Captain Cook Hotel to be renamed
Captain Cook Hotel to be renamed
Dunedin’s Captain Cook Hotel will be renamed.
Otago Daily Times
Multi-agency approach advocated
Multi-agency approach advocated
Twizel could be at the centre of measures proposed to protect the Mackenzie Basin and rectify the administrative "system failure" of the past.
Hunter’s explanation ‘a fabrication’
Hunter’s explanation ‘a fabrication’
A rural landowner says a penalty for a poacher who decapitated a stag on his land will send "one hell of a message" to the community.
Council rejects developer’s claim of ‘wrong advice’
Council rejects developer’s claim of ‘wrong advice’
Wanaka developer Steve Schikker says he got bad advice from the Queenstown Lakes District Council that cost him $450,000 and three years of work.
St John jobs under threat
St John jobs under threat
St John jobs could be under threat.
Snow dusting to 500m, ice forecast for weekend
Snow dusting to 500m, ice forecast for weekend
Snow dusting down to 500m and ice are forecast for the South Island this weekend.
Execution holsters arming plan
Execution holsters arming plan
New Zealand is not ready for police to be routinely armed, and it will not be until the case to make that happen is watertight.
Castle certified fit to withstand dragons
Castle certified fit to withstand dragons
Riverstone Castle is built tough enough to withstand dragon fire and strong enough to hold back hordes of northern invaders.
Businesses planning closures told to treat workers with more respect
Businesses planning closures told to treat workers with more respect
A human rights commissioner has called on businesses planning closures in the wake of Covid-19, such as The Warehouse, to treat workers with more dignity and respect.
Truck crane tips over in Wanaka
Truck crane tips over in Wanaka
A truck with a crane on the back has tipped over in Wanaka this afternoon blocking traffic.
TVNZ reporting on sexual assault allegations 'unfair' to university
TVNZ reporting on sexual assault allegations 'unfair' to university
Reporting by TVNZ on sexual assault and rape allegations by current and former students of University of Otago has been ruled unfair.
Whale Watch Kaikoura to get $1.5m bailout
Whale Watch Kaikōura to get $1.5m bailout to stay afloat
Whale Watch Kaikōura is getting $1.5 million in rescue funding to stay afloat while New Zealand's borders are closed to international tourists.
Ice hockey league may come back after all
Ice hockey league may come back after all
The New Zealand ice hockey league may go ahead after all.
Highest roads not open/shut case
Highest roads not open/shut case
Lindis Pass and the Crown Range will not be affected by a new winter highway management regime, the NZ Transport Agency has confirmed.
Demolition of Cadbury facades sought
Demolition of Cadbury facades sought
The heritage facades of the former Cadbury factory are a step closer to demolition after the Ministry of Health lodged consents for them to be levelled to make way for the new Dunedin Hospital.
Convalescing kea named after official
Convalescing kea named after official
There were two Bloomfields bringing comfort to people during lockdown.
No more skin in the game: Making a living out of leather for 45 years
No more skin in the game: Making a living out of leather for 45 years
Bill Drake has spent the past four decades making a living out of leather, Tom McKinlay writes.
Man arrested for masturbating near school
Man arrested for masturbating near school
A 69-year-old man, who travelled from Waimate to Dunedin, was arrested after being found masturbating in his car across the road from a school yesterday.
H&J Smith confirm closures in Balclutha and Te Anau
H&J Smith confirm closures in Balclutha and Te Anau
H&J Smith has confirmed it will close its Te Anau and Balclutha shops and downsize its Gore department store.
Siblings’ cancer debunks popular myth
Siblings’ cancer debunks popular myth
Mary McLeod thought the biggest challenge of her 40s would be coping with a toddler.