Award recognises kindy’s efforts with sign language
Dunedin kindergarten teachers have been recognised nationally for their commitment to learning sign language, creating an inclusive and accessible environment for deaf children.
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Racist note targeted Green Party house
Racist note targeted Green Party house
On Monday morning, Lisa Levitt checked the letterbox at her Belleknowes home.
Lessons from capsizing on bar
Lessons from capsizing on bar
After 40 minutes of treading water and trying desperately to hold on to his capsized boat, Jim Murdoch began to question how much longer he could last.
Man with $3000 a day habit jailed
Man with $3000 a day habit jailed
A man with an enormous, and enormously expensive, addiction to methamphetamine, will continue his rehabilitation behind bars after being sentenced on a wide variety of charges yesterday.
Retail action returns to mall site
Retail action returns to mall site
Smiths City has now opened its Meridian Mall site.
Parking over cycle lanes an ‘issue of safety’
Parking over cycle lanes an ‘issue of safety’
Parking opportunists are angering cyclists, after five cars took advantage of the temporary removal of cycle lane separators.
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Covid-19 academics may be respected, but experts who warn of dangers associated with alcohol are pooh-poohed, University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne says.
Call for more parking in city
Call for more parking in city
The Southern District Health Board is calling for extensive parking options on the edge of Dunedin’s central city to be included as part of an overhaul of the city’s transport system.
Young punk probably still lives on, arts laureate award recipient reckons
Young punk probably still lives on, arts laureate award recipient reckons
Shayne Carter has been called many things in his life, but laureate is a new one.
Daisy duckling
Daisy duckling
A single duckling stops for a breather while out with its mother at the Dunedin Botanic Garden on Thursday.
Coastal plan talks round 2 set to start
Coastal plan talks round 2 set to start
The next round of community engagement on the St Clair-St Kilda coastal plan is about to begin.
Skeletons assembled, animatronics ready in time for holidays
Skeletons assembled, animatronics ready in time for holidays
Dinosaurs have arrived in Dunedin a week early — at the Otago Museum, that is.
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
It took a fair while and followed protests and petitions, but a change in the speed limit is on the way for Port Chalmers’ main street.
Police warn drivers after deadly incidents
Police warn drivers after deadly incidents
It has been said time and time again that speed kills.That point was tragically brought home in Dunedin last weekend when an 18-year-old was killed in a crash in Ravensbourne. A recent spike in worrying driving behaviour, has sparked a strong warning from police.
Woman injured in crash
Woman injured in crash
A woman was moderately injured in a crash in South Dunedin yesterday.
Student Voice Symposium includes focus on ‘barriers to studying well’
Student Voice Symposium includes focus on ‘barriers to studying well’
Otago Polytechnic deputy chief executive, learning and teaching services, Oonagh McGirr explains the origins of a Student Voice Symposium-Te Reo Tuatahi, which began at the polytechnic on Thursday.
Photo wins $10,000 international prize
Photo wins $10,000 international prize
An Otago Peninsula seascape image titled Back Wash has swept photography student Oscar Hetherington to a $10,000 international photography prize.
Stress puts DCC budget in question
Stress puts DCC budget in question
Rates rises, increased borrowing or putting projects on hold are possibilities for the Dunedin City Council as it grapples with financial stresses from flow-on income reductions caused by Covid-19.
Young achievers’ work recognised
Young achievers’ work recognised
Twenty high-achieving young University of Otago graduates have been given inaugural "20Twenties" alumni awards.
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
After years of battling the scarfie booze culture, the University of Otago is backing new ideas to keep students safe, following the death of a student last year. Grant Miller reports.