University leader’s lofty feat benefits youth trust
Heights don't bother David Murdoch. What does is the thought of a sudden stop at the bottom.
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Beehive bandit hit peace garden
Beehive bandit hit peace garden
Thousands of bees are likely to die after being stolen from a central Dunedin peace garden.
Victim felt violated and ‘powerless’
Victim felt violated and ‘powerless’
A Mosgiel man who sexually assaulted a woman who gave him a lift home from a bar left her feeling powerless and violated, a court has heard.
Claim airport more of a bird risk than landfill
Claim airport more of a bird risk than landfill
Dunedin Airport’s own practices concerning birds do more to raise the risk to aviation safety than the proposed Smooth Hill landfill would, the Dunedin City Council’s aviation expert says.
Tenors ready to rock Mayfair Theatre
Dunedin tenors ready to rock Mayfair Theatre
Screaming guitars, big hair, smouldering looks, very tight jeans and hoarse voices - you can expect a major late-20th-century musical flashback when Rock Tenors play the Mayfair Theatre in July.
Bank vetoes couple’s war aid method
Bank vetoes couple’s war aid method
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The Ukrainian owners of a Dunedin business are desperate for a cheap and fast way to transfer money home after they were banned from using the eftpos machine in their store.
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths and people with antisocial personality disorders rarely mellow with age, new University of Otago research has found.
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
The first big flu season in several years has hit at least one Dunedin secondary school which has recorded daily absences reaching into triple figures.
Southern death toll 50
Southern death toll 50
A grim milestone was reached in the South yesterday as the region registered its 50th Covid-19 death since the start of the pandemic.
Child abuse material offender gets parole
Child abuse material offender gets parole
A sex offender caught with a massive haul of child abuse and bestiality material will be released from prison this month.
Another chance to name hammer
Another chance to name hammer
We are again asking people to vote to choose the name of the 14-tonne hammer commissioned to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Yelling disturbs residents
Yelling disturbs residents
A Dunedin man who disturbed residents of the suburb of Wakari by yelling after allegedly crashing a vehicle was located by police and breath-tested.
Soil clean-up needed after motorway incident
Soil clean-up needed after motorway incident
A contractor clears soil spilled after a ute towing a trailer jack-knifed on the Southern Motorway near the Fairfield overbridge, in Dunedin, yesterday.
Bus service for Palmerston confirmed
Bus service for Palmerston confirmed
The weekend bus service for Palmerston has been confirmed and will start on May 28.
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Prominent Dunedin businessman, innovator and TV personality Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree from Otago University for his contribution to business and the city.
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Residents disturbed by yelling man
Some Dunedin residents were disturbed early today by a man running down a street yelling after crashing his car.
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Hushed "cloak and scalpel" conversations in a dark, unpopulated corner of a staff cafeteria may soon become a thing of the past for medical practitioners.
Traffic builds up after ute crashes on Southern Motorway
Traffic builds up after ute crashes on Southern Motorway
One lane has been closed on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway after a soil-laden ute crashed into a barrier.
Health workers take to streets
Health workers take to streets
Southern health workers took to the streets to demand better pay as they took part in a national 24-hour strike yesterday.
From hospital to court
From hospital to court
A Dunedin woman was discharged from hospital and promptly arrested after allegedly assaulting a member of the public.