Comment: What victims want most - justice
What victims want most: justice
Sitting in a small room listening to a victim of sexual abuse finally tell their story is a harrowing experience.
Dunedin
Trio 'sincerely regret' hurt caused by comments
Trio 'sincerely regret' hurt caused by comments
The Bishops of Auckland and Dunedin and a senior member of the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin have added their names to an apology for comments implying parents bore some responsibility for stopping clerical sex abuse.
ODT Insight: ‘Terrible’ treatment systemic
‘Terrible’ treatment systemic
The calls for a national inquiry into child abuse in state care are growing louder, as are the demands for a public apology, but the Government is refusing to budge.
Observance from all sides now
Observance from all sides now
On Tuesday, thousands of people will gather again at Dunedin’s Cenotaph at the Queens Gardens for Anzac Day. But as the Last Post sounds, and we pledge to remember, what is it we commemorate? Chris Morris investigates.
Use of relief fund questioned
Use of relief fund questioned
Time is catching up on a fund designed to ease the pain for survivors of the Aramoana massacre. But critics say donors’ final wishes are being overlooked. Chris Morris investigates.
Hopes remain for manufacturing
Hopes remain for manufacturing
Is there life after Cadbury for manufacturing in Dunedin? And, if there is, what might it look like? Chris Morris reports.
When the earth moves...
When the earth moves...
A monster quake is brewing deep within the South Island’s Alpine Fault. But, as the clock ticks down, just how ready are we? What if the shaking started now? Chris Morris reports.
CD boss wants fast-tracked alert system
Calls for fast-tracked tsunami alert system backed
The man in charge of Otago Civil Defence is throwing his weight behind calls for a fast-tracked national tsunami alerting system.
Serious tsunamis a real possibility
Serious tsunamis a real possibility
The threat of a tsunami inundating Otago’s coast is not just hypothetical.
Tsunami threat: A question of timing
Tsunami threat: A question of timing
Otago’s coastal communities dodged a bullet when a tsunami generated by last month’s Kaikoura earthquake took aim at the South. Now the race is on to be ready when the next one strikes. Chris...
Kaikoura spirit: Bringing out the best
Bringing out the best
When the earth heaved in Kaikoura, Otago Daily Times reporter Chris Morris was soon on a plane heading north. And, amid the aftershocks and uncertainty, he found inspiration in the relief effort.
Network 'decayed, neglected'
Network 'decayed, neglected'
Power poles are just the tip of the iceberg as Dunedin’s creaking electricity network shows signs of neglect across the board. Chris Morris reports.
China worried by tourist crashes
China worried by tourist crashes
More high-profile crashes involving Chinese tourists on New Zealand roads could have a "negative impact" on relations between the two peoples, China’s deputy consul-general fears.
Stats shed light on collisions
Stats shed light on collisions
Chinese drivers are climbing up the crash statistics as NZ’s tourism explosion leaves a trail of death and destruction. But amid calls for change, victims are among those urging caution. Chris Morris investigates.
History of headaches for Delta
Warned, in black and white
The power poles debacle is just the latest in a history of headaches for Delta. Chris Morris and Vaughan Elder report.
Insight: Radical rethink rewarding
Radical rethink rewarding
In the third of a three-part series focused on the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, health reporter Eileen Goodwin travels to Christchurch where hospital designs differ "radically" from the past.
Change needed, but caution desirable
Change needed, but caution desirable
The perceived conservatism of Dunedin’s medical fraternity is being challenged in the early planning phase of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, health reporter Eileen Goodwin discovers.
Hospital plans shrouded
Hospital plans shrouded
The Dunedin Hospital rebuild is starting to take shape after years of delay but, even now, no-one knows what will be built or where.
Hotel kingpin verified: Cull
Hotel kingpin verified: Cull
The Dunedin City Council insists it has done its homework on the man wanting to build the city’s first five-star hotel.
Scope for hotels ambitious
Scope for hotels ambitious
A five-star hotel in the heart of Dunedin is just one part of a wider South Island development plan, but the man at the centre of it all wants to stay out of the spotlight.