Rainbow Warrior welcomed into Dunedin
Rainbow Warrior welcomed into Dunedin
Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior has been welcomed into Otago Harbour today as part of its visit to the city this weekend.
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Employee who abused cyclist apologises
Employee who abused cyclist apologises
A teenager who urged his truck driver colleague to run down a cyclist has apologised for his behaviour.
Former law dean farewelled
Henaghan farewelled from Otago University
Hundreds of students turned up at the University of Otago today to farewell the former dean of the faculty of law Professor Mark Henaghan, who has taught at the university for 41 years.
Chasing justice an ordeal after fired over chips
'It isn't safe': Chasing justice an ordeal after fired over chips
The ordeal a Mosgiel worker went through chasing justice after being fired for taking a 30-cent bag shows the process is "unnecessarily severe" and needs changing, her advocate says.
Wintry blast chills South with snow, wind, rain
Wintry blast chills South with snow, wind, rain
More snow has fallen on higher ground in Queenstown and Central Otago this morning, as a cold front lingers in the South.
'Run him over ... mate': Abusive behaviour slammed
'Run him over ... mate': Abusive behaviour slammed
A Dunedin contractor says a video showing one of its workers urging his colleague to run down a cyclist is ''extremely embarrassing'', and it has launched an investigation.
Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
A cyclist who collided with a child in Dunedin will not face charges, as the family maintain they did not lie about the story.
Fire a reminder on smoke alarms
Fire a reminder on smoke alarms
A woman was left clutching her pet rabbit on the footpath after the pair made a narrow escape from a house fire caused by a candle in Dunedin yesterday morning.
Work on harbour causeway gets going
Work on harbour causeway gets going
Excavators have started building a causeway in the first stage of dredging Oamaru Harbour, expected to last a month.
Cyclist 'devastated': No charges after injuring child
Cyclist 'devastated': No charges after injuring child
Dunedin police have decided against charging a cyclist involved in a collision with a child last week.
Designing housing for city’s big influx
Designing housing for city’s big influx
Dunedin's next generation of surveyors took on the city’s housing problems yesterday in front of the very people who will have to help deal with those problems.
Activists to welcome ‘Warrior’
Activists to welcome ‘Warrior’
Environmentalists will welcome Rainbow Warrior into Dunedin by boat, bike and feet this weekend to oppose offshore drilling in Southern waters.
Firing worker over chips to cost rest-home $19k-plus
Firing worker over chips to cost rest-home $19k-plus
Firing an employee after she wrongfully took a 30-cent bag of chips will cost a Mosgiel rest-home nearly $19,000 in compensation, plus thousands more in back pay and legal costs, after the employee successfully sued.
Cable car once used to pay debt
Cable car once used to pay debt
The latest cable car back in Dunedin to grace the proposed Mornington line was once a children’s playhouse nestled beside a Waihola crib.
Paws for reflection
Paws for reflection
Marlee (left) and Murphy share a moment during the blessing of the animals service at St Paul’s Cathedral in Dunedin.
Hit and run cyclist breaks boy's leg
Hit and run cyclist breaks boy's leg
Dunedin Police are looking for a cyclist after a hit and run yesterday where a child was left with a broken leg.
Hit-and-run cyclist told to turn himself in
Hit-and-run cyclist told to turn himself in
The family of a toddler whose leg was broken by a cyclist in a hit-and-run is asking the man responsible to turn himself in.
Roof repairs next up in restoration of old prison
Roof repairs next up in restoration of old prison
Significant work needs to be undertaken on the roof of Dunedin's historic former prison.
Reopening of courthouse 'a great day'
Reopening of courthouse 'a great day'
Speakers at the reopening of the historic Oamaru courthouse were glowing in their praise for the newly-restored building.
Pets rescued after house fire
Pets rescued after house fire
A firefighter rescued a budgie from a house fire in Dunedin yesterday.