‘You’ll float too’: fanatic’s city-wide spookiness stunt
‘You’ll float too’: fanatic’s city-wide spookiness stunt
Parents, keep your children nearby — lest they get lured into Dunedin’s drainage system.
‘Sick’ haunted house spreads scary season’s fear
‘Sick’ haunted house spreads scary season’s fear
Gravestones, parts of decomposing skeletons reaching out of the ground, things with sharp teeth and a cackling witch
Sunday parking charges to start
Sunday parking charges to start
Visitors to Dunedin’s central city will now have to pay for parking week-round.
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VR tool gives firefighters head start
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VR tool gives firefighters head start
Dunedin firefighters got a spin on a shiny new toy as they prepare for the rollout of much-needed new aerial appliances.
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Submissions called for on reserve plan
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Submissions called for on reserve plan
The next step is to be taken in the establishment of a mātaitai reserve off the coast of Karitane.
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Vandalised sign repair cost soars
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Vandalised sign repair cost soars
The budget for repairing Department of Conservation signs has risen more than 60% in a year as petty and mindless vandalism hits the great outdoors.
Study takes new angle on spread of tuberculosis
Study takes new angle on spread of tuberculosis
As tuberculosis (Tb) continues to kill about a million people a year around the globe, research has turned to studying whether people with Tb who show no symptoms are unknowingly spreading it.
Repair works under way for church roof
Repair works under way for church roof
A crane has been set up to repair the roof of Dunedin’s Knox Church.
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Stake sale ‘ultimatum’ seen as reason to decline licences
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Stake sale ‘ultimatum’ seen as reason to decline licences
The co-owner of a South Dunedin pub who failed to disclose his convictions has vowed to sell his stake in the business if it means its liquor licences are granted.
Going the distance
Going the distance
Distance markers have been installed by the Dream South D project along John Wilson Ocean Dr.
Obituary: David Russell, consumer advocate
Obituary: David Russell, consumer advocate
For a generation of shoppers David Russell was their champion.
Jury rejects self-defence argument in Chch murder trial
Jury rejects self-defence argument in Chch murder trial
James Arthur Holder has been found guilty of the murder of David Bridgwater, by a jury in the Christchurch High Court.
Nurses to strike again over unsafe staffing
Nurses to strike again over unsafe staffing
Thousands of nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to take more strike action next month to highlight what they call unsafe staffing levels.
More than 100 cops under investigation for falsified breath tests
More than 100 cops under investigation for falsified breath tests
More than 100 police officers are under investigation after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded".
'Predatory' former Aussie MP jailed for molesting young men
'Predatory' former Aussie MP jailed for molesting young men
A former Australian state minister jailed for the sexual abuse of two young men more than a decade ago has been described as callous and predatory over the opportunistic attacks.
Trump drops refugee limit to 7500, mostly white South Africans
Trump drops refugee limit to 7500, mostly white South Africans
US President Donald Trump has set the refugee limit at 7,500 for 2026, the lowest cap on record, and will largely focus on South Africans from the country's white Afrikaner ethnic minority..
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm churns north
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm churns north
Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll has climbed to 44, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it heads toward...
The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains
The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains
Parents, keep your children on a leash — lest they get lured down into Dunedin’s drainage system.
Govt announces new charter school for students with autism
Govt announces new charter school for students with autism
The country's first school for teenagers with autism will open next year.
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
A young Queensland woman has died after being struck by lightning amid warnings of more extreme weather ahead over the weekend.