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Second agency to investigate: Te Kāika now under audit by HNZ

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Second agency to investigate: Te Kāika now under audit by HNZ

The pressure on embattled health charity Te Kāika is increasing as a second government agency launches an investigation into its operations.

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Resisting, fleeing, shoplifting thirsty work

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Resisting, fleeing, shoplifting thirsty work

During a three-week booze bender, a Dunedin man stole seven bottles of cider, 60 RTDs, a box of beer and tried to escape police three times.

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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction

The World War 1 medals of George (seven on left) and Harriet (four on right) Simeon. Photos:...

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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction

George and Harriet Simeon are quite unusual in that they both served in World War 1 and lived to tell their respective tales.

Imitation firearm arrest

Armed police arrested a man at the corner of Lynn and Chapman Sts after he was seen sleeping in his car outside a school with what was believed to be a firearm on his lap.

Defaced drive-thru screen

Defaced drive-thru screen

A masked protester defaced a drive-thru screen at a Dunedin fast-food restaurant over the chain’s decision to use AI.

Vigilance urged as second case recorded

Vigilance urged as second case recorded

Dunedin has recorded its second case of invasive Meningococcal Disease meningitis, but a foundation is concerned not enough is being done to stop the spread.

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Aim to join sides around comedy

Dunedin comedian Jonathan Falconer will bring an experimental mix of left-wing and right-wing...

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Aim to join sides around comedy

A Dunedin comedian hopes his experimental show poking fun at both sides of the political aisle will help bring people together in today’s polarised political world.

Allegedly groped woman

A 46-year-old Dunedin man has been arrested after he allegedly groped a young woman in North Dunedin.

Helmet’s value shown

A Dunedin cyclist avoided a traumatic head injury thanks to his helmet.

Punishment for Ong yet to be determined: mayor

Cr Benedict Ong quickly turned to social media during yesterday’s council meeting, after two...

Punishment for Ong yet to be determined: mayor

Any sanctions imposed by the Dunedin City Council against Cr Benedict Ong for breaching the code of conduct will be separate from action he is set to face anyway, the mayor has confirmed.

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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies

The late Jock Davies’ family, (from left) brother Tom, mother Sarah, father Peter and brother...

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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies

Wearing sandals, jandals or gumboots with a suit and tie or a formal dress may not seem appropriate footwear for an Otago Polytechnic graduation.

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Lack of tools to discipline councillors slated by candidates

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Lack of tools to discipline councillors slated by candidates

Dunedin is witnessing how "toothless" the city council’s code of conduct can be for managing councillor behaviour, one by-election candidate says.

5-year-old found with scurvy

Tests found the boy had swollen, bleeding gums and a faint rash on his lower legs. Photo: NZ...

5-year-old found with scurvy

A 5-year-old boy who lived on a diet of chicken and biscuits has been diagnosed with the rare disease scurvy.

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Property manager took $11K in rent to feed meth addiction

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

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Property manager took $11K in rent to feed meth addiction

A Dunedin property manager used tenants’ rent payments to pay his meth bills, a court has heard.

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Sex offender breached internet ban

Glyn Tatham will remain under the scrutiny of Corrections until 2030. Photo: staff photographer

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Sex offender breached internet ban

A recidivist sex offender set up a secret social media page when banned from accessing the internet, a court has heard.

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Next stage of chimney work begins

Scaffolding is erected around the Dunedin Gasworks Museum chimney to allow more detailed...

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Next stage of chimney work begins

The next stage of work on Dunedin’s historic gasworks chimney has begun.

Opening night material draws on personal experiences

Jez Watts, As Seen Nowhere made the most of a small audience at the basement of the Athenaeum Theatre, on opening night of the Dunedin Fringe Festiva

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Helping save man’s life all in day’s work for brigade

Brighton volunteer firefighters (from left) Qualified Firefighter Blayr Findlay, Station Officer...

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Helping save man’s life all in day’s work for brigade

Stepping in to help save a man’s life is all in a day’s work for the Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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Anger over inquiry into friend’s death lives on

Colin Heath was an enthusiastic protester and volunteer. Photo: supplied

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Anger over inquiry into friend’s death lives on

Friends of Colin Heath, whose remains lay for four years beside a state highway before being found last week, say the case was not taken seriously enough because&nbsp...

Marriage still on track after 70 years

Irene and Ted McCreath will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends on...

Marriage still on track after 70 years

An unforgettable encounter at South Otago’s Milton Railway Station during May 1953 was the beginning of a long romance for Ted and Irene McCreath.

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