Placing possums in the spotlight
Placing possums in the spotlight
The spotlight is back on those gritty creatures who lurk at night and turn up in the most unlikely of places.
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Students taking steps to raise funds for World Vision
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Students taking steps to raise funds for World Vision
After feeling moved by the effect of climate change on a small Pacific Island nation, a group of Dunedin secondary school students felt compelled to go the extra mile to support its people.
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Defining final-year moment
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Defining final-year moment
No, it was not the seagulls — the loud squawks piercing the sea air were made by a cluster of Dunedin secondary school students.
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
A Dunedin man tried to import class-A substances to his mother’s home in the name of his dead grandmother, a court has heard.
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Some of the world’s top foreign policy specialists will be in Dunedin next week to discuss New Zealand’s position amid the faltering international rules-based order.
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DCC to apply climate policy consistently
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DCC to apply climate policy consistently
Climate risks are set to be considered in Dunedin City Council decision-making more consistently, as moves are made to ensure infrastructure is resilient long-term.
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Working to solve ‘food resilience issue’
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Working to solve ‘food resilience issue’
A community-led programme will wield economies of scale to support local growers and boost Dunedin’s food resilience, an organiser hopes.
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Opening new cafe ‘a big leap for sure’
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Opening new cafe ‘a big leap for sure’
A hospitality newbie who quit her job to launch a cafe in a roadwork-plagued street says she is staying optimistic amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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Site readied for apartments
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Site readied for apartments
A 36-unit apartment building is set to be built on the corner of High and Clark Sts, and more than half of the units have already been snapped up.
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Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’
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Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’
Tūhura Otago Museum has labelled a government minister ignorant and ill-informed over her suggestion regional museums and galleries are not primary destinations for travellers.
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Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin
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Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin
Excitement is building in the Catholic community ahead of the arrival in Dunedin of a relic of the first millennial saint.
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Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried
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Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried
A former head of Health New Zealand’s infrastructure department says he is sick of ‘‘Band-Aid’’ solutions to bring Wakari Hospital up to modern standards.
Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition
Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition
A pedestrian hit by a truck while crossing the road in Dunedin this afternoon was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
One seriously injured in SH1 crash
One seriously injured in SH1 crash
Firefighters assess the scene of an accident on State Highway1 between Green Island and Fairfield yesterday.
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Samoan church purchases home after nearly 50 years
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Samoan church purchases home after nearly 50 years
A longstanding Dunedin church used a combination of prayer and persistence to finally secure a permanent home.
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Overpass option out at problem Dunedin intersection
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Overpass option out at problem Dunedin intersection
Changes at Dunedin’s main northern exit, where the option of an overpass has been discounted, could cost $10 million, documents show.
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Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole
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Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole
Just weeks after being commended by the Parole Board for his good behaviour, a baby killer had drugs delivered to his accommodation.
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Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’
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Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’
A Dunedin businessman accused of multiple rapes has been described as ‘‘a wonderful man’’ by his partner.
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Councillors ‘manipulated, silenced’ over South D plan
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Councillors ‘manipulated, silenced’ over South D plan
A political firestorm has erupted over proposed property buy-ups in South Dunedin as two councillors prepare to take legal action against their own council.
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Unmarked grave work given funding boost
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Unmarked grave work given funding boost
A Dunedin woman on a quest to bring dignity to those buried in unmarked graves is thrilled a funding boost will help fix past mistakes.