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Fire, ambulance callout to battery gassing incident

Fire, ambulance callout to battery gassing incident

Three people were taken to Dunedin Hospital yesterday after accidentally inhaling chemical vapour from a lithium ion battery at a South Dunedin store.

Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

Regent Theatre Book Sale volunteer Oliver Harman lends a hand getting thousands of books sorted...

Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

If you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book Sale last year, rest-assured you will have your chance this weekend.

Mesmerising traditions

Mesmerising traditions

Worshippers pray during the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve at Boen San Bio temple in Tangerang, Indonesia, yesterday.

Two killed in ice rink shooting

People embrace near a police officer outside the Dennis M Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink...

Two killed in ice rink shooting

At least two people were killed in a mass shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink yesterday, authorities said.

Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

Dive Otago students Gus Bixley (left) and Josh Fleming show some of the rubbish they recovered...

Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

The view from above is stunning but the view down below is not so good.

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Prisoner assaulted corrections officers

The Otago Corrections Facility. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Prisoner assaulted corrections officers

A prisoner who attacked three corrections officers while behind bars received no further punishment for the assaults.

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Prison term after 57th driving conviction

The case is being heard in the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Prison term after 57th driving conviction

A man who was sent to prison after racking up his 57th conviction for disqualified driving complained "you’d think I’d murdered someone".

Cheap meals on wheels heading to campus

The $3 lunch lady Jane Beecroft is back, bringing cheap meals to Dunedin with her food truck...

Cheap meals on wheels heading to campus

The force behind the university’s famed $3 lunches is heading back to the campus with another cut-price meal deal.

Rain reigns supreme

University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which...

Rain reigns supreme

After wreaking havoc across New Zealand, a low pressure system arrived in Dunedin on Monday night, bringing heavy rain.

Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

Otago Boys’ High School robotics team the "Indiana Drones" (from left) Declan Gemmell, Jack...

Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

A group of Dunedin secondary school students are hoping a bingo night will help them make it to Texas for an international robotics competition.

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South gets tiny slice of infrastructure spend

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ

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South gets tiny slice of infrastructure spend

The South has less than 5% of the total infrastructure spend the country wants over the next 30 years.

Consultation to take new approach

Consultation to take new approach

Lessons learnt from consulting the public about Aurora Energy’s future could influence how the Dunedin City Council seeks feedback on another big issue — Enterprise Dunedin’s future.

Adjustment to managing major contracts

Adjustment to managing major contracts

The Dunedin City Council plans to adjust the way major contracts are kept on track.

Triple collision

Triple collision

Emergency services attend a crash at the intersection of Cargill and Stuart Sts yesterday at 9.05am.

Alleged romance scammer in court

The 44-year-old Auckland woman appeared in Auckland District Court. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZ

Alleged romance scammer accused of duping Dunedin man appears in court

A woman accused of defrauding a Dunedin man out of more than half a million dollars in an alleged 18-year romance scam has appeared in court.

Mother on trial over alleged ‘medical child abuse'

A mother accused of medically abusing her child "wanted to be seen as the medical mother of a sick child", the Crown has alleged.

Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Photo: Getty

Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

Australia's One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been criticised after an extraordinary anti-Muslim rant that has been widely condemned.

Govt mulls toll for Auckland Harbour Bridge

Govt mulls toll for Auckland Harbour Bridge

The government is seeking advice on whether to bring in a toll on the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge, to help pay for a second Waitematā Harbour crossing.

Akaroa to remain cut off overnight due to flooding, slips

Flooding on State Highway 75 on Banks Peninsula. Photo: NZTA

Akaroa to remain cut off overnight due to flooding, slips

The town of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway 75 closed because of flooding and slips.

Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

Angus Ta’avao at a Highlanders training session late last year. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

New Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao has made the gut-wrenching announcement that his ‘‘beautiful boy’’ Leo has died.

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