Aratere ferry passengers stuck on board for hours
Aratere ferry passengers stuck on board for hours
Passengers on the beleaguered Aratere ferry were stuck on board for hours overnight after it broke down on its way to Wellington.
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Councillors 'a bunch of dickheads'
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Albany St consultation process slammed
City councillors who say consultation on central city cycleway plans was thorough are "a bunch of dickheads", a disgruntled business owner says.
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Barbie-inspired Shakespeare wins awards for actor, school
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Barbie-inspired Shakespeare wins awards for actor, school
Glenn Ericsson may not be plastic, but he is certainly fantastic playing a beat-up, toddler-maimed Shakespearean Barbie.
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St Clair makes million-dollar suburb list for first time
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St Clair makes million-dollar suburb list for first time
Dunedin's St Clair has sneaked into the million-dollar suburb category, but Queenstown still dominates the Otago millionaire’s market.
Uni pumps $1.3b a year into city economy
Uni pumps $1.3b a year into city economy
The University of Otago injects $1.3 billion a year into Dunedin’s economy, a new report says.
Lotto 2489
Lotto 2489
Results from last night's Lotto draw
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Image captures collapse of a supernova
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Image captures collapse of a supernova
A Dunedin astronomer has helped an international group of astronomers pinpoint the core collapse of a supernova in a sector of space "way, way outside our galaxy".
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Concern over youth mental health services
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Concern over youth mental health services
Young people with mental health issues have to wait longer for services, and go through the adult system due to a lack of resources, a Dunedin counsellor says.
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'Emotionally and financially exhausting': Bottle store owner 'targeted'
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'Emotionally and financially exhausting': Bottle store owner 'targeted'
A Dunedin bottle store owner says her business has been "targeted" over the sale of high-strength single units of alcohol.
Efforts to solve egg mystery fail to hatch
Efforts to solve egg mystery fail to hatch
From exotic animal smuggling rings to a hungry opportunist with a penchant for scrambled eggs — many theories over the brazen theft of four albatross eggs at Taiaroa Head have been tossed about.
Migraine treatment ‘lagging’
Migraine treatment ‘lagging’
When it comes to funding and accessing migraine prevention medication and other therapies, New Zealand is "lagging behind" other countries.
What a blast
What a blast
Contractors yesterday pressure-wash the Moana Pool hydroslide, which will be refurbished over five months.
Former ED head John Chambers to run for council
Former ED head John Chambers to run for council
The former head of Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department wants to put health at the front and centre of his campaign for the Dunedin City Council.
Flash upgrade under way
Flash upgrade under way
Contractors work on the traffic lights at the intersection of Moray Pl and upper Stuart St yesterday.
Musk 'regrets some posts' about Trump
Musk 'regrets some posts' about Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk says he regrets some of the posts he made last week about US President Donald Trump as they went "too far".
Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night
Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night
Hundreds of rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, following a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.
One dead in rural Canterbury crash
One dead in rural Canterbury crash
A person is dead after their vehicle rolled in rural Canterbury this afternoon.
Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria
Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria
Austrian authorities were searching on Wednesday for answers to why a 21-year-old gunman shot 10 people in a rampage at his former high school before killing himself.
Death cap cook denies 'wild goose chase'
Mushroom murder-accused denies 'wild goose chase' about grocer
Erin Patterson has been accused of sending health authorities on a "wild goose chase" to track down the shop where she claimed to have bought dried mushrooms used in a deadly lunch.
Police did not check on report of axe attack
'Too little information': Police did not check on report of axe attack
Police did not check a report from nurses that a mental health patient had attacked a woman with an axe because they say they were provided with "little other information".