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Board not told of pool entrance details

Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board member Brian Miller (far left) at the planned new entrance to the...

Board not told of Mosgiel pool entrance details

A Mosgiel-Taieri community board member believes a "deliberate" decision was made to withhold information on changing the entrance to the new Mosgiel swimming pool.

Fair raises $1500 for Gaza hospital

Saturday’s church fair at St Thomas’s Church, Pine Hill, raised about $1500 for Al Ahli Hospital...

Fair raises $1500 for Gaza hospital

About $1500 has been raised to support a hospital in Gaza.

Detailed wind model helps to rate courses

St Clair Golf Club member Jenni Harford, of Dunedin, prepares to tee off on a windy day, earlier...

Detailed wind model helps to rate courses

Come early August, there may be fewer bogey-men on Dunedin golf courses and more albatrosses.

Clean thinking behind ReWash service

Res. Awesome kaiwhakahaere(director) Fiona Clements (left)holds single-use cups while director...

Clean thinking behind ReWash service

Clutching plastic cutlery and a plastic-coated paper plate could soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Boost for cancer-detecting dogs

K9 Medical Detection New Zealand founder and chief executive officer Pauline Blomfield, with...

Boost for cancer-detecting dogs

There was ‘‘bone fide’’ excitement at the K9 Medical Detection New Zealand facility in Mosgiel this week.

Orchestra brings beautiful melodies to the fore

Orchestra brings beautiful melodies to the fore

REVIEW by Brenda Harwood SONGS AND SERENADES Dunedin Symphony OrchestraKing’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre Saturday, July 3 Strings, woodwind and voice all had their time...

Human-nature relationship explored

Forest fascination . . . Science communication masters student Olivia Taylor-Peebles, examining...

Human-nature relationship explored

When did you last pause to think about your relationship with nature? The question is a fascinating one for masters in science communications student Olivia Taylor-Peebles, who is...

Art space a respite from pressures

Kelly New, of South Dunedin, shows a mosaic she created from broken teapots and saucers at...

Art space a respite from pressures

A Dunedin organisation has for 35 years helped people find peace in creativity.

Glossy black paint ‘a total surprise’

Dark secret revealed . . . Reuben Kinghorn, of Concord, says his 1947 Ford Club Coupe Super...

Glossy black paint ‘a total surprise’

When Reuben Kinghorn took possession of his classic Ford about two and a-half years ago, he discovered a dark secret. His 1947 Ford Club Coupe Super Deluxe, which was imported from California...

Gather your clan

Gather your clan

Getting ready for a good old fashioned Scots celebration are the Haggis Protection Society members (from left) Sam Cadden, Ray O'Brien, Murdo Ross, James Lindsay and Christian Macfarlane.

Otago Youth Wellness celebrates 25 years

Cameraman Alex Lovell-Smith films Dame Pat Harrison for a short documentary about the Otago Youth...

Otago Youth Wellness celebrates 25 years

A group of young people sowed the seeds for what became the Otago Youth Wellness Trust 25 years ago.

DCC to look at red light camera option

Dunedin Police Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen says red light cameras might be one way to help...

Council to look at red light camera option

A Dunedin City Councillor wants a report on the possibility of installing red light cameras at intersections.

School hails period products

Queen’s High School prefects (from left) Emma Robertson, Chloe Wood and Daisy Kitto-Thomas (all...

School hails period products

Another barrier has been brought down.

Lay-by concerns allayed

Brighton and south coast surfers (from left) Graham Carse, Kiri Fraser, Vianney Santagati, Jimi...

Lay-by concerns allayed

Community interest in the Saddle Hill Community Board meeting was high last week, multiple groups addressing the board during the public forum.

Mosgiel street name has no local significance

A new road in Mosgiel is to be named after a man with no connections to Otago.

3-octave vocal range choral secret weapon

Logan Park High School pupil Qrowe Brittenden (17) in full voice at the Otago and South...

3-octave vocal range choral secret weapon

With a vocal range of two and a-half octaves - three on a good day - Qrowe Brittenden is what you would call a rare secret weapon in choral circles.

Challenging time for family

Sarah and Jason McCook, with their children (from left) Isabel (6), Cooper (2), Connor (4) and...

Challenging time for family

Learning to walk is usually a proud moment for any parent, but for Sarah and Jason McCook, of North East Valley, it was the first sign something was wrong with their son, Connor.

Novel maternity wear service

Luni founder Katie Mangai believes modern maternity wear doesn’t need to be frumpy.PHOTO: SIMON...

Novel maternity wear service

Fashion design student Katie Mangai wants to make maternity wear less of a hassle.

'Totally stupid': Mosgiel roundabout criticised

The roundabout at the intersection of Factory and Wingatui Rds. PHOTO: GILLIAN VINE

'Totally stupid': Mosgiel roundabout criticised

A Mosgiel motorist is angry about the new roundabout at the intersection of Factory and Wingatui Rds.

Shared space still growing after challenge

Petridish co-founders Jason and Kate Lindsey, with their pug Chai, inspect the next space being...

Shared space still growing after challenge

When the Covid-19 pandemic forced the country to flee offices and community spaces, Petridish co-founders Jason and Kate Lindsey wondered if it was the end.

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