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Giant pianos bound for Switzerland

Dunedin piano builder Adrian Mann sits at one of two Alexander pianos he is building for a buyer...

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Giant pianos bound for Switzerland

When someone from Switzerland emailed Dunedin piano builder Adrian Mann, asking him to build another one of his highly acclaimed and unusual Alexander pianos, he was sceptical.

Onwards and upwards

Onwards and upwards

Climber Julia Hodgson grips a crimp tightly while she competes in the NZAC National Indoor Bouldering Series in Dunedin.

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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill

AB Lime general manager Steven Smith speaks at the DCC 2034 LTP at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery...

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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill

A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

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Email addresses shared by ORC

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Email addresses shared by ORC

Hundreds of people have been caught up in a privacy breach after the Otago Regional Council broke confidentiality and shared their email addresses — twice.

Event keeps waste out of landfill

The Valley Project volunteer Ben Nicholls sorts through household appliances at the organisation...

Event keeps waste out of landfill

Old computers, bicycles and a lot of microwaves were just some of the household items a community organisation helped keep out of Dunedin’s landfill.

Govt funding falls short, hospice says

Govt funding falls short, hospice says

If you thought things were grim at the Otago Community Hospice, it could be a lot worse - we could lose the facility, through lack of funding.

‘Memory carries on’ with planting of trees, shrubs

REPORT: RUBY SHAW / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

‘Memory carries on’ with planting of trees, shrubs

Dunedin mother and daughter Antonella and Valentina, 11, Condliffe plant a shrub during a "Trees for Families" event at Rotary Park, Shiel Hill, yesterday.

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Uni was ‘the time of our lives’

University of Otago graduates (from left) Kate Harris, of Christchurch, Charlotte Johnstone, of...

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Uni was ‘the time of our lives’

A group of graduates, now living in the big smoke, will look back on their years at the University of Otago as "the time of our lives".

Auckland measles case confirmed to be ferry crew member

Auckland measles case confirmed to be ferry crew member

The person at the centre of a new measles alert in Auckland is a crew member on a Fullers360 ferry, the company has confirmed.

ATV roll-over leaves one dead, three injured

The Waikato Philips Search and Rescue helicopter. File photo: supplied/ Philips Search and Rescue...

ATV roll-over leaves one dead, three injured

One person is dead and three have been injured after an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) rolled in rural Waikato this afternoon.

Social media ban to be investigated

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Social media ban for young people to be investigated

The idea of banning young people from social media is to be formally investigated, the government has announced.

Teen caught with knife, fake gun at Melbourne stadium

A teenager has been caught with a knife and a fake gun while trying to enter an AFL match in Melbourne without a ticket.

Teen dead after disorder incident in Napier

Teen dead after disorder incident in Napier

A teenager has died after a serious incident in Napier overnight.

Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

Flashes are seen in the sky over Srinagar in Indian Kashmir after the India-Pakistan ceasefire...

Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities, and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact.

Firearms registry: Act invokes 'agree to disagree' clause

Firearms registry: Act invokes 'agree to disagree' clause

The Act Party has formally invoked its "agree to disagree" clause in its coalition agreement with National over the firearms registry.

Trump claims 'total reset' in China talks

US President Donald Trump has hailed talks with China in Switzerland, saying the two sides had negotiated "a total reset ... in a friendly, but constructive, manner".

More than $600m in cocaine seized off NSW coast

More than a tonne of cocaine worth over $600 million has been seized off Australia's east coast.

Govt to crack down on boy racers, fleeing drivers

New legislation will target street racing and other unlawful gatherings. Photo: NZ Police

Govt to crack down on boy racers, fleeing drivers

The government has announced harsher penalties for boy racers and fleeing drivers as it tries to clamp down on anti-social road behaviour.

Son of couple killed by ram furious over inquiry decision

Alfred Helge Hansen and Gaye Hansen were killed by a rogue ram at their West Auckland property...

Son of couple killed by ram furious over inquiry decision

It has been a year since an elderly couple were found dead on their four-hectare lifestyle property after a rogue ram entered their paddock and killed them.

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

The Archway Lecture Theatre building. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

An award-winning Otago University lecture theatre slated for demolition has been slammed as "hideous", "fugly as hell" and looking like "a toilet block".

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