Suburban heights survey reveals some surprises
We've got a few odds and ends to mop up today ahead of our ''grand final'' (have you noticed how finals are always ''grand'' these days?) instalment tomorrow.
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Imminent departure prompts thanks for fine food and coffee
Imminent departure prompts thanks for fine food and coffee
During the past nearly two years I've drunk a lot of coffees around Dunedin. I've also scoffed quite a few cheese scones and enjoyed tasty repasts at many an eatery.
Cats, Canterbury wins, colouring-in and some news
Cats, Canterbury wins, colouring-in and some news
Hope you all had a good long weekend and spared a thought or two for the employees around the country rostered to work on Labour Day.
Who's living the highest life in our hilly city?
Who's living the highest life in our hilly city?
Everyone knows Dunedin is hilly. But who can tell me the highest suburb, the highest residential street and possibly even the number of the highest house in that street?
Harking back to Ranfurly Shield glory days
Harking back to Ranfurly Shield glory days
Great to see the Ranfurly Shield has made it south of the Waitaki River for the first time in five years. I'm sure it will enjoy its time in the South - whether that is just for the summer or longer.
Cards, cats, carts and cheeky children
Cards, cats, carts and cheeky children
Helpful cats and night-cart stories feature today. But before we get into that, I had a note from Lala Frazer, of Broad Bay, with some more details of the early 1950s postcards of Otago which we...
Long-ago-days not that long ago, as exhibition recollections prove
Long-ago-days not that long ago, as exhibition recollections prove
When I first mentioned a couple of months ago the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition held in Dunedin on the new Logan Park in 1925-26, I never dreamed there would be so many...
All places alike to the cat who walks by herself
All places alike to the cat who walks by herself
Dunedin motorists have been up in arms about road cones for several months now. Christchurch folk, of course, have had to live with tens of thousands of the things threaded along earthquake-munted...
Welcome back folk, have you been away?
Welcome back folk, have you been away?
Firstly, I apologise if I’ve upset anyone for slipping into that terrible trap of welcoming you back when you haven’t necessarily been anywhere.
His/her game is up, but the cat came back
His/her game is up, but the cat came back
It's time to talk about Gus. Or Peaches.
Creepy-crawly a ‘harmless native insect’
Creepy-crawly a ‘harmless native insect’
Welcome back. We’ve got some lovely photos today and some nice stories to go with them.
Ructions in the family after film career frustrated
Ructions in the family after film career frustrated
Let's start with a creepy-crawly.
40-year-old photograph brings back memories
40-year-old photograph brings back memories
The old photographs we run on the opinion page on a Saturday, under the ''Images From The Past - Within Living Memory'' banner, are always worth a look.
Halls are decked but 'tisn't yet the season to be jolly
Halls are decked but 'tisn't yet the season to be jolly
Welcome to our special Christmas column.
Chance encounter began a life-long friendship
Chance encounter began a life-long friendship
I can't believe it’s October already. Before we know it, the shops will be putting up their Christmas decorations and trying to prise money from the grips of the gullible, convincing them there’s...
How to wreck a perfect view from your bus seat
How to wreck a perfect view from your bus seat
One of the things I admired coming back into town from Portobello on Saturday was having wonderful views of Otago Harbour through the big, clean windows of the bus.
Beaumont stand-off not first
Beaumont stand-off not first
Did any of you read the story, or watch the video, of the tourist drivers who ignored the traffic lights on the Beaumont bridge and were forced to reverse their car off it before careening...
Free Saturday in city filled with delights
Free Saturday in city filled with delights
I had no idea it was free bus day. It came as a nice surprise at the end of a lovely Saturday afternoon doing touristy things around Dunedin.
Those magnificent men in...their Sunday best
Those magnificent men in...their Sunday best
Welcome back yet again, and welcome to what could be the coldest week of the year, if the forecasts coming out late last week and over the weekend come true.
Thinking about a thinker-in- residence - any thoughts?
Thinking about a thinker-in- residence - any thoughts?
Do you think Dunedin, and Otago, needs a ''thinker-in-residence''?