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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

Habit Health Dunedin rehabilitation coach Jack Murray stretches Nick Chisholm’s muscles in...

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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

When Nick Chisholm took his first few "very wobbly", partially supported steps on a treadmill recently, he joked: "finally - it only took 25 years and 6 days of full-on rehab".

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Not many teens followed current sleep guidelines, but those who did experienced little difference...

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Just when we thought we had pre-bedtime routines all worked out, new research suggests avoiding screen time, exercise and food for an hour before sleep may not actually help.

Candidates give views on theatre

Candidates give views on theatre

Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.

Car ‘flew over’ garden

Car ‘flew over’ garden

A neighbour watched a car fly over a garden before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel yesterday.

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

The self-inflicted death of a Dunedin 12-year-old has sparked calls to remove the stigma around discussing suicide.

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

As the govt reviews gun control laws, Otago Uni researchers hope the panel will take notice of their latest study, which has found firearms incidents are costing NZ $322 million a year.

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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km effort raises funds for trust

The Riley family, (from left) Will, Bid and Andy, after Will completed his endurance fundraising...

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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km effort raises funds for trust

Will Riley did it for his mum and his mum did it for him.

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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

Former Nasa astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria during a spacewalk (EVA) on the International Space...

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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

"You don’t have to be Superman, you don’t have to be Einstein, you don’t have to be Da Vinci."

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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

Cruise ships berthed at Port Otago. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

Cruise ship visits are down by about 15% in Dunedin this summer and Mickey and Minnie Mouse are not going to make an appearance as tourism businesses face a hit in the pocket.

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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

After five years of hibernation, Dunedin Railways is back with a bang as train travel becomes trendy and tourists flock to travelling on the tracks.

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Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

Albums by seminal Dunedin Sound band The Bats including 1993’s Silverbeet and 1991’s Fear Of God...

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Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

The number of Dunedin bands pulling their music from Spotify is on the rise amid concerns about its chief executive’s backing of an AI weapons company.

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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many amazing things, but it failed to predict David Rozado would win a major research award at the Aotearoa AI Awards.

In tune with the seasons

In tune with the seasons

People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday.

Putting a shine on history

Putting a shine on history

Restoration man Shem Sutherland, with grandson Archie Scorgie, 4, puts gold trimming on steam locomotive Josephine in Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

A man facing financial difficulties expected a $100,000 payday when he agreed to help import nearly 50kg of methamphetamine.

Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

Professor Peter Browett is a consultant haematologist at Auckland City Hospital and Director of...

Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

Blood cancer patients waiting for stem cell transplants are being given extra rounds of chemotherapy and some are dying when that no longer works, a specialist says.

Outward Bound breaks barriers with 60-plus course

Sally Anderson, 65, says going on an Outward Bound course was a bit of a dream for her. Photo:...

Outward Bound breaks barriers with 60-plus course

Outward Bound is pushing the age boundary, with a new course aimed at those 60-plus.

Man arrested in alleged $68k credit card fraud

Police have arrested a man in connection with more than 40 fraud-related offences totalling more than $68,000.

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

Pedestrians battle against the weather as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan. Photo: AP

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

A New Zealander living in southern China says her workplace is shut, streets are quiet and authorities are clearing anything that could be taken away in winds as a super typhoon bears down.

More victims of child sex offender come forward

A convicted child sex offender currently serving a 12-year prison term has had another 10 years added to his sentence after two more victims came forward.

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