Prestigious scholarship awarded
University of Otago law graduate Oliver Hailes has gained a life-changing $300,000 Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
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Search goes on in Catlins for missing Dunedin man
Search goes on in Catlins for missing Dunedin man
The search for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe will continue today after yesterday's ''significant'' search in the Catlins turned up no results.
Hanami happiness
Hanami happiness
Johan (12) and his sister Lisa Lokman (10) take part in a Hanami cherry blossom viewing event in front of the University of Otago clocktower yesterday.
Volatility in last of debates
Volatility in last of debates
The final leaders debate between Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern reflected the final 1News Colmar Brunton poll in volatility.
Highs, lows and everything in between
Highs, lows and everything in between
The velvety tones of some of Dunedin's most well-known radio presenters poured from movie speakers rather than Dunedin radios last night.
Heritage legal ploy slammed
Heritage legal ploy slammed
An Environment Court judge has described a Dunedin man's case against the owner of an award-winning heritage redevelopment as ''at best adversarial and at worst malicious''.
Concern over pile work
Concern over pile work
Port Chalmers residents appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach to the nine months of pile-driving due to start soon as Port Otago extends one of its wharves.
Tahuna staff dispute bus route's 'declining patronage'
Tahuna staff dispute bus route's 'declining patronage'
Staff at Tahuna Intermediate are fuming after Go Bus suggested their packed bus service to and from Otago Peninsula was canned because of declining patronage.
Free bus travel for all tomorrow
Free bus travel for all tomorrow
It seems there really is such a thing as a free ride.
By-election in Strath Taieri
By-election in Strath Taieri
A new member could be elected to the Strath Taieri Community Board by Christmas.
Southern communities on the outer
Southern communities on the outer
Southern voters have every right to feel neglected during the 2017 campaign, with few visits by the two leaders of the major parties, Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.
Woodhouse critical of 'push poll'
Woodhouse critical of 'push poll'
National MP Michael Woodhouse has rubbished a ''push poll'' conducted by the Labour Party about the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.
Jailed after confession of assault on partner
Jailed after confession of assault on partner
Despite being beaten with a metal pole, a shearer's pregnant partner wants to resume her relationship with her attacker after he is released from jail.
Home detention for sex with girl (15)
Home detention for sex with girl (15)
A Dunedin man who seduced a 15-year-old girl over the internet has narrowly avoided a prison term for sexual offending.
Pair admit kidnapping man left by rural road
Pair admit kidnapping man left by rural road
A duo has admitted kidnapping a Dunedin man and abandoning him on a rural roadside.
Aurora flight in March from Christchurch
Aurora flight in March from Christchurch
In the wake of the successful chartered flight from Dunedin to see the Aurora Australis earlier this year, the organisers have chartered another flight to the auroral zone in March next year.
UFO house to stay in Warrington; seller 'over the moon'
UFO house to stay in Warrington; seller 'over the moon'
The owner of Dunedin's UFO house is ''over the moon'' she has found a buyer who absolutely loves the structure.
Poll: Who won the final debate?
Poll: Who won the final debate?
Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern clashed again tonight as they made a last ditch attempt to sway voters ahead of the election.
Final debate just a shouting match
Final debate just a shouting match
It started well, but the final leaders' debate between Jacinda Ardern and Bill English descended into a pointless shouting match, says ODT's political editor Dene Mackenzie.
Payback for 7000 most needy beneficiaries
Payback for 7000 most needy beneficiaries
More than 7000 of New Zealand's most desperate beneficiaries have been short-changed by the Government - and they're about to get payback.