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Another exam blunder revealed
Yet another exam blunder has emerged from the University of Otago, this time involving the release of incorrect marks.
Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears
Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears
After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.
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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua
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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua
A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.
Social agency thrilled to secure government funding
Social agency thrilled to secure government funding
A Dunedin social agency is thrilled ongoing government funding will allow it to continue harnessing relationships to help the city’s homeless community.
First look at Hillside office refurbishment
First look at Hillside office refurbishment
Site manager Bob Macklin, of Naylor Love, gives Southern Heritage Trust chairwoman Joy Baker a tour of the refurbishment work that has been done to date on the former Hillside Workshops manager’s...
Fire closes busy central city road
Fire closes busy central city road
A fire in the boiler of a Dunedin business closed part of a busy highway for about half an hour.
Council’s policy on whistleblowers undergoing review
Council’s policy on whistleblowers undergoing review
The Dunedin City Council’s policy about whistleblowers is being reviewed.
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.
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WellSouth responds to new PHO
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WellSouth responds to new PHO
A rival primary health organisation (PHO) to WellSouth has led to a cleanout of associates, but the organisation insists it is still the best provider in a ‘‘fragmented’’ environment.
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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group
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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group
A former council executive is downplaying her involvement in a petition calling for South Dunedin stormwater action.
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?
'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours
'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours
Power has been restored to properties in the hill suburbs bordering Otago Harbour after crews repaired a cable fault.
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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims
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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims
Staff at an under-fire Wakari Hospital ward say they work with integrity and professionalism in ‘‘highly challenging situations’’ and patients will suffer if the ward closes.
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.
$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix
$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix
A new lease of life may be coming for Dunedin’s former Fortune Theatre, though it could cost close to $4 million.
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.