Skip to main content
  • ...
Home
partly cloudyDunedin 9 | 2
Friday, Fri, 10 JulyJul 2026
Subscribe
Send us news & photos

Search form

  • News
    • Local Body Elections
    • Dunedin
      • DCC
      • Crime
      • Campus
      • Health
      • The Star
    • The South Today
    • National
    • The Star
    • International
    • Opinion
      • Editorial
      • Opinion
      • 100 years ago
      • Southern Say
    • Australia
    • Politics
    • ODTtv
    • Your News
    • Slideshow Section
  • Sport
    • Rugby
    • Cricket
    • Basketball
    • Racing
    • Football
    • Netball
    • League
    • Golf
    • Motorsport
    • Hockey
    • Other Sport
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Wine
      • Fresh Christmas Edition
      • Ask a Chef
      • News & Features
      • Chef's Garden
      • Recipes
      • Wine Reviews
    • Home & Garden
    • Magazine
    • Toitū te whenua
    • Resilient
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Design for Living
  • Entertainment
    • ODT Quiz
    • Film
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Books
    • Arts
    • Gaming
    • Dance
    • Television
  • Business
  • Regions
    • Queenstown
    • Wānaka
    • Central Otago
    • North Otago
    • South Otago
    • Southland
    • Canterbury
    • West Coast
  • Features
    • Grand Business South Awards
    • Build Buy Renovate
    • NZIA Southern Series
    • SOREC
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Drivesouth Reviews
    • Design for Living
    • Education Guide
    • Healthcare Providers
    • Conferences and Venues
    • Sponsored content
    • Southern Television
    • Health and Beauty
  • Video
  • Rural life

Search form

  • Send Us Your News
  • ...
  • Contact Us
  • Email
  • Facebook

Plus

  • Jobs
  • Wedding Guide
  • Death Notices
  • Privacy Policy
  • Drive South
  • Weather
  • Media Council Complaints

    • DCC
    • Crime
    • Campus
    • Health
    • The Star

    SUBSCRIBER

    Music department shake-up would be ‘death blow’

    University of Otago music performance department lecturer Dr Tessa Romano, pictured outside...

    SUBSCRIBER

    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

    Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel discuss a plan for evacuations following a...

    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.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Scanners lifted into place at hospital

    A CT scanner is manoeuvred into the new Dunedin outpatient building on Monday. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    SUBSCRIBER

    Scanners lifted into place at hospital

    Two key new machines have been lifted into the Dunedin hospital outpatient building.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Woman attacked by neighbour's dog on own property

    A woman claims she was bitten by her neighbour’s dog, triggering a response by the council to...

    SUBSCRIBER

    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.

    SUBSCRIBER

    South Dunedin infrastructure top of mind at public meeting

    Cr Benedict Ong (left) and deputy mayor Cr Cherry Lucas were at loggerheads over Cr Ong’s...

    SUBSCRIBER

    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.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Get up out of that chair — research

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    SUBSCRIBER

    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.

    Weather forces festival indoors

    Matariki Festival at Logan Park on Saturday evening. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Weather forces festival indoors

    Dunedin’s Matariki festival has been moved indoors after heavy rain left the original site unsafe for celebrations.

    SUBSCRIBER

    JTee’s Golf sold after 18 years

    Ken and Helen Spittle are moving on from JTee’s Golf Course in East Taieri. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

    SUBSCRIBER

    Moving on after a solid 18 on the course

    It has been a long, but in the end perfectly timed, sale for Ken and Helen Spittle.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Workers at the Scenic Hotel Southern Cross meet Tourism and Social Development Minister Louise...

    SUBSCRIBER

    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Tourism Minister Louise Upston says Dunedin is not missing out on events funding, but yesterday declined to name any event heading this way.

    Port Chalmers highway reopens after flood closure

    Port Chalmers highway reopens after flood closure

    The state highway linking Dunedin and Port Chalmers was closed for a time today because of flooding,

    Some allowed home after landslip on Otago Peninsula

    Emergency services in Irvine St, Otago Peninsula, where eight properties have been evacuated....

    Some allowed home after landslip on Otago Peninsula

    Some residents have been allowed to return to properties evacuated on Otago Peninsula after a landslip.

    'If you do not need to be out travelling - stay put!'

    'If you do not need to be out travelling - stay put!'

