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200kg door fell on to forklift
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200kg door fell on to forklift
Worksafe was notified after a 200kg door failed and collapsed on to a forklift at a Dunedin wastewater plant.
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.
Audience participation key
Audience participation key
The production company (Base Entertainment/Anthony Street) that has previously delivered polished and technical Irish shows "Celtica", and "Celtic Illusion" has this time produced an early...
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town, the department store Christmas decor from the 1930s to 1980s, returned to Toitū for the holiday season yesterday and will be on display until Christmas Eve.
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
Double-axels and some "Olympic-level" performances are promised for tonight's Pan on Ice show.
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 4pm today, 376 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
In his early teens, as World War 2 ended, Ian Farquhar became fascinated with the parade of grey-painted ships moving up and down Otago Harbour.
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Trouble in the village
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Trouble in the village
A year-long ODT investigation into a multimillion-dollar Dunedin health organisation has uncovered a slew of disgruntled former staff members, allegations of misconduct and personal-grievance payouts.
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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges
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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges
Health organisation Te Kāika was also fighting to hide the identity of one of its senior health workers who was before the courts on serious charges.
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Questions outnumber answers
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Questions outnumber answers
A feted Dunedin charity is now under Department of Internal Affairs scrutiny. Mary Williams took a closer look at Te Kāika’s performance, governance and oversight.
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
A health worker who lost her job at Oxford Court rest-home in October says she does not know why she has now been trespassed from the complex.
Quarantine Island keeper ‘highly respected’
Quarantine Island keeper ‘highly respected’
The keeper of an Otago Harbour island is being remembered as a highly respected and cherished guardian.
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
For a self-professed "humble old Otago Peninsula sheep farmer", being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago is "quite extraordinary".
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is demanding changes in a mental health ward at Southland Hospital be made by 3pm today or its members may not carry out any unsafe work.
Dunedin ED location of interest in measles outbreak
Dunedin ED location of interest in measles outbreak
The Dunedin measles case notified yesterday has been linked to emergency department of the city's hospital.
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Special Olympics coach a long-haul helper
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Special Olympics coach a long-haul helper
Helping create a sense of belonging and community has been an almost 40-year journey for a Dunedin Special Olympics swim coach.
Scorching South leads way
Scorching South leads way
Oamaru was the hottest place in the country this afternoon, with Dunedin not far behind, as a forecast heatwave hit the east coast of the South Island.
'Rob didn't need to die': Dunedin man jailed for causing partner's death
'Rob didn't need to die': Dunedin man jailed for causing partner's death
A Dunedin man has been jailed for causing the death of his partner and shattering a family’s lives.
Ready for takeoff
Ready for takeoff
Four-year-old Hudson Varcoe tries to take flight when he and his friends from Momona Playgroup visited Dunedin Airport yesterday.