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Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

Dunedin couple Swava and Jack Pociecha feel they have been unjustly fined $750 by parking...

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Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

A Dunedin pensioner says having to pay an expensive parking ticket is "absolutely unacceptable" and the parking officer should have put himself in her shoes.

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Mayor hedging his bets

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has hedged his bets — seeking a seat at the city council table in case he does not win the mayoralty race.

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Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

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Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

A Dunedin mayoralty candidate claims the city council’s chief executive raised doubts he would have enough time for the job and her input was "wholly inappropriate".

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Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

Landscape architect Stefan Mutch,of Waikouaiti, rushes to submit the final piece of his paperwork...

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Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

After a good night’s sleep and a last-minute scramble for signatures, the final candidate for Dunedin’s local elections joined the race with just five minutes to spare.

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Balancing medical school, sporting career ‘challenging’

Second-year medical student Emma Mason sits outside the Otago Medical School, in Dunedin. PHOTO:...

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Balancing medical school, sporting career ‘challenging’

If you have ever wondered what happens when two very time-consuming passions collide and vie for every spare minute of your life, Emma Mason has the answer.

Probe wanted into tobacco firms’ policy influence

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello. Photo: RNZ

Probe wanted into tobacco firms’ policy influence

Following fresh revelations the government has extended a 50% tax cut on heated tobacco products (HTPs) for two more years, health experts across the country are ramping up calls for an independent...

Water worries grow amid lax flood mitigation

Roy Robertson, who has lived in the North East Valley flood zone since 1966, says he would not...

Water worries grow amid lax flood mitigation

South Dunedin is not the only area in the city with water worries. Residents in a North Dunedin suburb face the threat of a catastrophic flood.

Next stop South America

Next stop South America

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Chilean airline Latam flying from Sydney to Santiago catches the setting sun at 33,000 feet as it appears behind the Municipal Chambers clocktower yesterday...

Photo exhibition to help spread anti-nuclear message

Dunedin-Otaru Sister City Society members (from left) Taruko Stewart, Robin Thomas, Bronwyn...

Photo exhibition to help spread anti-nuclear message

Visiting Hiroshima has motivated a Dunedin woman to spread awareness about the devastating impact of nuclear weapons.

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Worker awarded $20k for forced resignation

Patricia McCarthy leaves the Dunedin District Court last year after she was discharged without...

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Worker awarded $20k for forced resignation

A liquor store employee has been awarded $20,000 after their manager’s failings forced them to resign.

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Graduates to boost South’s police force

New Southern district police recruits (from left) Tess Paterson, Kathryn Pyper, Caleb Marsh,...

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Graduates to boost South’s police force

The South is due to receive a record influx of new police constables as the district enjoys a surge in successful applicants.

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‘De-extinction’ criticism sparks smear campaign

University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence holds a moa bone extracted from...

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‘De-extinction’ criticism sparks smear campaign

An Otago paleogenetics researcher who has been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plan to "de-extinct" the giant moa has been targeted by online "smear" articles aimed at discrediting him.

Backing hoiho

Backing hoiho

Te Tautiaki Hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust general manager Anna Campbell (left) and programme co-ordinator-researcher Wenna Yeo are hoping the endangered seabird’s outlook improves amid a wave of...

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‘Boring’ name for library section approved

The facade of the new South Dunedin Library. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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‘Boring’ name for library section approved

The confirmed name of "South Dunedin Community Library" for part of the new building soon to open in the suburb has been criticised as "rather boring", and a lost opportunity.

Trump plans $340m White House ballroom

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds an image of a rendering of the new White House...

Trump plans $340m White House ballroom

After paving over the Rose Garden and adding gold leaf in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is building a $NZ340m ballroom at the White House.

Within living memory

Within living memory

Taking a break from riding the bikes they received for their birthday in June 1985 are Mosgiel triplets Andrew, Simon and Timothy Madill.

Obituary: There and back again at OBHS

Clive Rennie at Otago Boys High School. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER

Obituary: There and back again at OBHS

When Clive Rennie retired to Whanganui he did not have to pay the man who cut his lawn.

Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club

Daytona Thompson appearing in court today. Photo: supplied

Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club

A 22-year-old who fatally punched another man in an allegedly unprovoked attack outside a rugby clubroom has been charged with manslaughter.

Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane at Portland...

Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

Flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in 2024 are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries.

Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

President Donald Trump has tapped emergency powers, pressured foreign leaders and pressed ahead...

Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

US President Donald Trump has slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy.

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