A servant to health needs the real role
The looming health reforms represent a time of change and a time of opportunity for the southern primary health organisation WellSouth, chief executive Andrew Swanson-Dobbs tells health reporter...
Mayoral hopefuls call for review of Peninsula speed limits
Mayoral hopefuls call for review of Peninsula speed limits
Two Dunedin mayoralty candidates are calling for a review of new speed limits on the Otago Peninsula.
Danger, responsibility and the chance to change
Danger, responsibility and the chance to change
To be human is to err.
New uni department opens in January
New uni department opens in January
The rise of Matariki has brought with it the launch of a new department at the University of Otago — the Centre of Indigenous Science.
Keeping Dunedin beautiful
Keeping Dunedin beautiful
Dunedin City Councillor Steve Walker and his wife, Liana Machado, were part of a group of volunteers who spent Matariki morning cleaning up litter on Portsmouth Dr.
Old painting of Port Chalmers sells for £3800
Old painting of Port Chalmers sells for £3800
A mid-1800s painting of Port Chalmers by an unknown artist has been sold at auction in the United Kingdom for more than two and a-half times its official valuation.
Officer happy to be face of campaign
Officer happy to be face of campaign
A Dunedin police officer says she did not have to think twice when asked to become one of the faces of a recruitment campaign to get more Maori women wearing the blue.
Matariki rising
Matariki rising
Dunedin provided perfect weather conditions for spotting Matariki yesterday morning.
Matariki event lights up the harbour
Matariki event lights up the harbour
Crowds flocked to Matariki events across the South, as they embraced New Zealand’s new public holiday.
Heralding the shortest day
Heralding the shortest day
This cabbage tree beside Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula has seen it all before — sunrise on the shortest day.
Rock’n’roll on the Taieri
Rock’n’roll on the Taieri
The Otago heats for New Zealand’s nationwide music performance showcase for youth, Smokefree Rockquest, were held in Mosgiel this week.
In they go ...
In they go ...
Nearly two dozen of the 428 piles required for the new Dunedin Hospital have sprouted across the central city site.
South getting a brief break from bitter wintriness
South getting a brief break from bitter wintriness
This weekend is expected to bring a reprieve from the bitterly cold and frosty days which have gripped much of Otago and Southland this week.
Blaze at valley house
Blaze at valley house
Emergency services follow up yesterday after a house fire in North East Valley, Dunedin, on Thursday night.
$23,479 given to research improving detection of elder abuse
$23,479 given to research improving detection of elder abuse
The University of Otago has received funding from the Office for Seniors, a five-figure sum to boost its elder abuse prevention initiatives.
House fire in North East Valley
House fire in North East Valley
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Dunedin's North East Valley on Thursday night.
Te Kaika’s sudden replacement
Te Kaika’s sudden replacement
Dunedin's one-stop-shop health provider Te Kaika has suddenly replaced its chief executive.
Feedback sought on ‘safer’ Princes St
Feedback sought on ‘safer’ Princes St
Dunedin's Princes St could be made better for buses, more attractive and "safer for everyone", and the Dunedin City Council is seeking ideas from the public on how to make this happen.
Word games
Word games
Competing in the 21st annual Scrabble for Fun tournament at the Dunningham Suite, at Dunedin Library, is Jensen Pesa (9), of Pine Hill School.
Stars of the season...
Stars of the season...
Presbyterian Support Otago staff and King’s High School pupils welcome more donations of canned food during another successful "Octacan" appeal.