Cascade of bus cancellations due to driver illnesses
Dunedin residents are giving up taking the bus and driving instead while the Otago Regional Council considers cutting back bus services as it battles unprecedented driver shortages.
Nurses being trained to give prescriptions
Nurses being trained to give prescriptions
Patients with common ear infections, sore throats, routine aches and pains and common skin conditions will no longer have to see their doctor for a medical prescription.
Radich has another push for groyne
Radich has another push for groyne
A Dunedin city councillor and groyne campaigner is renewing his push for a five-year trial for a reinstated sand-trapping structure at St Clair Beach.
Opera explores Frame’s time at Seacliff institution
Opera explores Frame’s time at Seacliff institution
Southerners will soon have an opportunity to get a taste of one of the region’s most notorious institutions — Seacliff Mental Hospital — in the form of a new opera.
Mould in former church’s basement addressed
Mould in former church’s basement addressed
Mould is among the problems that need to be kept in check at the former Fortune Theatre in Stuart St, Dunedin.
Sea lion pup killed in hit-and-run
Sea lion pup killed in hit-and-run
Another of Dunedin’s sea lion pups has been killed by a vehicle, this time in a hit-and-run on the Otago Peninsula.
Chemist Warehouse about to set up in Meridian Mall
Chemist Warehouse about to set up in Meridian Mall
Chemist Warehouse is coming to Dunedin’s Meridian Mall.
Fishing boat founders in tidal mishap
Fishing boat founders in tidal mishap
Emergency services spent six hours helping to refloat a boat which got caught between the tide and a pile near Port Chalmers yesterday.
Staffing stalls surgery at southern hospitals
Staffing stalls surgery at southern hospitals
Severe staff shortages and "overwhelming demand" forced the SDHB to defer surgeries at both Dunedin and Southland Hospitals on Monday, and further cancellations are expected.
Owner of tattoo shop devastated
Owner of tattoo shop devastated
A tattoo shop owner who had to shift his dream premises after a fire hydrant burst in George St during upgrade works on Monday says he is "just devastated."
Electric bike battery catches fire
Electric bike battery catches fire
A firefighter wearing breathing apparatus uses a high pressure hose reel to extinguish an electric bike fire in Evans St yesterday.
String of crimes leads to prison
String of crimes leads to prison
Prison was the only option for a Dunedin man who amassed 35 convictions over seven months last year.
Maori flag to fly at polytech
Maori flag to fly at polytech
Following a year of campaigning, Otago Polytechnic students have been given permission to fly the tino rangatiratanga flag above their Dunedin campus.
Dunedin ward closed to visitors
Dunedin ward closed to visitors
Ward 4C at Dunedin Hospital will be closed to visitors from Wednesday due to a Covid-19 exposure event, the Southern DHB says.
Plan to get more people on buses
Plan to get more people on buses
A planned shakeup of bus services in Dunedin is aimed at getting many more people to use public transport to get to work.
Vaccine providers ready for next round
Vaccine providers ready for next round
Southern general practices are ready to dispense Covid-19 boosters and influenza vaccinations after the Government yesterday authorised expanded criteria for each injection.
$20 million hospital fixes cash unspent
$20 million hospital fixes cash unspent
The Southern District Health Board is yet to spend most of $20 million given to it more than two years ago for earthquake strengthening Dunedin Hospital buildings.
Research work of a lifetime honoured
Research work of a lifetime honoured
When Richard Cannon became a member of the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry more than three decades ago, he had no dental background other than what he had learned from visits to his dentist.
Councillors to get pay rise
Councillors to get pay rise
Dunedin city councillors are to get a little extra in their pockets.
Crash thought due to driver falling asleep
Crash thought due to driver falling asleep
Police say a crash in in Brighton Rd southwest of Dunedin this morning was likely due to the driver falling asleep.