Drug dealer to serve term of home detention
A freezing worker who ran a drug-delivery business around Mosgiel will be confined to his home for the next six months.
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Court of Appeal clears judge
Court of Appeal clears judge
A Dunedin judge accused of bias and excessively intervening during a trial has been cleared by the Court of Appeal.
Ultra-fast broadband benefits extolled
Ultra-fast broadband benefits extolled
Creating an ultra-fast broadband infrastructure for Dunedin will be as important for the city as building an electricity network was 150 years ago, Digital Community Trust chairman John Gallaher says.
Win cool but not perfect
Win cool but not perfect
Not many things really annoy Tobias Devereux.
Petition backs memorial
Petition backs memorial
A petition calling for the memorial of Dunedin photographer Riley Baker to remain in its prsent location is gaining support online.
Man's car found in thick bush
Man's car found in thick bush
The vehicle of Dunedin man Stephen Lowe has been discovered where it has been abandoned since he went missing on Friday, police say.
Chiming in to greet returning albatross
Chiming in to greet returning albatross
Ringing a church bell looks pretty simple until you start yanking on the rope.
Ministry and ORC tackle bus issue
Ministry and ORC tackle bus issue
The Ministry of Education and the Otago Regional Council are working together, in the wake of the Go Bus school route cancellations to ensure there are suitable transport options for affected pupils.
Mother in 'panic mode'
Mother in 'panic mode'
The mother of a Dunedin North Intermediate pupil is in ''panic mode'' after learning the bus route which takes her son to school from St Leonards will stop running in two weeks.
Cancer revelation dismay
Cancer revelation dismay
The Southern District Health Board was scrambling yesterday to back-track on what had appeared to be an admission from its chief medical officer that delays in its urology department could have...
Last chance for party leaders to impress
Last chance for party leaders to impress
Prime Minister Bill English has one final chance tonight to hose away the stardust when he faces Labour leader Jacinda Ardern on the final leaders debate.
Farmers point to unintended consequences
Farmers point to unintended consequences
Labour's planned water charge could have unintended consequences, including more corporate ownership and dairy conversion, irate farmers said at Labour's water policy meeting in Dunedin last night.
So close to sanctuary...
So close to sanctuary...
By Breana Bates - Year 13, Kaikorai Valley College
Blood spots
Blood spots
By Oscar Tobeck - Year 10, Kaikorai Valley College
Fuel shortage hits more flights, petrol stations
Fuel shortage hits more flights, petrol stations
Air New Zealand is restricting ticket sales and will cancel some international flights as it deals with the shortage of jet fuel in Auckland.
Court to hear appeal against Pistorius
Court to hear appeal against Pistorius
A South African court will hear the state's appeal against the six-year murder sentence handed to Paralympian gold medallist Oscar Pistorius.
Support for Baker memorial petition
Support for Baker memorial petition
A petition calling for the memorial of Dunedin photographer Riley Baker to remain in its current location is gaining support online.
Car winds up down Kenmure bank
Car winds up down Dunedin bank
A person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital after a car reversed across a road and down a bank in Kenmure.
Suu Kyi condemns rights violations
Suu Kyi condemns rights violations
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has condemned all human rights violations, saying anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law, and feels deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in conflict.
Tirikatene strong, but Turei campaigning hard
Tirikatene strong, but Turei campaigning hard
Dene Mackenzie profiles the Te Tai Tonga electorate.