Dunedin welcomes new MP
Dunedin welcomes new MP
Dunedin has a new member of Parliament, former West Coast MP Damien O’Connor having recently moved south.
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Strong case to overturn protection: university
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Strong case to overturn protection: university
A strong case exists to overturn unwanted heritage protection for award-winning brutalist lecture theatres planned for demolition, the University of Otago says.
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Ongoing attacks on candidates 'toxic'
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Ongoing attacks on candidates called toxic
Police were called to a Dunedin candidate meeting where a heckler’s verbal abuse threatened to escalate to violence, reflecting the "sad state of affairs" on the campaign trail, candidates say.
Notable moment in the Octagon
Notable moment in the Octagon
Westlake Boys’ High School student Constatine Mataafa, 17, practises for the Big Sing finale in the Octagon yesterday.
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Land set for state homes being sold
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Land set for state homes being sold
Land once destined to provide state houses in Port Chalmers in Dunedin is being sold on Trade Me, but Kainga Ora is keeping quiet on whether there will be further land sales in the city.
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Tunnel section of trail project all go
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Tunnel section of trail project all go
The backers of a Dunedin cycle trail 20 years in the making can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Med school proposal ‘railroaded’
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Med school proposal ‘railroaded’
A "scatter-gun" conversation between the University of Otago and the government about the Waikato Medical School proposal suggests the project was railroaded from the start, opponents claim.
OUSA ‘has forgotten who it serves’: student representative
OUSA ‘has forgotten who it serves’: student representative
A student representative asked to resign by the Otago University Student’s Association is refusing to go, saying the student body has forgotten who it serves.
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‘Child maltreatment needs to be considered’
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‘Child maltreatment needs to be considered’
A paediatrician says "child maltreatment" has to be considered after a baby was diagnosed with more than a dozen broken bones.
Seaside paradise
Seaside paradise
The Seychelles? The Cook Islands? The Caribbean? In fact, it is Deborah Bay in Otago Harbour, where boats sat at anchor recently above a mosaic of sand and seaweed.
Privilege to work on windows, artist says
Privilege to work on windows, artist says
Stained glass artist Peter Mackenzie talks to the Friends of First Church yesterday about his work repairing the church’s windows.
Special Rigs for kids ready to roll
Special Rigs for kids ready to roll
Southern truck drivers are taking a day off on Sunday to put smiles on the faces of special needs children in Dunedin.
Two airlifted to hospital in serious condition as ute rolls
Two airlifted to hospital in serious condition as ute rolls
Two people were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after a ute rolled in a remote area near Lake Hāwea on Thursday.
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Hay fever hits as pollen dusts region
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Hay fever hits as pollen dusts region
Those with drippy noses and itchy eyes will already know — spring has arrived.
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Discovery of viruses not seen as alarming
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Discovery of viruses not seen as alarming
Researchers say there is no need for alarm after 83 endemic novel viruses were recently discovered in New Zealand.
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Mystery surrounds imperilled penguins
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Mystery surrounds imperilled penguins
Without more research, trying to save NZ crested penguins living on two subantarctic islands would be like "patching up a soldier in the war, then sending them back into the trenches".
Local Body Elections 2025: Mayoral candidate profiles - Dunedin
Local Body Elections 2025: Mayoral candidate profiles - Dunedin
The ODT asked Dunedin mayoralty candidates about navigating key challenges and their priorities.
Obituary: Visionary who founded landmark study
Obituary: Visionary who founded landmark study
Phil Silva personally raised plenty of children of his own, but it was the 1037 other children he "raised" — the original cohort in what is now known worldwide as the Dunedin Study — who will be his professional legacy.
Investigation into Beehive press secretary 'largely concluded'
Investigation into Beehive press secretary 'largely concluded'
The deep-dive prompted by the scandal surrounding ex-Beehive press secretary Michael Forbes has "largely concluded", but questions remain over what will be made public and when.
Rotorua Mayor 'shocked' after Hobson's Pledge uses her image
Rotorua Mayor 'shocked' after Hobson's Pledge uses her image
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has criticised Hobson's Pledge for using her image without permission in a social media post critical of Māori wards.