Group stung by student thefts
Group stung by student thefts
An embattled community traffic management group says it will stop assisting university capping parades and other student events if students keep stealing its equipment.
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'Star' singer takes to the field for Carisbrook test
'Star' singer takes to the field for Carisbrook test
The South African national anthem has been running around in my head for weeks.
Commodore opens blokes' shed
Commodore opens blokes' shed
The ladies were on the barbecue as more than 60 people, predominantly blokes, gathered for the official opening of the Taieri Blokes' Shed on Saturday.
City's cat burglar comes clean
City's cat burglar comes clean
Green Island residents who may be wondering why their laundry has been coming in off the line a few garments shy during the past few months will be pleased to know that the culprit has been identified.
Sub-antarctic bull kelp beckons University of Otago student
Sub-antarctic bull kelp beckons University of Otago student
Bull kelp may have a lot to tell us about the geographic distribution of plants and animals around the globe, University of Otago's Ceridwen Fraser says.
Bus-stop issues prompt audit
Bus-stop issues prompt audit
Public transport in Dunedin is suffering growing pains for the first time in decades.
Track renewal not affected by report
Track renewal not affected by report
Rail track rehabilitation around Dunedin will not be affected by the Auditorgeneral's critical report on Ontrack's maintenance and renewal programme, Ontrack spokesman Kevin Ramshaw says.
Castle St bridge to be rejuvenated
Castle St bridge to be rejuvenated
Users of the Castle St bridge at the Dunedin Botanic Garden will be getting a bit more exercise than usual during the next two months. The bridge will be closed for renovations starting on July 30.
National recognition for South Dunedin community patrollers
National recognition for South Dunedin community patrollers
South Dunedin Community Patrol stalwarts Tubby Hopkins and Claire Metcalfe flew the flag for Dunedin in style recently at the Community Patrols of New Zealand national training seminar.
Call to restore NZ's oldest trolley derby
Call to restore NZ's oldest trolley derby
Dave Goodman wants to give New Zealand's oldest trolley derby a new lease of life.
Overlooked cockles are 'distinctly Dunedin' fare
Overlooked cockles are 'distinctly Dunedin' fare
Dunedin business Southern Clams Ltd is hoping its recent exposure on national television will help promote an underappreciated Otago resource that is snubbed by New Zealanders, yet shipped by the tonnes to eager clients overseas.
Academy gets off the mat
Academy gets off the mat
A Kiwi boxer and a blackbelt jujitsu champion from Brazil celebrated the realisation of a shared dream this month, when they opened the doors to New Zealand Fight and Fitness Academy in central Dunedin.
Gaps widening in stadium budget
Gaps widening in stadium budget
The Carisbrook Stadium Trust faces the task of raising $52 million in funding from the private sector, not the original $45 million, if predictions only 53 per cent of the money will be received before 2011 are accurate.
Rally to oppose stadium project planned
Rally to oppose stadium project planned
Dunedin Ratepayers and Householders Association chairman Syd Adie has called for city ratepayers who oppose the Awatea St stadium project to join in a rally at Otago Regional Council next Wednesday, June 11.
'Dr Death' to talk in Dunedin
'Dr Death' to talk in Dunedin
Dunedin civic leaders are remaining tight-lipped about a scheduled talk and euthanasia workshop in the city next month by Australia's Dr Philip Nitschke, but a local advocate says there is enough interest here to warrant it.
Getting the right mix
Getting the right mix
Housing New Zealand is planning a radical overhaul of its state housing stock in Murray St, Mosgiel.
Screening of fluoride TV programme up in the air
Screening of fluoride TV programme up in the air
To see, or not to see: Olive McRae, of the Fluoride Action Network New Zealand, is keen to see The Fluoride Deception aired as a part of a wider debate about fluoridation.
Dunedin City Council and Public Health South have expressed concerns about an anti-fluoridation programme scheduled to be broadcast next week.
The Mission turns away funding
The Mission turns away funding
Taking a gamble: Proud of The Mission ’ s ethical stand against pokies funds, general manager Laura Black is concerned about meeting the funding shortfall without cutting core services.
More social agencies will choose increased funding hardship rather than accept money from the gambling industry, The Methodist Mission's Dunedin general manager Laura Black predicts.
The Mission recently decided to stop taking up to $25,000 a year from gambling trusts and casinos because of concerns about the damage done by gaming machines in society.
Track work marked
Track work marked
As a member of various working parties, retired school teacher Les Murcott, of East Taieri, has helped maintain the hiking trails and paths of the greater Dunedin area for more than 20 years.
Summer drought’s equine victims
Summer drought’s equine victims
In the hills around Waitati, near Dunedin, a desperate struggle is going on to save South Island horses from the ravages of drought and neglect.