Delays after crash on southern motorway
Updated 7.50 am
There are delays for motorists coming into Dunedin after a crash closed a lane of the city's southern motorway this morning.
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Call to halt cycleway before legal bid
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Call to halt cycleway before legal bid
Opponents of a contentious Dunedin cycleway are set to demand work on the project is halted ahead of a legal challenge.
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Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser
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Fashion student to realise modelling dream at fundraiser
A dream will turn into reality for Poppy McConvill.
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Med school push ‘erosion’ of govt decision-making
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Med school push ‘erosion’ of govt decision-making
Ploughing ahead with the Waikato medical school against Treasury advice represents "concerning erosion" of government decision-making, a political commentator says.
Peer support workers for patients
Peer support workers for patients
Peer support workers with "lived experience" will be tasked with helping mentally vulnerable patients at Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered emergency department.
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40 years of caring for the most vulnerable
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40 years of caring for the most vulnerable
After 40 years of caring for some of the South’s smallest newcomers, neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) nurse Sarah Gamble is hanging up her scrubs.
Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin
Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin
To celebrate the first anniversary of moving in to its new Dunedin community hub, Plunket gave its first vaccinations to youngsters as part of a new pilot programme being run by the charity.
Staff allegedly threatened
Staff allegedly threatened
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening staff at a Dunedin store if they did not get theft charges against him dropped.
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Mistake to call Albany St project a ‘cycleway’
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Mistake to call Albany St project a ‘cycleway’
Calling Dunedin’s central city transport project a cycleway in tender documents was a mistake, the city council says.
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Six-keg trailer a ‘drop-off, pick-up service’
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Six-keg trailer a ‘drop-off, pick-up service’
A Dunedin woman has come up with an idea for those who want a cool brew any time and anywhere they want.
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Guide book’s legacy remains
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Guide book’s legacy remains
A hundred years after Dr George Moir wrote the South’s "backcountry bible", his descendants are still walking in his footsteps.
Lotto 2523
Lotto 2523
Results from last night's Lotto draw
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Panel refuses commercial building
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Panel refuses commercial building
A proposal to build a "life-changing" facility at Taieri Mouth to allow disabled people easier access to the water is up in the air after a panel allowed part of the development but denied the...
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Bounty of banned books brought before bibliophiles
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Bounty of banned books brought before bibliophiles
Sex, drugs, violence — these are all present at Dunedin’s libraries.
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Woman imprisoned over death jailed again
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Woman imprisoned over death jailed again
A woman who killed her boyfriend by strangling him with a computer cord has been jailed for more violent offending.
Ads’ volume now no higher than show
Ads’ volume now no higher than show
Streaming services are now required to turn the dial down on commercial advertisements that blare louder than providers’ content
Vatican cardinal slams ‘ongoing massacre’
Vatican cardinal slams ‘ongoing massacre’
The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticised Israel’s "ongoing massacre" in Gaza in comments published this week
Venezuela-US tensions
Venezuela-US tensions
President Donald Trump has called off United States diplomatic engagement with Venezuela, people familiar with the move said
Kirk memorial road threat
Kirk memorial road threat
Some Florida universities may need to rename certain streets after Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funding, if a state lawmaker gets his way.
Hope for mohua-filled future
Hope for mohua-filled future
There are glimmers of hope for New Zealand’s brightest native bird — the yellowhead (mohua) — although its survival hangs in the balance at many sites, recent monitoring results show.