City’s heritage to be theme for new festival
City’s heritage to be theme for new festival
The future of Dunedin’s festival schedule is the past as a celebration of the city’s heritage is put into the works.
Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness
Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness
A Dunedin secondary student wants to inspire his peers to explore their backyard after an expedition into some untouched parts of Fiordland National Park.
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Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender
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Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender
When you get a bit down in life and things aren’t really going your way, Johnson Davis reckons a ride on a bull is all it takes "to buck your ideas up a bit".
Underground electric cable to be installed
Underground electric cable to be installed
Businesses and residents in Kaikorai Valley and surrounding communities will notice activity happening in the area over the coming months
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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers
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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers
A 12-year-old Dunedin girl has become the guardian of a sea lion who chose to give birth near her house — not once, but twice.
Firefighters on strike
Firefighters on strike
Dunedin firefighters take part in a strike on the corner of Anzac Ave and St Andrew St yesterday.
Poor housing issue for some Syrian families
Poor housing issue for some Syrian families
Syrian refugees left their war-torn country for a better life in New Zealand, but are facing different battles in their adopted country.
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More settled weather likely: ESNZ
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More settled weather likely: ESNZ
Summer might finally come out from behind the curtains of rain if Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) predictions come to fruition.
House pride on show
House pride on show
Kaikorai Valley College students (from left) Sakuya Yamamoto, 17, Jaja Sawangkapat, 17, and Emile Brohem, 16, carry their Mataī house classmate Jack Burgess, 13, on Thursday.
Obituary: camp library a small piece of joy amid immense despair
Obituary: camp library a small piece of joy amid immense despair
HG Wells made his name predicting where mankind might be going
Obituary: explored, protected remote lands
Obituary: explored, protected remote lands
On January 11, one of New Zealand’s prominent former national park rangers, and a member of one of the last New Zealand early geological expeditions
Mosgiel chemical spill contained
Mosgiel chemical spill contained
A hazmat unit responded to a chemical spill in Mosgiel today.
Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi
Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi
A group of Aboriginal visitors say they have travelled across the Tasman to stand alongside Māori at Waitangi.
Britain's PM apologises to Epstein victims
Britain's PM apologises to Epstein victims
British PM Sir Keir Starmer has launched a fierce attack on his former US ambassador Peter Mandelson, saying he was sorry he'd believed his "lies" before appointing him.
Kidnapped mother of TV host presumed still alive
Kidnapped mother of TV host presumed still alive
Investigators presume the kidnapped elderly mother of a popular US TV news host is "still out there" four days after she was abducted from her Arizona home.
Wastewater discharged into Cook Strait again
Wastewater discharged into Cook Strait again
Wellington Water says screened wastewater is now being discharged straight into the Cook Strait again after days of it being near the shoreline.
Driver took out motorway barrier before fleeing: police
Driver took out motorway barrier before fleeing: police
A driver took out a 100m section of median barrier on Dunedin's Southern Motorway before absconding from the early-morning crash, police say.
Patron locked in pub after falling asleep
Patron locked in pub after falling asleep
A man was forced to mount an escape attempt from a Dunedin pub after he woke in a toilet after-hours to find himself locked in.
Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill
Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill
By Mary Argue of RNZWellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.
MP wants whales recognised as legal persons
MP wants whales recognised as legal persons
A Green MP wants tohorā/whales to be recognised as legal persons.