Sri Lankan Christmas celebration resonates with talent
A group of more than 100 Sri Lankans residing in Dunedin held their Christmas Celebration programme on 25th December at the St Patrick's Basilica community hall.
Staying safe between the flags
Staying safe between the flags
Just now a seal made his way back into the water staying safe between the flags at Brighton Beach, Dunedin.
View from Rotary Park on Saturday morning
View from Rotary Park on Saturday morning
What a great view from Rotary Park off Highcliff Road on Saturday morning.
Australia suspends travel bubble with NZ
Australia suspends travel bubble with NZ
Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.
The South Today bulletin: Monday, January 25
The South Today bulletin: Monday, January 25
The South Today bulletin: Monday, January 25
More Canterbury homes threatened by fire
More Canterbury homes threatened by fire
Homes are under threat from a fire burning north of Christchurch after some of the city's residents fled another blaze earlier in the day.
Arrest over theft of puppy outside dairy
Arrest over theft of puppy outside dairy
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the theft of a puppy from outside a Christchurch dairy earlier this month.
Australia approves first Covid vaccine; rollout set to start next month
Australia approves first Covid vaccine; rollout set to start next month
The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has been provisionally approved for use in Australia, and the first jabs are set for late next month.
NSW issues health alert for travellers from NZ
NSW issues health alert for travellers from NZ
Health alerts have been issued in New South Wales for recent travellers from New Zealand, after a new community Covid-19 case was discovered in Northland.
Missing Dunedin teen found safe and well
Missing Dunedin teen found safe and well
A teenager reported missing in Dunedin since last week has been found safe and well.
Hipkins confirms positive case is South African variant
Hipkins confirms positive case is South African variant
The Covid-19 community case in Northland is the South African strain, Covid recovery minister Chris Hipkins says.
Sanders happy viral mitten meme may raise millions for charity
Sanders happy viral mitten meme may raise millions for charity
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the famed curmudgeon photographed at President Joe Biden's inauguration wearing mittens and a scowl behind his facemask in an image that instantly became a meme, said...
Dog handler's 40 years in the field celebrated
Dog handler's 40 years in the field celebrated
Getting caught taking an apple off a tree in Christchurch as a young boy led to four decades of sniffing out the bad guys, illicit drugs and cash with man's best friend for a celebrated police officer.
Positive case closes businesses and attractions
Positive case closes businesses and attractions
Businesses and attractions are closed from Waikato to Northland after discovering they are at the centre of a new Covid scare that emerged in New Zealand's northernmost region.
Solar farm proposed after landfill closure
Solar farm proposed after landfill closure
When the Green Island landfill reaches capacity it could be capped with a $10million solar farm.
Virus ups SDHB costs by $26m
Virus ups SDHB costs by $26m
Projects have been delayed or cancelled and services are managing bottlenecks of patients as the Southern District Health Board copes with the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
Care alerts as case traced
Care alerts as case traced
A woman visited 30 locations around Northland before developing symptoms and testing positive for Covid-19.
Reflected glory
Reflected glory
The facade of Dunedin’s historic Central Fire Station, long masked by buildings across the road on St Andrew St, can now be seen in all its glory thanks to the demolition programme being carried...
Whanau enjoy fun day
Whanau enjoy fun day
Marlow Park in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda was filled on Saturday for Dunedin police’s annual Whanau Fun Day, designed to flatten the curve of family harm incidents police attend at this time of...
Fire threatens sea lion breeding area
Fire threatens sea lion breeding area
A scrub fire in Warrington posed a risk to a sea lion breeding area yesterday.