Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim
Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim
Dunedin's David Hutchinson has abandoned his bid to swim across Cook Strait after setting out this morning.
E-scooter rider hit by train named
E-scooter rider hit by train named
The man who died after being struck by a train while riding an e-scooter at a level crossing in Christchurch has been named.
Police didn't go to campground after disorder call
Police didn't go to campground after disorder call
Police say they didn't tend the Mt Maunganui campground after receiving a call about a disorder incident referencing a potential landslip hours before a deadly landslide.
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".
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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’
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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’
An 11th-hour discussion with an independent investigator could determine whether a Dunedin city councillor’s complaint about "discriminatory remarks" goes any further.
Two-car crash closes intersection
Two-car crash closes intersection
Emergency services attend a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Midland and Otaki Sts in South Dunedin yesterday.
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Cocaine use in Otago up sharply
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Cocaine use in Otago up sharply
Cocaine is both cheaper to get and more popular than ever as data shows use in Otago has doubled in the past three years.
Food prof and Pavlova author dies
Food professor and Pavlova author dies
Former University of Otago food anthropology professor emerita Helen Leach (ONZM) has died in Christchurch, aged 80.
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Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned
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Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned
Figures in the city’s music scene are lamenting the loss of "the birthplace" of the Dunedin Sound as the site was reduced to rubble this week.
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Mystery luxury private jet appears in Dunedin
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Mystery luxury private jet appears in Dunedin
Mystery surrounds the occupants of a globe-trotting $75 million private jet that touched down at Dunedin Airport yesterday.
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Region’s public transport gets top marks
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Region’s public transport gets top marks
Otago's AA members have ranked the region’s public transport as the best nationwide — a sign the Otago Regional Council is on the right track, the local chairman says.
Mastering volunteering
Mastering volunteering
Alyson Manning (left), of Dunedin, learns details of her role as a volunteer for the New Zealand Masters Games from organiser Sylvie Brosnahan at the Edgar Centre yesterday.
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Post shop operators condemn closures
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Post shop operators condemn closures
The addition of two more NZ Post outlets to be closed, in Oamaru and in the Octagon in Dunedin, has shocked the store’s owners, who have vowed to fight the "ratshit" decision.
Changing up bathroom space
Changing up bathroom space
Work to replace the toilet block near the railway pedestrian overbridge in central Dunedin has begun.
DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head
DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head
The Dunedin City Council is seeking providers to lead its chief executive recruitment process.
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Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’
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Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’
If you had asked Claire Cameron a couple of months ago what the statistical probability was of her winning a prestigious national statistics award, she would have said "Zero - absolutely zero".
Peninsula walker takes a tumble
Peninsula walker takes a tumble
Emergency services rescue a patient after a fall near the Soldier’s Memorial in Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula.
West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury
West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury
Provocative rapper Kanye West has explained himself once again — this time in a full-page ad in yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal.
Invite to Board of Peace needs 'measured look'
Invite to Trump's Board of Peace needs 'measured look': Peters
The Foreign Affairs Minister says the invitation for Christopher Luxon to join the Board of Peace for Gaza is a "multi-faceted" issue and requires a "measured look".
Singing national anthem mandated in NT schools
Singing national anthem mandated in NT schools
Public school students in Australia's Northern Territory must sing the national anthem at all assemblies and special events to help restore pride in the country, a new ruling says.
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