Another milestone in hospital build
Another milestone in hospital build
The first batch of structural steel has arrived at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site.
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Two Dunedin beaches closed over 'faecal material'
Two Dunedin beaches closed over 'faecal material'
A popular Dunedin beach is one of two in the city hit by a red warning after faecal matter was detected in seawater.
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
Stargazing, storytelling and astrophotography were combined into a special Matariki edition of an evening train trip from Dunedin.
Matariki mural evolving
Matariki mural evolving
Palmerston North-based artists Ephraim Russell (left) and Mikal Carter, also known as SwiftMantis, are continuing work on their mural Matariki Messenger.
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
A new Dunedin chicken restaurant has finally opened its doors after ruffling the feathers of hungry customers who were turned away yesterday morning.
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Smooth Hill landfill could be binned under plan to truck rubbish out of city
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Smooth Hill landfill could be binned under plan to truck rubbish out of city
A plan to truck Dunedin’s rubbish out of the district may consign the contentious Smooth Hill landfill to the scrap heap.
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Boost for coastline research
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Boost for coastline research
Five Otago research projects are among a wave of new studies to have been awarded more than $7 million, to help protect and restore New Zealand’s coastline.
Milers set to pound pavement
Milers set to pound pavement
Lace up your sneakers — the George Street Mile is coming to Dunedin and will attract some of the country’s top runners.
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
Dishing out more than 200 free pizzas to flood-stricken Mosgiel residents was the least he could do for his community, a shop owner says.
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
A high-risk sex offender breached a condition of a High Court order the same day it was imposed.
Tampons contained hormone-interfering chemicals
Study finds half of tampons tested contained hormone-interfering chemicals
Otago researchers have called for manufacturers of women’s menstrual products to avoid adding chemicals known to interfere with the body’s hormone systems.
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
A war of words has broken out in Upper Junction over the removal of native plants, a former Dunedin city councillor being accused of throwing his weight around.
Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice
Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice
An Irvine Rd property has been issued a “dangerous building” notice by Dunedin City Council geotechnical engineers, following a landslip on the Otago Peninsula.
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Critical care paramedic career ‘rewarding’
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Critical care paramedic career ‘rewarding’
First responder Jenetta Johnson loves her job — even if half her patients do not remember her.
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Music department shake-up would be ‘death blow’
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Music department shake-up would be ‘death blow’
The University of Otago’s music performance department is up for a major restructure, with jobs and promotion paths set to go.
Properties evacuated after peninsula slip
Properties evacuated after peninsula slip
A Peninsula resident says she can only wait with ‘‘fingers crossed’’ to find out if she can return to her home after a landslip forced the evacuation of nine properties yesterday.
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
Two key new machines have been lifted into the Dunedin hospital outpatient building.
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Woman attacked by neighbour's dog on own property
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Woman attacked by neighbour's dog on own property
A Dunedin woman bitten four times during a dog attack in her garden is still chilled by how easily it could have been her young son instead.
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South Dunedin infrastructure top of mind at public meeting
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South Dunedin infrastructure top of mind at public meeting
South Dunedin flood management was top of mind for city councillors and attendees at a public meeting last night.
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Get up out of that chair — research
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Get up out of that chair — research
Uninterrupted sitting for long hours has long been known to be linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers.