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40 years of service enough for sergeant
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40 years of service enough for sergeant
From "good old-fashioned dust-ups" to prosecuting criminals in court, retiring sergeant Chris George has done it all.
Dunedin
Student pub still wanted: referendum
Student pub still wanted: referendum
A new student pub gets a big tick, but a boycott on products with ties to the Israeli government proved less favourable among the student populace.
Not going to police ‘matter of choice’
Not going to police ‘matter of choice’
A Dunedin secondary school was likely right to not go to police after having $365,000 misappropriated by a staff member, a legal expert says.
Some towns’ air quality still poor
Some towns’ air quality still poor
While some areas of Otago still face winter air quality exceedances, more than 70% of days across monitored sites during 2024 were classified as "Good".
Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
A standoff with police in central Dunedin this afternoon ended in a man's arrest.
Seated scooters on city streets
Seated scooters on city streets
More Flamingos have flocked to Dunedin, as seated electric scooters, like the one seen here, join the city’s fleet.
Tug sent abroad to make way for new boat
Tug sent abroad to make way for new boat
For more than two decades the tug boat Otago has been a familiar sight, plying the Otago Harbour channel with large ships in tow.
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
An electricity outage on Otago Peninsula is taking longer than expected to resolve after wild winds cut power to hundreds of people.
‘Possible handgun’ was a plastic toy
‘Possible handgun’ was a plastic toy
A policeman talks to a group of secondary school pupils at the corner of Princes and Dowling Sts following an incident at the Great King St bus hub yesterday.
MetService issues gale warnings for much of the South
MetService issues gale warnings for much of the South
Forget about wearing a hat today — you are likely to lose it.
Green coming soon
Green coming soon
St Clair School’s new field has been fenced off as it nears completion.
Obituary: a life with three full courses
Obituary: a life with three full courses
In an era when a woman’s place in the world was seen to be at the heart of a household, Nancy Joy Carr smashed those perceptions.
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.
‘Damaging’ gales to buffet South
‘Damaging’ gales to buffet South
MetService has upgraded its wind watch to a warning for Dunedin and the lower South Island from 3pm today, forecasting severe gale southwesterlies gusting to 130km/h in exposed places.
Outreach initiative marking 10th visit
Outreach initiative marking 10th visit
Tūhura Otago Museum may have become a victim of its own success.
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
A meth dealer will spend more time in prison for refusing to leave his cell and explain where he got $45,000 cash and a vintage motorbike.
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
Ten months of crime came to an end when a man was caught strolling down a central Dunedin street with a stolen 21cm kitchen knife, a court has heard.
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