Pupils take ‘pretty hectic’ NCEA disruptions in their stride
While some in the sector have reported concerns about NCEA pupils being disadvantaged by New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdowns, three Dunedin pupils are saying they are ahead because of them.
Getting taller
Getting taller
Steel girders outline the extra storey being added to the top of Forsyth Barr House in Dunedin’s Octagon.
Hands-on science education
Hands-on science education
Fifty senior secondary school pupils from throughout the country have converged on Dunedin for the 10th anniversary of a national science education camp.
Church seen in new light
Church seen in new light
Let there be light — no-one said it aloud, but nearly everyone was thinking it, as the First Church’s new outdoor lights were switched on in Dunedin recently.
$21.5m theatre on table
$21.5m theatre on table
A $21.5 million theatre seating 350 to 450 people could be built in the Octagon.
Lovelorn sea lion led astray
Lovelorn sea lion led astray
A male sea lion was unlucky in love when he mistook tyre tracks for those of a female sea lion and ended up on a busy Dunedin road.
9.8% rates increase proposed
9.8% rates increase proposed
A nearly 10% rates rise has been proposed in the first year of a Dunedin long-term plan that includes $1.5billion in capital spending over its 10-year span.
Parking may be reduced during demolition
Parking may be reduced during demolition
Parking may be removed at certain times of the day from streets either side of the former Cadbury factory while it is demolished to make way for the new Dunedin hospital.
Work starts on Baxter memorial
Work starts on Baxter memorial
Steps are being broken up and soil dug up, retaining walls will be built and concrete slabs installed, but the result of the disruption should be peaceful.
Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire
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‘Lee being Lee’ — Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire from councillors
"Beware the mongrel Mayor" and other disparaging comments about his colleagues may not land Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis in hot water.
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and the University of Otago botany department’s Associate Prof Janice Lord are part of international moves to save the rare corpse plant.
Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline
Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline
A section of damaged pipes which caused flooding of businesses in Leith St, Dunedin, on Monday has been replaced.
Returning student happy with coffee and company
Returning student happy with coffee and company
A US international student, returning at last to Dunedin, is unlikely to forget the taste of her first cup of coffee after release from two weeks in managed isolation.
Housing plans may fall short
Housing plans may fall short
Property developers say changing planning rules so more than 2500 homes can be built in Dunedin is desperately needed, but they sense a gap between the vision and reality.
Project on a firm footing
Project on a firm footing
McMillian Drilling senior driller Brian McMahon carries a sample extracted from the site of the Dowling St car park, where the new Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) building will be constructed.
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin on Tuesday.
Study of NZ links to Ireland
Study of NZ links to Ireland
A national study, compiled by a Dunedin academic, shows many strong historical and cultural links between New Zealand and Ireland.
Repeat flooding disheartens business owners
Repeat flooding disheartens business owners
Two floods in the space of a month have frustrated Dunedin businesses.
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin yesterday.
Aurora changes ‘vague’
Aurora changes ‘vague’
Aurora Energy has announced Dunedin customers will pay for a larger share of costs as price rises loom, but the company has been criticised for being vague.