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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk

An application by the West Taieri Rugby Football Club for a special liquor licence has been...

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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk

Reports of discarded bottles, a wobbly patron and "fresh vomit" have called the sale of alcohol at Outram’s rugby club into question.

Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told

Unions Otago convener Andrew Tait. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told

Dunedin workers who turned out in force yesterday to demand better rights were told the union movement is under attack.

Bus driver ‘a fighter’ who gave his all for his family

A Dunedin bus driver who was given a second lease on life has been remembered as "a fighter" who used his final moments to give back to his family.

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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m

The AB Lime landfill in Winton, Southland. Photo: Supplied

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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m

Dunedin's proposed Smooth Hill tip has been rubbished as a "foolhardy" waste of $92.4 million by a Southland landfill operator.

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DCC fireworks revival 'may have been fine' says man who lost eye

Wayne Boss, of Dunedin says his life has changed dramatically since debris from fireworks struck...

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DCC fireworks revival 'may have been fine' says man who lost eye

A man who was blinded in one eye by a firework at a council-run event in Dunedin says a new location that was pitched might have been a good solution.

Incubator to help babies in a new way

Little miracles Dunedin family support co-ordinator Shelley Gormon (centre) and Dunedin hospital...

Incubator to help babies in a new way

A piece of lifesaving equipment has a found a new home in a Dunedin supermarket, continuing to support New Zealand’s littlest miracles.

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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony

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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony

A Dunedin man with a "horrible" history of violence has been sentenced to home detention after trying to throw his ex-partner off a balcony.

Trading big game for ducks

Vincent (left), his father Cobus Franklin, Nathan and his father Wayne Wade look forward to the...

Trading big game for ducks

You will be aiming for mallards if you want the best-tasting duck tacos this weekend, 17-year-old Nathan Wade says.

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

An image taken during the drone inspection of the chimney stack shows significant cracks. PHOTO:...

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

The decision to pull down part of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum is a sad but necessary one, a museum trustee says.

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Right turn may be axed: NZTA

Traffic turns right off St Andrew St into Cumberland St, Dunedin, yesterday. Transport officials...

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Right turn may be axed: NZTA

A well-used right turn on to State Highway 1 in central Dunedin could be removed, it has been signalled.

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

Litter lies strewn in Castle St yesterday, the debris of a night of revelry in the student...

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

The issue of glass bottles in North Dunedin is about to become a "high-priority topic" as the council prepares to send its alcohol policy back to the drawing board.

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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks

Surfing New Zealand South Island director Jimi Higgins says a Dunedin City Council proposal to...

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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks

Proposed parking changes at St Clair Beach present "pros and cons" for surfers, but nearby businesses could benefit from an end to people taking up a parking spot all day.

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

Dentistry PhD student Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu with one of the comics she has created to promote...

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

When Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu tentatively suggested producing a comic book for her PhD in dentistry, she expected an overanimated and colourless frown from her supervisor.

Height associated with cancer risk

Height associated with cancer risk

The tall and short of it is, new research shows the many different types of genetic factors that can influence height in people can also affect their health.

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Rugby offers leadership experience

Concord School’s new principal Glen Beadle. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Rugby offers leadership experience

A Dunedin school’s new principal is planning on bringing some of the lessons he has learnt on the rugby field into the classroom.

Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail

Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail

A Dunedin man who led police on a 60km car chase to Palmerston may have been wondering why he just could not shake them off.

Another fatal bus stop assault in Auckland

A man assaulted at a bus stop in Auckland's Papatoetoe at the weekend has now died in hospital.

Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters at Parliament. File...

Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt

Donald Trump’s aggressive protectionism could threaten the unity of New Zealand’s coalition government, warns Prof Robert Patman.

Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'

Juliana Bonilla-Herrera was murdered in her Addington flat in January 2022. Photo: Supplied

Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'

A probation officer for a convicted rapist who stabbed a woman to death in Christchurch has told her grieving sister they had no authority to check who was living next door to him.

Passport fees to increase from tomorrow

Registrar-General and general manager Jeff Montgomery said people may need passports quickly for...

Passport fees to increase from tomorrow

Passport fees are set to increase from tomorrow, as a result of rising costs to produce them.

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