Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Parries are back on the menu from today.
Dunedin
Toitū towing victims get apology for signage
Toitū towing victims get apology for signage
Those fined for parking in areas for cruise ship buses outside Toitū will get a reprieve as an olive branch is offered for those who have been hit in the pocket.
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Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong
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Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong
A Dunedin city councillor says he is not a safety risk and an increased presence of security guards ‘‘stationed specifically’’ for him is a waste of resources.
Beachgoers thrilled by sweltering sun surprise
Beachgoers thrilled by sweltering sun surprise
St Kilda Beach was heaving yesterday as crowds swarmed to take a dip and escape the sweltering heat.
‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed
‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed
Fears that ‘‘one of Trumpy’s missiles might have went the wrong direction’’ spread through Waikouaiti after a loud ‘‘boom’’ rattled windows and floorboards yesterday.
Fatal crash near Karitane
Fatal crash near Karitane
One person has died following a serious crash near Karitane.
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Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’
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Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’
A Dunedin bank’s layout has been slammed as potentially ‘‘dangerous’’ after computer screens showing customer information were found to be visible through a street-facing window.
Standing for pay equity
Standing for pay equity
Members of the NZ Nurses’ Organisation, along with supporters, wear purple in solidarity to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday and support those fighting for pay equity in NZ.
Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed
Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed
The approved budget for the new Dunedin Hospital is just over $2 billion, though the government continues to use a figure $174 million less than that.
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Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site
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Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site
Work will start next week on the construction of 13 town houses on the site of the now demolished North East Valley Baptist Church.
Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin
Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin
A woman was punched in the face when an argument between neighbours escalated in a Dunedin suburb.
Dunedin man jailed for child sexual exploitation material
Dunedin man jailed for child sexual exploitation material
A 30-year-old Dunedin man has been jailed for distributing photos and videos showing children abused "in the most violent ways".
Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied
Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied
Dunedin has finally been granted access to the South’s favourite seafood delicacy, after the lion’s share were gobbled up quickly by Southland.
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Parking tech set to boost coffers
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Parking tech set to boost coffers
The chances of getting caught by Dunedin’s parking police will soon be significantly higher, because of new technology.
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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal
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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal
An arboreal verse penned for a protected Mosgiel pin oak has joined artificial intelligence in backing the tree’s removal.
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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child
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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child
A day after attacking someone he believed had abused his child, an Oamaru man pinched his own daughter so hard he drew blood.
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Assault while on bail adds to jail time
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Assault while on bail adds to jail time
A high-profile criminal who beat up his former partner in front of their children has been granted name suppression.
Flat stones put to use
Flat stones put to use
A relic of the past holds a mob of sheep at Longford, near Middlemarch.
Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually
Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually
Firefighters work to clear fog from the On the Spot dairy in Taieri Rd, Wakari about 11.30am yesterday.
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Staff in dark as engineering firm liquidated
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Dunedin staff in dark as engineering firm liquidated
Dart Engineering Ltd was put into liquidation yesterday with staff still in the dark about their future.