Dry, warm spring predicted: ESNZ
Inland Otago could be in for quite a dry spring if the long-term forecast plays out as expected.
Dunedin
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
A Dunedin woman who was asked to wait more than a month to see her GP says her experience reflects a "broken" health system.
Polytech claims win on future independence
Polytech claims win on future independence
Otago Polytechnic is hailing a breakthrough with the government but staff are still living in a "culture of anxiety" worried about the next cuts.
Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season
Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season
Repairs to a popular Dunedin walking track are expected to be completed in time for the busy summer visitor season.
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Public’s need to know overruled
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Public’s need to know overruled
A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.
Choppers take to the skies for photo op
Choppers take to the skies for photo op
The skies over Dunedin were buzzing yesterday with a showcase of one Australasia’s finest rescue helicopter fleets.
Fudge still looking for forever home
Fudge still looking for forever home
A new home for a friendly pooch living at the Dunedin SPCA for months on end has fallen through — again.
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Bullying of candidates by union alleged
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Bullying of candidates by union alleged
Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.
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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’
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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’
After five years in "hibernation", Dunedin Railways has come out roaring and ready to roll again.
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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years
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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years
A Dunedin preschool’s polyfest performance was its unique way of celebrating 50 years since opening.
Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research
Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research
Leaving home, educational pressures, financial stress and social tensions — they are all unique strains that can lower "happiness levels" in young adults.
Bus stop upgrade priority list approved
Bus stop upgrade priority list approved
Bus stops across Dunedin are in line for a facelift as the Otago Regional Council sets the wheels in motion for public transport safety improvements.
Now we see you
Now we see you
Security cameras installed on scaffolding around Dunedin’s Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre to deter people performing parkour are working a treat, representatives have been told.
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.
Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club
Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club
A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.
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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses
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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses
Striking nurses say workers are regularly having to skip breaks to help out in understaffed departments.
'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told
'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told
A medical expert says an infant’s fractures were likely caused by “normal force on abnormal bone” rather than abuse from a prominent sportsman.
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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’
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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’
A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.
Feedback sought on park plan
Feedback sought on park plan
Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.