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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making

Dunedin Returned and Services Association posy-making co-ordinator Sally Turner holds some of the...

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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making

Being surrounded by Royal New Zealand Navy equipment in the cavernous HMNZS Toroa base in Dunedin is the perfect environment for making posies for Anzac Day.

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Further jail time after man assaults girlfriend

Tyler McPherson, pictured here last year when he was jailed for two and a-half years for a spate...

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Further jail time after man assaults girlfriend

A Dunedin man has had further jail time tacked on to his sentence for beating up his girlfriend after she brandished a knife.

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Highlanders youth avoids conviction

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Highlanders youth avoids conviction

An under-20 Highlanders rugby player who beat up a man and stomped on his head has sidestepped a conviction to protect his ‘‘high prospects’’.

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Students represent fallen old boys at assembly

Otago Boys’ High School year 10 students prepare to place the crosses of 36 old boys who died in...

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Students represent fallen old boys at assembly

Every time a student stood up during Otago Boys’ High School’s special Anzac assembly yesterday, it signified one of the old boys who was killed at Gallipoli.

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

A Dunedin woman was left to suffer after having three referrals for X-rays rejected as Health New Zealand declines almost 20,000 requests for treatment a year in the South.

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Doorn takes pragmatic view of new stadium

Dom Gardiner, of the Crusaders, takes the ball in the lineout during his team’s Super Rugby match...

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Doorn takes pragmatic view of new stadium

As the new $683 million stadium opened in Christchurch last night, southerners were advised not to see it as an arch rival but as a cousin who should enjoy their time in the sun.

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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

Event organiser Steve Tripp on a training run at the start of the Silver Stream race tracks....

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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

An organiser of many endurance events around Dunedin says proposed changes to a council bylaw are going to damage the city’s reputation as a popular trail city.

Pedestrian hit by car

Police speak to witnesses after a car hit a pedestrian in Baldwin St, North East Valley, yesterday at 11am. A police spokeswoman said the road was not blocked and...

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Questions raised over NYE music

New Year's revellers in the Octagon farewell 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Questions raised over NYE music

A Dunedin band hand-picked to support the Foo Fighters might not be the right fit for the city’s ‘‘family friendly’’ New Year’s Eve celebrations, some councillors believe.

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DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

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DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

Putting pressure on Aurora Energy to deliver higher dividends is short-sighted, a Dunedin City councillor has warned.

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Slow start to voting in council by-election

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Slow start to voting in council by-election

Only one in 10 voters have had their say in Dunedin’s by-election.

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The government’s school reforms are about building a solid foundation for New Zealand’s future, Education Minister Erica Stanford tells political editor Mike Houlahan. But teachers and principals are far from happy with the proposed curriculum changes.

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