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Twin sister makes first call
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Twin sister makes first call
It is large, but not quite large enough to be a big sister — more of a twin perhaps.
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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital
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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital
A neighbour of a derelict former Dunedin hospital hopes it can be made safe after fire crews spent close to 12 hours to suppress yet another blaze at the site yesterday.
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
Motorists are being asked to be "considerate" amid a parking free-for-all in Dunedin’s Albany St.
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark may be 93 but he is not slowing down around environmental issues.
Social club pushes back on licence objection
Social club pushes back on licence objection
The Dunedin City Council’s staff-only social club has hit back at an objection to its liquor licence, labelling the concerns as "entirely without merit".
Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition
Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition
Facing much older competition did not stop the pupils from a Dunedin primary school winning a regional Lego competition.
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$393k boost to lure Australians to South
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$393k boost to lure Australians to South
A shot of government funding will help the South flaunt its trademark scenery and hospitality to an international market, a regional tourism manager says.
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
It was a walk back down the family tree for an Australian woman at Larnach Castle yesterday.
Operatic feast goes down well
Operatic feast goes down well
Opera Otago is definitely alive and well, at present in the ideal venue of Nations Church in South Dunedin, cooking up a potpourri of arias and choruses
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
Typically, an ice sculpture sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon is pretty safe.
Army chief gets immunity for life
Army chief gets immunity for life
Pakistan has granted lifelong immunity to Field Marshal Asim Munir, in a move that will further entrench the military’s grip on power in the nuclear-armed nation.
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Pupils share their cultures with school
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Pupils share their cultures with school
A Dunedin primary school pupil descended from a family of Soviet-era circus performers jumped at the chance to show off her Russian roots.
Obituary: Duchess of Kent, royal
Obituary: Duchess of Kent, royal
Katherine, Duchess of Kent, was the oldest living member of the Royal Family.
Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser
Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser
Harold "Hec" Dryden Browett was born in Dunedin on December 9, 1934.
Obituary: John Searle, philosopher
Obituary: John Searle, philosopher
United States philosopher John Searle expounded on the philosophy of the mind and of language, before pioneering work helping to create the "philosophy of society".
Family violence unit 'unaware' of fatal relationship
Family violence unit 'unaware' of fatal relationship
A specialist multi-agency family violence unit was unaware a man had been in a relationship with a woman he harassed and stalked before fatally stabbing her 55 times.
Whakaari/White Island sends up big gas plume
Whakaari/White Island sends up big gas plume
Residents on the Bay of Plenty coast may smell sulphur due to activity on the Whakaari/White Island volcano, GeoNet says.
Theft of one-tonne bell ‘extraordinary effort’
Theft of one-tonne bell ‘extraordinary effort’
An Auckland local board chairman is astonished a one-tonne bronze bell was stolen from the Japanese Garden in the suburb of Henderson.
Deadly heat sparks huge funding for health research
Deadly heat sparks huge funding for health research
With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $527m into developing life-saving solutions.
BBC apologises to Trump, rejects defamation claim
BBC apologises to Trump, rejects defamation claim
The BBC has sent a personal apology to US President Donald Trump, but says there's no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary.