Peer support workers for patients
Peer support workers for patients
Peer support workers with "lived experience" will be tasked with helping mentally vulnerable patients at Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered emergency department.
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Guide book’s legacy remains
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Guide book’s legacy remains
A hundred years after Dr George Moir wrote the South’s "backcountry bible", his descendants are still walking in his footsteps.
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Panel refuses commercial building
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Panel refuses commercial building
A proposal to build a "life-changing" facility at Taieri Mouth to allow disabled people easier access to the water is up in the air after a panel allowed part of the development but denied the...
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Bounty of banned books brought before bibliophiles
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Bounty of banned books brought before bibliophiles
Sex, drugs, violence — these are all present at Dunedin’s libraries.
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Boyfriend killer back behind bars
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Boyfriend killer back behind bars
A woman who killed her boyfriend by strangling him with a computer cord has been jailed for more violent offending.
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
The usual unsettled spring weather left some parts of the southern region dry as a bone and other parts with wet gumboots.
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
While many tertiary students dream of making a difference in the world one day, Kai Woolf has already been there and done that.
Dunedin Airport named best in NZ
Dunedin Airport named best in NZ
Dunedin Airport is flying high after being named the best airport of its size at a national award ceremony.
Shoplifter 'threatens to stab' Dunedin shop staff
Shoplifter 'threatens to stab' Dunedin shop staff
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening staff at a Dunedin store with physical violence if they did not get theft charges against him dropped.
One injured in Mosgiel highway crash
One injured in Mosgiel highway crash
One person was injured in a crash that blocked a lane of State Highway 1 near Mosgiel for a time this afternoon.
Woman assaulted after horn at lights sparks Dunedin road rage
Woman assaulted after horn at lights sparks Dunedin road rage
A Dunedin woman enraged after being beeped at followed a younger driver through town and allegedly beat her on the side of the road.
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
As far as playgrounds go, Belford Street Park is pretty uninspiring for children.
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Outdoor bowls facility completed
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Outdoor bowls facility completed
A more than 10-year vision for an outdoor bowls surface next to the Dunedin Lawn Bowls Stadium has been delivered on time and within budget.
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
Influential retiring Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope has some hopes for the next council.
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Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue
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Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue
An award-winning New Zealand actor says Dunedin is crying out for a new venue after the demise of the Fortune Theatre.
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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
Extending Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham’s contract by a year was a compromise reached towards the end of a marathon meeting, documents show.
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Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard
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Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard
The disappearance of public rescue equipment from a Dunedin beach could cost lives, a surf lifeguard has warned.
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We need to talk about Steve
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We need to talk about Steve
Travelling 12,832km from Dunedin to Fairbanks, Alaska, sounds like an awfully long way to go just to talk about "Steve".
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Uni plans to accept AI use
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Uni plans to accept AI use
The University of Otago is opening the door to students using artificial intelligence after accepting the "disruptive" technology cannot be stopped.
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Kellas proud to do his bit
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Kellas proud to do his bit
For Lox Kellas, being part of a community involves doing one’s bit without fuss.