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Safety focus lost in Albany St decision: university
A council decision to abandon years of work towards safety improvements in Dunedin’s student quarter is disappointing, the university says.
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
The Dunedin City Council is questioning what the government regards as "core services" for it to do.
View unlikely mum caused fractures
View unlikely mum caused fractures
A forensic pathologist says it would be "highly unusual" for a baby’s rib fractures to be caused by being rolled on by his mother.
No controlled burns today: Fenz
No controlled burns today: Fenz
Otago farmers are being warned to postpone any controlled burns amid warnings of high wind today.
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
A man received serious injuries after the oil tanker he was driving ran off the road south of Waikouaiti last night.
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53-year-old family-owned adult store set to close, going online
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53-year-old family-owned adult store set to close, going online
A Dunedin man who grew up in his family’s sex shop is preparing to say goodbye to one of the country’s oldest adult stores.
Lotto 2511
Lotto 2511
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.
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Notice period to cut off water insufficient — resident
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Notice period to cut off water insufficient — resident
A Dunedin resident living with a disability says the lack of warning for a full day without a water supply at his home was "life-altering".
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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’
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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’
South Dunedin residents have been giving the new community library the "thumbs-up" this week now all the scaffolding and hoardings have been removed and the finished facade has been fully revealed...
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
If a weather bomb is going to flood South Dunedin, residents will get much more time to prepare for it now Earth Sciences New Zealand has switched on its new $35 million weather forecasting supercomputer.
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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor
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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor
A New Year’s Eve event in Dunedin that lacks fireworks at midnight could be anti-climactic, a councillor says.
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Surprised by service award
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Surprised by service award
Very seldom does Winifred Harding walk down the street or through a supermarket without seeing a beautiful smile and thinking, "I did that".
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
A couple of sheep munching on bushes on the side of a cliff near Taiaroa Head may look precariously placed, but the farm’s owner, Parry Reid, says there is no need to worry...
'Ultimate sacrifice': Police officers hailed as heroes
'Ultimate sacrifice': Police officers hailed as heroes
A detective close to retirement and senior constable on temporary assignment have been identified as the officers shot dead in an alleged ambush.
Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti
Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti
A man is in a serious condition after the oil tanker he was driving, ran off the road near Waikouaiti this evening.
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.
Seymour awarded Ukraine Order of Merit
Seymour awarded Ukraine Order of Merit
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has been awarded one of Ukraine's highest civilian honours.
Man accused of killing partner dies awaiting trial
Man accused of killing partner dies awaiting trial
A man accused of fatally shooting his long-time partner in a Whangārei park earlier this year has died while awaiting trial.
China says Taiwan's denial of WWII role is 'blasphemy'
China says Taiwan's denial of WWII role is 'blasphemy'
China said today Taiwan was "blaspheming" the sacrifices of those who died fighting Japan in World War Two.