    Essential travel only is being urged in parts of Central Otago where heavy snow has closed highways amid a wintry blast hitting the country.

    Hands-on art making

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Hands-on art making

    Dunedin Public Art Gallery facilitator John Neumegen looks at a painting by Violet Wilson, 7.

    Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

    Waitati teenager Jemimah McIlroy is aiming to complete a marathon swim across Cook Strait that...

    Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

    Swimming the length of Lake Wakatipu in the middle of winter is just part of the training schedule for a Dunedin teenager.

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    About a dozen Avis rental cars were damaged when the company’s fleet was not moved in time during Monday’s deluge.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Mural a message for Matariki

    PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    SUBSCRIBER

    Mural a message for Matariki

    A mural called Matariki Messenger is emerging on the northern exterior wall of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Anzac Ave.

    Canister an intriguing find

    Warrington Beach. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Canister an intriguing find

    Some people thought a mysterious object washed up on a Dunedin beach could have been space junk.

    SUBSCRIBER

    'Christ, what have they done?'

    SUBSCRIBER

    'Christ, what have they done?'

    A Dunedin family are appalled and distressed after their teenaged niece with the mindset of a 5-year-old was needlessly jailed without their knowledge.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    Ondine Savigny outside the Dunedin District Court yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    SUBSCRIBER

    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    A cleaner at the University of Otago stole gift vouchers during her shifts, a court has heard.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding

    Rental cars get moved from a flooded carpark at Dunedin Airport yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    SUBSCRIBER

    Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding

    Flooding on the Taieri has left many residents angry, particularly in Mosgiel where many say poorly maintained drains caused most of the problems.
    • « first
    • ‹ previous
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • next ›
    • last »

    Connect with us

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Email

    sport

    • University celebrate a win earlier in the season. Photo: Peter McIntosh

      Southern will feel burn for years to come

    • Cameron Millar. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

      Highlanders confirm seven players leaving franchise

    • Athletic Marist captain Savenaca Rabaka avoids the tackle of Excelsior captain Mat Duff during a...

      SUBSCRIBER

      Games put off a week due to atrocious weather

    • Kate Heffernan (right) celebrates with her Adelaide Thunderbirds team-mates Georgie Horjus (left)...

      SUBSCRIBER

      Heffernan on top of her game

    Latest News

    • Banks bump up interest rates following OCR rise
    • France outclass Morocco to reach semi-finals
    • Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf
    • Cancer survivor says 'second opinion saved my life'
    • Dozens evacuated overnight as river banks burst
    • Hundreds gather for Dunedin Matariki ceremony

    Dunedin

    • SUBSCRIBER

      Fears HNZ may cut Dunedin neurosurgery service

    • Hundreds gather for Dunedin Matariki ceremony

    • SUBSCRIBER

      Upgrade of Wakari ward 9a progresses

    • SUBSCRIBER

      Flood damages ecosanctuary

    • Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary

    Home
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute
    • Facebook

    Subscribe

    • Subscriber Benefits
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Stops, Starts & Redirects
    • FAQs

    About us

    • Contact us
    • Site feedback
    • Send us your news
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Media Council Complaints
    • AI use
    • Removals policy

    Our Websites

    • Allied Media
    • Allied Productions

    Newspapers

    • ODT E-edition
    • The Star - Christchurch
    • Oamaru Mail
    • The Star - Dunedin
    • The News - Central Otago
    • The Ensign - Gore
    • Ashburton Courier
    • North Canterbury News
    • Southland Express - Invercargill
    • Southern Rural Life
    • Central Rural Life
    • The Courier - Timaru
    • Mountain Scene - Queenstown
    • Property Times South Canterbury
    • Extra! School Publication
    • Clutha Leader
    • Bay Harbour News
    • Selwyn Times
    • The Wanaka Sun

    Classifieds

    • Death notices
    • Drivesouth
    • Jobs
    • Classified Advertising

    Advertise

    • Upload print advertising
    • Advertising Terms
    • Advertise with us

    Services

    • Allied Productions
    • ODT Store
    • Otago Images
    • Corporate Logos

    Magazines

    • Classic Driver
    • Dunedin Guide
    • Drivesouth Best Motor Buys
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Home & Leisure
    • Kiwi Gardener
    • Kiwi Gardener Quarterly
    • Rugby News
    • South
    • 03 Magazine
    • With this Ring
    © Copyright Allied Press Limited 2026. All rights reserved.