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Resident irked by damage from oaks
They may look nice to some, but for one car owner three trees across the road are a significant pain and wrecking her vehicle.
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Te Pae Māori committee ‘significant move forward’
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Te Pae Māori committee ‘significant move forward’
Dunedin's newly uplifted mana-to-mana forum is a significant step forward, made in partnership with the city council, a rūnaka representative says.
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Action by mayor legally sound, Ong told
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Action by mayor legally sound, Ong told
Action by Dunedin’s mayor to bar city councillor Benedict Ong from informal meetings was legally sound, he has been told.
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Aid for homeless maybe ‘fruitless’
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Aid for homeless maybe ‘fruitless’
A councillor has taken a swing at Dunedin's homeless, saying he sees bad behaviour daily and any support the council offered was likely to be fruitless.
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Man jailed for family harm incidents
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Man jailed for family harm incidents
A Dunedin man attacked his partner and ripped a family-harm alarm from the wall during his rampage, a court has heard.
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Bar-restaurant company hoping to avoid liquidation
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Bar-restaurant company hoping to avoid liquidation
The company behind Octagon bar-restaurant CBK is facing liquidation but is hoping to come to an agreement to avoid the matter going to court.
Two taken to hospital in serious condition
Two taken to hospital in serious condition
Two people were yesterday taken to hospital in a serious condition after a two-vehicle crash blocked Portobello Rd.
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Cafe ownership a contrast for couple
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Cafe ownership a contrast for couple
The hospitality bug is still scratching Nick and Neisha Nilsen.
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‘Inaccurate, incomplete’ information in report
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‘Inaccurate, incomplete’ information in report
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) wanted a ‘‘warts and all’’ report into Dunedin’s needle exchange service, only to slap down its findings, its author says.
Mother left newborn in hospital to join partner in robbery
Mother left newborn in hospital to join partner in robbery
A young mum was picked up from hospital a week after giving birth, leaving her baby in the neonatal unit, so she could join her partner in an aggravated robbery.
'Blood streaming' down face after alleged slave beatings
'Blood streaming' down face after alleged slave beatings
Blood streamed down a woman's face after her alleged slave-keeper assaulted her for being a "bad worker", a nurse has told a jury.
Funding for two drug combinations to treat type of blood cancer
Funding for two drug combinations to treat type of blood cancer
Pharmac has announced funding for two drug combinations to treat a kind of blood cancer.
Man posed as immigration adviser to deceive employee, laundered visa funds
Man posed as immigration adviser to deceive employee, laundered visa funds
A former restaurant business director masquerading as an immigration adviser deceived an employee into paying him thousands of dollars.
Online safety warning after teen's death following blackmail
Online safety warning after teen's death following blackmail
A teen who had dreams of becoming a policeman took his own life just hours after he was sexually extorted online.
Diesel crunch hits Bangladesh farmers in key planting season
Diesel crunch hits Bangladesh farmers in key planting season
The fuel crunch from the Iran war is rippling through Bangladesh’s countryside.
Tiny backpacks to track small frogs
Tiny backpacks to track small frogs
In a bid to learn more about one of New Zealand's smallest frogs, researchers have come up with a novel way of tracking them.
Two seriously injured in Portobello Rd crash
Two seriously injured in Portobello Rd crash
Two people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a two-vehicle crash which blocked Portobello Road for a period this afternoon.
Govt urged to make food supply high priority amid any fuel plan
Govt urged to make food supply high priority amid any fuel plan
BusinessNZ has made its case to ministers as to why the food and grocery sector should be put in the highest priority level of any fuel rationing framework.
Road closed as police swarm area
Road closed as police swarm area
Armed police are guarding a scene in Lower Hutt and have shut off a section of Malone Road.
Varroa mite wiping out southern bee colonies
Varroa mite wiping out southern bee colonies
It's estimated that almost 13 percent of the country's bee colonies were lost last winter and losses attributed to varroa mite were especially high in the lower South Island.