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Bigger procession, two-session format for this year’s midwinter carnival

A glowing dragon exhales a smoke cloud over visitors eagerly waiting to be let into the Dunedin...

Bigger procession, two-session format for this year’s midwinter carnival

The Dunedin Midwinter Carnival is back for another year with a new format and a bigger procession set to be staged.

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Don’t ‘lie’: claim cuts not over fuel

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Don’t ‘lie’: claim cuts not over fuel

A home care service has denied cutting visits over fuel prices, a comment rubbished by one Dunedin client.

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Ong to be offered help with pitch

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Ong to be offered help with pitch

Dunedin City Council staff are to talk with Cr Benedict Ong after Easter about how they may support a presentation from him about debt financing.

Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’

Gurjit Singh’s father Nishan — his mother Swarn Kaur is consoled by family friend Hiran Patel in...

Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’

A Dunedin man has been jailed for life for the killing of his ex-employee, but the reason for his frenzied attack may never be known.

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'Deadliest hedge' inspires new guidebook

Dunedin track and trail guidebook author Antony Hamel beside the ‘‘Oculus Hedge’’, in Braeburn St...

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'Deadliest hedge' inspires new guidebook

If you are an arborist or topiary enthusiast, this might send you over the hedge.

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Trucking firms fear having to shed staff

R&R Hiab Services Ltd owner Ray Casey fears the worst from rising fuel prices. Photo: Supplied

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Trucking firms fear having to shed staff

An Otago transport company owner says it may only be a few months before he has to start reducing drivers’ hours, or, worst-case scenario, start laying staff off, if diesel prices continue to soar.

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Depot asbestos contamination ‘no secret’

Razor wire-topped gates were recently erected by the Dunedin City Council to keep homeless people...

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Depot asbestos contamination ‘no secret’

Workers were warned not to go into parts of a bus depot which homeless people were sleeping in, due to health and safety concerns over asbestos, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.

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Winning image ‘unique and strong’

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Winning image ‘unique and strong’

Farmers and gardeners abhor them for their destructive nature — and let’s face it, they are not the most photogenic of insects.

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Ongoing protest highlights pay equity

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Ongoing protest highlights pay equity

Union protesters gathered in Queens Gardens yesterday to highlight pay equity issues.

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Dunedin Emmy winner dies after cancer battle

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McNaughton remembered for ‘amazing’ contribution

Dunedin man Craig McNaughton, who was nominated for a second Emmy Award on the day he died, has been remembered for his huge contribution to revolutionising televised sport.

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Mixed response to Alcohol Act changes

Bars in the Octagon, central Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Mixed response to Alcohol Act changes

Not all owners of bars in Dunedin’s Octagon are jumping for joy at the prospect of relaxed laws on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Bill to ease holiday alcohol restrictions passes final reading

The bill was put forward by Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. Photo: RNZ

Bill to ease holiday alcohol restrictions passes final reading

Legislation to ease alcohol restrictions over Easter, Anzac Day, and Christmas has passed its third and final reading at Parliament.

'Extremely unlikely' man who fell from Cook Strait ferry survived

CCTV camera footage from the ferry confirmed the man went into the water just after 11pm - about...

'Extremely unlikely' man who fell from Cook Strait ferry survived

Police say it is extremely unlikely that a man who went overboard from a Cook Strait ferry earlier this week has survived.

Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods says he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.

Fugitive cop-killer's body formally identified

Fugitive cop-killer's body formally identified

Double police-killer Dezi Freeman has been officially confirmed as the man killed in a hail of bullets outside a shipping container in a rural hideout.

BSA decision 'bordering on fascist': Peters

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

BSA decision 'bordering on fascist': Peters

Winston Peters says the Broadcasting Standards Authority is "bordering on fascist" after it concluded it has jurisdiction over online media service The Platform.

Fears new subdivision could 'fragment' township

The public may not get a say on whether a large 700-800 home subdivision on 126ha of farmland in Canterbury goes ahead.

Ex-cop's life spiralled into violence

Former constable Samuel Sweetman graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College in 2014....

Ex-cop's life spiralled into violence

The court was told how the former NZ police constable confronted an ex-colleague, and asked him "what the f*** are you smiling at?" before punching him multiple times in the face.

Kiwis not getting their five-plus a day: vege boss

Process Vegetables New Zealand chair David Hadfield said there has been a significant drop in the...

Kiwis not getting their five-plus a day: vege boss

At a time when both Wattie's and McCain have announced factory closures, supermarket retailer Woolworths says sales of frozen vegetables have been declining.

Son spends food budget on video game 'gems'

Six-year-old spends Dad's food budget on video game 'gems'

A six-year-old who spent $800 buying "gems" for his video games left his father without enough money to pay for food.

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