Social club pushes back on licence objection
Social club pushes back on licence objection
The Dunedin City Council’s staff-only social club has hit back at an objection to its liquor licence, labelling the concerns as "entirely without merit".
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
Motorists are being asked to be "considerate" amid a parking free-for-all in Dunedin’s Albany St.
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark may be 93 but he is not slowing down around environmental issues.
Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition
Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition
Facing much older competition did not stop the pupils from a Dunedin primary school winning a regional Lego competition.
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
It was a walk back down the family tree for an Australian woman at Larnach Castle yesterday.
Booted off cruise after assault
Booted off cruise after assault
An Australian man will have to leave his family and find his own way home after being kicked off a cruise ship after it docked in Port Chalmers following an altercation on board.
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Twin sister makes first call
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Twin sister makes first call
It is large, but not quite large enough to be a big sister — more of a twin perhaps.
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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital
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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital
A neighbour of a derelict former Dunedin hospital hopes it can be made safe after fire crews spent close to 12 hours to suppress yet another blaze at the site yesterday.
Operatic feast goes down well
Operatic feast goes down well
Opera Otago is definitely alive and well, at present in the ideal venue of Nations Church in South Dunedin, cooking up a potpourri of arias and choruses
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
Typically, an ice sculpture sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon is pretty safe.
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Pupils share their cultures with school
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Pupils share their cultures with school
A Dunedin primary school pupil descended from a family of Soviet-era circus performers jumped at the chance to show off her Russian roots.
Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser
Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser
Harold "Hec" Dryden Browett was born in Dunedin on December 9, 1934.
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Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role
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Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role
Disgruntled Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has accused the city’s mayor of misleading him about a leadership role he will not fill.
Woman tries to start fire in Work and Income
Dunedin woman arrested after attempted arson: police
A woman armed with an aerosol and a lighter was arrested after allegedly trying to start a fire in Dunedin's Work and Income office.
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
Schools across Otago have publicly opposed the government’s "backward" directive to remove the Treaty of Waitangi from their decision-making processes.
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Man sent x-rated image to probation officer
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Man sent x-rated image to probation officer
A Dunedin man who sent his former probation officer salacious and incriminating images will serve his sentence near his victim’s place of work.
Tunnel Beach track back after year
Tunnel Beach track back after year
More than a year after being extensively damaged, Dunedin’s "spectacular" Tunnel Beach track will officially reopen today.
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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’
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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’
A Dunedin firefighter who took his kit off for a mental health charity says true strength is "about having the courage to be vulnerable".
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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules
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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules
Late reports for this week’s Dunedin City Council meeting breached the rules.
Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him
Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him
An Australian man will have to leave his family and find his own way home after being kicked off a cruise ship following an altercation onboard.