODT files

SUBSCRIBER

Dunedin woman fled naked to escape violent abuser

A Dunedin woman ran into the street naked to escape her abuser, a court has heard.

SUBSCRIBER

'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed

SUBSCRIBER

'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed

A planned $3 billion inland port in South Otago has been hailed as "the biggest thing to happen in the rural South in our lifetime".

'Insulted' Dunedin survivor files UN complaint

Darryl Smith. File photo: Linda Robertson

'Insulted' Dunedin survivor files UN complaint

A former Dunedin survivor of historical sexual abuse says he was so "insulted" by the government’s compensation scheme he is taking it up with the United Nations.

SUBSCRIBER

Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over

Dunedin Taxis chairman Paul Oliver listens to the complaints of the aggrieved taxi drivers at a...

SUBSCRIBER

Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over

A bitter feud between drivers at Dunedin’s biggest taxi company erupted into threats of violence at a meeting called to address rising tensions.

Man remains missing after day of searching

Murray Wakefield is shown on his boat in this 2018 photo. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Man remains missing after day of searching

A Dunedin man remains missing following another day of search efforts.

SUBSCRIBER

'Voice of an Irish man told me to do it': sex offender

Shane Jack, pictured here in 2019, was jailed for 13 months after admitting a charge of inducing...

SUBSCRIBER

'Voice of an Irish man told me to do it': sex offender

A Dunedin man who pretended to be an immigration officer to scare a prostitute into performing a sex act for free, says the voice of an Irish man told him to do it.

SUBSCRIBER

Boozed driver injured wife in crash with 7yo daughter in car

Photo: file

SUBSCRIBER

Boozed driver injured wife in crash with 7yo daughter in car

A Mosgiel man who drove while three times over the legal limit with his 7-year-old daughter, causing a crash, has avoided prison.

Portobello man 'demanding money' smashes window with fists

File photo: Getty Images

Portobello man 'demanding money' smashes window with fists

A man allegedly demanding money from a Portobello resident was arrested after he smashed a window with his fists, police said.

Citizens embrace NZ, the cold

New New Zealand citizen Samyuktha Venkataraman flanked by her friends Fajar Zeeshan (left) and...

Citizens embrace NZ, the cold

The Ganaii family are happy to accept Dunedin’s cooler climate in exchange for the many opportunities the city has provided them.

SUBSCRIBER

Prominent member of immigrant community jailed

SUBSCRIBER

Prominent member of immigrant community jailed

A respected member of the Dunedin immigrant community has spent time in prison after spitting on a man and breaching court orders.

Missing man 'kind-hearted sort of fella'

Murray Wakefield is shown on his boat in this 2018 photo. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Missing man Murray 'kind-hearted sort of fella'

A man missing around the Otago Harbour has been described as a "kind-hearted man" living his best bachelor life onboard his yacht.