Dunedin

Petition launched to save unique gym

Efforts are ramping up to save a doomed Dunedin gym that has helped cancer patients for more than a decade.

Prisoner transfers from Chch delayed

The Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Prisoner transfers from Chch delayed

The controversial transfer of high-security prisoners from Christchurch to Otago Corrections Facility is on hold until the new year.

Man arrested after lobbing eggs at police station

Man arrested after lobbing eggs at police station

Police came under a unique form of fire on Tuesday morning when a man arrived armed with a tray of eggs to launch at the Dunedin Central Police Station building.

Emergency MIQ refused for mariner

A Southern sailor has been stranded at sea for more than 100 days, unable to get back to New Zealand because he cannot obtain an emergency quarantine spot.

Central venue boost for performing arts

Looking forward to using a ‘‘pilot performance venue’’ in Dunedin is playwright and Ake Ake...

Central venue boost for performing arts

A new home for performing arts in central Dunedin is being billed as a foundation stone for developing the city’s artistic infrastructure, but concerns remain about the viability of the sector.

ORC to consider 18% rates rise

Otago regional councillors will soon consider whether they want to go ahead with a planned 18% rates rise next year.

'Stuck in the US': Southern sailor still cannot get MIQ spot

Mariner Bruce Blackburn, stuck aboard a ship and unable to get home to New Zealand. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

'Stuck in the US': Southern sailor still cannot get MIQ spot

Southern sailor Bruce Blackburn has managed to get off the logging vessel he had been stranded on for several weeks while unable to get an emergency quarantine spot in New Zealand.

'Truly rock stars': The Chills get galactic namesake

'Truly rock stars': The Chills get galactic namesake

A space rock now bears the name of a Dunedin rock band.

Pupils strut their stuff at Polyfest

Kaitangata School pupils showed some team spirit in black and white during the Otago Polyfest at...

Pupils strut their stuff at Polyfest

More action on Otago Polyfest day three at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday, as school and early childhood centres took to the stage to celebrate Maori and Pacific cultures.