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    Hydroslide out of action

    3 car pile up

    Hydroslide out of action

    Inexperienced winter drivers hit the skids and didn't realise the plunge pool at the end was empty.

    Govt to give itself power to override councils on housing

    Housing and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ

    Govt to give itself power to override councils on housing

    The government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development or employment.

    Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

    President Trump aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington from the G7 summit in Banff,...

    Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

    President Trump called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned that US patience was wearing thin, but said there was no intention to kill Iran's leader "for now", as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth day.

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    Dunedin Airport lashes out at government

    Daniel De Bono.

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    Dunedin Airport lashes out at government

    Dunedin Airport has accused the government of double-dipping and questionable law-making in a submission calling on it to abandon a move which raises the cost of bringing back international flights.

    Night sky turning blue for Matariki

    Iona Church in Port Chalmers has had blue LED lights installed, giving a haunting effect for...

    Night sky turning blue for Matariki

    High above Port Chalmers, a historic church is turning the night sky bright blue to celebrate Matariki.

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    Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’

    The Dunedin City and Otago Regional Councils issued a joint statement yesterday saying the...

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    Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says who should take the lead on making the bus hub safer is not a "hot potato" despite staff from the two councils pointing the finger at each other.

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    Walker questions campaigning tactic

    Steve Walker. Photo: supplied

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    Walker questions campaigning tactic

    A campaigning tactic of running for mayor to boost chances of being elected to council has been questioned by a Dunedin councillor.

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    Slippery slope of butter prices

    Speight’s Ale House Dunedin staff member Bella Mangos holds up a sliced pound of butter. PHOTO:...

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    Slippery slope of butter prices

    A more than 50% surge in the price of butter is a "frightening" sign the hospitality industry is doing it tough, a Dunedin business owner says.

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    ‘Balance’ sought in naming of South Dunedin library

    The South Dunedin Library building. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    ‘Balance’ sought in naming of South Dunedin library

    Māori and English names could both feature at South Dunedin’s new library complex — a move described by the mayor as bringing balance.

    Council hopefuls talk about climate change

    Andrew Simms

    Council hopefuls talk about climate change

    Although nominations for local body elections do not open for another two weeks, some of Dunedin’s early-bird candidates got the ball rolling by outlining their thoughts on climate-related issues.

    Play’s themes ‘still relevant’

    Kaikorai Valley College year 13 student Laurence Gordon, 17, in character as Head Basher the...

    Play’s themes ‘still relevant’

    ]A Dunedin secondary school is bringing back a play one of its physics teachers wrote 19 years ago because its themes are still relevant today.

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    Dunedin man caused ‘maximum mayhem’ after ute stolen

    The stolen ute belonging to Joshua Bennett-Bardwell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Dunedin man caused ‘maximum mayhem’ after ute stolen

    A Dunedin man took matters into his own hands and went on a rampage after his prized ute was stolen.

    Otago Girls’ brought together by library day

    Otago Girls' High School deputy head girl Meg Allison (left) and head girl Jessie McGrouther...

    Otago Girls’ brought together by library day

    Shrek, Barbie and and The Cat in the Hat were some of the popular stories from which a Dunedin secondary school drew inspiration for its annual library day yesterday.

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    Urgent surgery needed after teen's 'incredibly violent' assault

    Photo: ODT files

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    Urgent surgery needed after teen's 'incredibly violent' assault

    A teenager kicked a man in the face while he was on the ground, leaving him with six damaged teeth that required urgent surgery, a court has heard.

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    Changes do not address core issues: developer

    George Hercus. Photo: ODT files

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    Changes do not address core issues: developer

    The Dunedin City Council appears set to back down on changes developers warned would drive business out of the city.

    Apprentice butcher wins regional heat

    Gardens New World butcher Riley Hall, of Dunedin, with his trophy for winning the ANZCO Foods...

    Apprentice butcher wins regional heat

    Riley Hall has gone from being brought up in a vegetarian household to being Otago’s top apprentice butcher.

    $11.9m for new recycling machinery

    Jim O'Malley. Photo: supplied

    $11.9m for new recycling machinery

    The Dunedin City Council has put $11.9 million towards high-end machinery to sort rubbish from the yellow-lidded mixed recycling bins.

    Floodwaters following rain lethal

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Floodwaters following rain lethal

    Tanya Pombo, a flood survivor, mourns the loss of her neighbours, who were swept away by floodwaters following a torrential downpour on the outskirts of Kinshasa,...

    Carbon sink possibly found in the South Island

    Fiordland forest. Photo: Supplied / James Williams, NIWA

    Carbon sink possibly found in the South Island

    Scientists may have found a big, mysterious carbon sink in the South Island.

    One injured in Canterbury crash

    Photo: Getty Images

    One injured in Canterbury crash

    One person has been injured in a crash on a Canterbury highway tonight.
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