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Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

Jonny Goldsmith dresses up for charity at the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, in Dunedin’s...

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Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

Jonny Goldsmith usually spends his Saturday mornings with his head under a car bonnet, covered in grease, trying to get his beloved "old dunger" restoration project up and running again.

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Cr chided over digs about mayor

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Cr chided over digs about mayor

A councillor who labelled the Dunedin mayor a "buffoon" and "a baby Trump" has been called an embarrassment to city governance.

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Business case flawed: Brooking

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Business case flawed: Brooking

The release of a "flawed" business case means more information is needed before Labour decides whether it would dump the planned Waikato Medical School, a Dunedin MP says.

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Shady spots for sea lions created

Nate Allen, 19, of Dunedin, plants a native māhoe at Tomahawk Beach on Saturday in order to help...

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Shady spots for sea lions created

More shady spots for sea lions are going to be created thanks to a Dunedin wildlife trust creating a coastal duneland forest for the marine mammals.

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Call out for community candidates

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Call out for community candidates

As nominations for Dunedin’s community boards track below last election’s, local leaders are encouraging people to put their hands up to represent their community.

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Gleeful buyer taken back to his youth

Bryan Gellatly shows off a Flying Nun compilation record he chanced upon at the Regent Theatre...

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Gleeful buyer taken back to his youth

Bryan Gellatly was like a seagull swooping on a discarded chip on Saturday.

Construction on pipes due to start

Construction on pipes due to start

Mornington’s Neidpath Rd is expected to be reopened before the end of the year.

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Candidate keen to inject a little silliness

King of the Silly Hat Party and Dunedin mayoral candidate Flynn "Nisvett" Nisbett, hopes to join...

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Candidate keen to inject a little silliness

Flynn Nisbett hopes to bring some warmth to the Dunedin City Council table.

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Seismic assessment ongoing: council

The precise nature of any work required to strengthen the Dunedin Municipal Chambers is expected...

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Seismic assessment ongoing: council

Seismic resilience of the Dunedin Centre, including the Municipal Chambers, is not well understood, the city council says.

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Innovative student takes to sustainable jewellery

Bayfield High School Young Enterprise Scheme student Abigail Gilfedder displays some of the...

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Innovative student takes to sustainable jewellery

Who would want to buy a set of earrings made out of an old wooden transport pallet?

Plight of Gazans highlighted

About 200 people marched along George St, from the Otago Museum Reserve to the Octagon, on Saturday, in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Belly dancing on display

Performing at the Midwinter Fantasy Hafla (celebration) in Ellis Park, Kaikorai Valley are Khamzin Belly Dancers (from left) Mandy Kennedy, Shirley Crawford and Stefanie Kalmakoff.

Plane that crashed killing 181 could have kept flying - investigators

The wreckage from the plane crash in at Muan Airport in South Korea. Photo: Getty Images

Plane that crashed killing 181 could have kept flying - investigators

A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December during an emergency landing after a bird strike could have kept flying on the damaged engine that was still working after pilots shut down the other one.

Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm

Women at the Wellington Calendar Girls club were told to clear out their lockers after attempting...

Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm

The owners of the Calendar Girls strip clubs have been forced to take down posts identifying dancers suing the firm.

Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'

Icy roads have prompted warnings from police and local MP Joseph Mooney. Photo: Supplied/Joseph...

Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'

The Rental Vehicle Association has urged motorists to be cautious on the roads, as cold winter days are making conditions challenging.

Israel 'quite clearly' breaking international law - Albanese

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Israel 'quite clearly' breaking international law - Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel has "quite clearly" breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza as he escalates his criticism of the...

Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued

MetService said there was a front moving east across the country which was expected to bring...

Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued

In a gloomy start to the week several severe weather warnings have been issued, with high winds and heavy rain expected from late Monday into early Wednesday.

Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones

Road cones mark works near the intersection of Rattray and MacLaggan Sts in central Dunedin....

Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones

The government will require councils to use fewer road cones, or miss out on government funding for roads.

'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit

'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit

A University of Auckland senior research fellow is calling for social media platforms to introduce enforced age limits, to help protect young people from harm.

Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10

Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10

Firefighters are responding to a fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.

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