Alcohol thief chased down by Mormons
A group of Mormons saved the day after a man attempted to steal alcohol in Dunedin yesterday.
Teens steal 100 Mazdas in social media challenge, police believe
Teens steal 100 Mazdas in social media challenge, police believe
Police suspect social media challenges are driving a spate of Mazda thefts in Taranaki.
Live: DCC 10 year plan hearings
Live: DCC 10 year plan hearings
Watch full coverage of today's Dunedin City Council meeting.
Lowdown on high times
Lowdown on high times
Wyatt Ryder explores the student drug scene and the rise of MDMA — a party drug whose name often masks more sinister substances.
Arrest after boiling water thrown in police officer's face
Arrest after boiling water thrown in police officer's face
A Dunedin police officer was taken to hospital after boiling water was thrown at her face while on duty last night.
Otago students hit back at uni's rubbish plan targeting their homes
Otago students hit back at uni's rubbish plan targeting their homes
University of Otago wants the ability to fine students who have let the rubbish at their flats get out of control.
NZ teens among world's biggest internet users
NZ teens among world's biggest internet users
A report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows New Zealand's 15-year-olds spend more time on the internet than their peers in all countries except Denmark,...
Grant Robertson responds to pay freeze criticism
Grant Robertson responds to pay freeze criticism
Finance minister Grant Robertson says New Zealand's better than expected economic recovery does give the Government more options to support the economy.
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Requests from Dunedin residents about city council spending for the next decade range from a marina to calls for financial restraint.
Six of the best back on song
Six of the best back on song
After an enforced break through Covid-19 disruption last year, the University of Otago Capping Sextet was back in action during the latest capping events in Dunedin at the weekend.
$53m HPV test will save lives
$53m HPV test will save lives
The Government will spend $53million developing and rolling out a new HPV self-testing kit — a move that is expected to save 138 lives which otherwise would have been claimed by cervical cancer.
Plant sale’s success ‘amazing’
Plant sale’s success ‘amazing’
The Dunedin Botanic Garden and gardens across the city will benefit from a bumper plant sale held on Saturday.
Optimism wounded sea lion will survive
Optimism wounded sea lion will survive
The Department of Conservation is optimistic a sea lion that came ashore at an Otago Peninsula beach with an apparent great white shark bite can survive its wounds.
Mother’s Day gift for Prime Minister
Mother’s Day gift for Prime Minister
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital Trust chairman and Dunedin city councillor Steve Walker presents Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with a gift for her daughter, Neve Gayford, at Labour’s Southern Regional...
Poetry pulls at heart strings
Poetry pulls at heart strings
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival director Hannah Molloy admits she shed a tear on the final day of the four-day celebration of New Zealand’s top writing talent yesterday.
Criminality rich literary NZ narrative
Criminality rich literary NZ narrative
Killers, gang lords and drug barons were centre stage at the Dunedin Writers and Readers festival on Saturday, as two of New Zealand’s leading crime writers were grilled about their work.
Plaque for prolific Mills and Boon writer Essie Summers unveiled
Plaque for prolific Mills and Boon writer Essie Summers unveiled
True love never dies and truly great romance writers are never forgotten either.
Model train show attracts hundreds
Model train show attracts hundreds
The Dunedin Model Train Show has once again shown that South Island model train devotees are on the right track, the show’s convener says.
‘Beers Without Beards’ marks Mother’s Day
‘Beers Without Beards’ marks Mother’s Day
Flowers, theatre tickets, or spa vouchers might make more traditional Mother’s Day gifts, but this year some Dunedin mothers were treated to a less traditional Mother’s Day gift, a pint of beer.
Creating portraits in stitches
Creating portraits in stitches
Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield brought a little star power to the Otago Embroiderers Guild open day on Saturday.