Labour candidates’ campaigns launched
About 60 enthusiastic Labour Party supporters gathered to officially launch campaigns for Marian Hobbs and Steve Walker.
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Climate change threat to penguins’ future
Climate change threat to penguins’ future
A stronghold of yellow-eyed penguins on New Zealand’s subantarctic islands looks to be stable now, but looming threats of climate change mean even there they face an uncertain future, a researcher...
Cr subject of eleven complaints
Cr subject of eleven complaints
Eleven complaints of inappropriate behaviour - including angry and threatening outbursts - have been levelled against Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis this term, it has been confirmed.
Special kid now driving a rig
Special kid now driving a rig
Life came full circle yesterday for one Oamaru truck driver.
Thieves targeting campervans: police
Thieves targeting campervans: police
Thieves targeting campervans north of Dunedin have made off with passports and money.
Serious injuries after crash down bank
Serious injuries after crash down bank
One person was taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries after a vehicle crashed down a bank in Dunedin on Saturday morning.
New owner of Sammy's sign needs 'a bigger room'
New owner of Sammy's sign needs 'a bigger room'
The proud new owner of a large piece of Otago music history says she will now need a bigger room.
Warning for hatchery
Warning for hatchery
A Dunedin salmon hatchery has been given an official warning for record-keeping breaches.
Match held to mark Islamic holy festival
Match held to mark Islamic holy festival
Football was the winner on the day - and so were the Blue n' Gold Bobbies.
Special Rigs event performs its magic
Special Rigs event performs its magic
It was like Christmas for the hundreds of children who rode in trucks and the hundreds more who lined the streetsof Dunedin for the annual Special Rigs for Special Kids event yesterday.
Cook-off contest hat-trick for college chef
Cook-off contest hat-trick for college chef
Success is sweet for the head chef at Aquinas College, who has whisked away top prize at a University of Otago cook-off for the third time.
The cat came back, five years later
The cat came back, five years after going missing
A Masterton family have been reunited with their long-lost cat five years after it went missing.
Aussie shock jock gagged in mural
Aussie shock jock gagged in mural
A mural depicting shock jock Alan Jones wearing a ball-gag head harness has popped up on an inner Sydney wall.
US must compromise over trade: Johnson
US must compromise over trade: Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the US must lower trade barriers and open up parts of its economy to British firms, citing a wide range of markets from cars to cauliflowers.
Serious data breach at Ministry
Serious data breach at Ministry
Private details of hundreds of young New Zealanders, including passports, birth certificates and drivers' licence details, were exposed on a Government website during a digital security breach.
Sun, families out for special day
Sun, families out for special day
Dunedin has turned on the sunshine for Special Rigs for Special Kids today.
Cops fire tear gas in fresh Hong Kong protest
Cops fire tear gas in fresh Hong Kong protest
Police fired volleys of tear gas to break up protests after activists threw petrol bombs and bricks in Hong Kong.
Man dead after South Auckland assault
Man dead after South Auckland assault
A man is dead after an assault in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu last night.
Twin sister lifestylers popular on Instagram
Twin sister lifestylers popular on Instagram
Twin sisters studying at the University of Otago have hit the sweet spot online, gaining more than 10,000 followers on their Instagram account.
Bowling device 'a great bloody thing'
Bowling device 'a great bloody thing'
Dunedin lawn bowlers struggling to get down to deliver have been invited to try a device designed to extend their playing days and keep greenkeepers happy.