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Council needs to fix‘ basics’ first
An attempt to make a car-free section of Dunedin’s Town Belt more attractive to pedestrians and cyclists has been labelled "damn ugly" and a waste of money by a city council falling behind on the...
Mural to add to ‘colourful’ S. Dunedin
Mural to add to ‘colourful’ S. Dunedin
A new piece of "democratic art" will mark South Dunedin as the coolest, most colourful part of town, an organiser hopes.
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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich
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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich
A memorial for former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich should be installed at a Dunedin beach and take the form of a groyne, advocates say.
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Trees cut at Ross Creek; DCC alerted
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Trees cut at Ross Creek; DCC alerted
A Dunedin architect is apologising for a mess of chopped trees in the Ross Creek reserve he created, but says the ultimate result will look "beautiful" once the work is finished.
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Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait
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Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait
David Hutchinson refused to treat himself with a beer after abandoning a nearly eight-hour effort to complete one of the world’s most difficult ultramarathon swims.
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Call for council to make Enterprise Dunedin decision
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Call for council to make Enterprise Dunedin decision
A Dunedin business leader says a decision on the future of the city’s economic development agency needs to be made with urgency.
Lotto 2555
Lotto 2555
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
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Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations
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Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations
A Dunedin city councillor accused of making "discriminatory remarks" could have his first chance to answer the complaint tomorrow.
DNA work reveals more lizard species
DNA work reveals more lizard species
DNA analysis of native geckos and skinks by the University of Otago has led to previously recognised species being split into new species.
Storm impacts UK
Storm impacts UK
A search and rescue team helps locals on a boat as floodwater runs through a street in Enniscorthy, Ireland yesterday after the River Slaney burst its banks during Storm Chandra.
Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll
Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll
Hundreds of Australian families have lost their homes to bushfires across recent months, and authorities are warning the danger period still has months to run.
First landslide victim formally identified
First Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified
One of the victims of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified, on what would have been his 16th birthday.
October storm payout set to climb to $50 million
October storm payout set to climb to $50 million: Insurer
The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG's 120-year history.
New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine
New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine
A New Zealander who was severely injured while fighting in Ukraine said he sang the national anthem to keep himself going as he was rescued.
Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in
Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in
Local authorities say the adrenaline has worn off and in its place is the scale of the damage in flood-hit communities on the North Island's east coast.
Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system
Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system
Scrutiny has again come on the 111 emergency call system, which still runs on an operating model set up in 1958.
Scores evacuated after fresh slip in Tauranga
Scores evacuated after fresh slip in Tauranga
Tauranga City Council has evacuated residents in an area of Pāpāmoa, where a slip poses a risk to life and property.
'Process' needed before acquitted Dunedin priest relicensed
'Process' needed before acquitted Dunedin priest relicensed
A priest and former lawyer accused of child-sex charges has cleared his name in court but the Anglican Church says he will not yet be relicensed.
Green MP Celia Wade-Brown leaving politics
Green MP Celia Wade-Brown leaving politics
One of the Wellington region’s longest-serving politicians and best-known environmentalists is leaving politics later this year.
Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold
Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold
At least 38 people across 14 states have died from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern US gripped by snow and ice.