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Laughing matters
Comedy need not limit itself to the funny stuff, Alan Davies tells Tom McKinlay.
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Poly head ready for settled year
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Poly head ready for settled year
Otago Polytechnic’s new boss says there are no planned major restructures for this year, as the institution looks to get back on track after a turbulent period.
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Alcohol harm downplayed
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Alcohol harm downplayed
The press release headline about the latest attempt to tinker with the country’s alcohol laws highlights the lack of consideration of alcohol harm in the reform.
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Symbolism waiting for someone to find it
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Symbolism waiting for someone to find it
Signs and symbols, signs and symbols, which of us doesn’t love a sign or symbol?
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Letters to the Editor: homeless, data centre and stadium
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Letters to the Editor: homeless, data centre and stadium
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including support for homeless, Southland's AI datacentre and Dunedin's stadium.
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Fast dogs, strong people pull crowds
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Fast dogs, strong people pull crowds
Jack Stewart and his 2-year-old Jack Russell named Fred took out the Jack Russell race at this year’s Wanaka A&P Show.
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Plum student wins scholarship to help ‘focus fully’ on study
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Plum student wins scholarship to help ‘focus fully’ on study
From selling plums at the market to studying markets, a former Mount Aspiring College student has received a huge boost in the form of scholarship from a national foundation.
Notes from slip
Notes from slip
Outstanding performances in Plunket Shield, Albion Kilda’s Chris Morris passes 1000 runs for a season, and where were spectators for the White Ferns' ODI matches in Dunedin?
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Family pays it forward to help charities
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Family pays it forward to help charities
When young Angus Grant was diagnosed with leukaemia in July 2024, his mother Bronnie was still recovering from the removal of a brain tumour the previous year.
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Bid to ban taking cockles over fears group is 'gutting' fishery
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Bid to ban taking cockles over fears group is 'gutting' fishery
Shutting down the taking of shellfish at Moeraki is needed to stop the ‘‘gutting’’ of a local resource by newcomers to New Zealand, an iwi leader says.
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Eiffel stunt ends in tragedy
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Eiffel stunt ends in tragedy
Paris, February 24: A bet made by an airman named Leon Collet that he would fly beneath the Eiffel Tower had a tragic ending. The airman accomplished the actual feat, but when attempting to rise...
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ORC seeks to transfer chopper trust sponsorship
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ORC seeks to transfer chopper trust sponsorship
The Otago Regional Council is looking to hand over its sponsorship of the region’s rescue helicopter service to Port Otago, but has put in a backstop in case it does not happen.
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He paid for a park - then his car was towed
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Dunedin man's shock as car towed after paying for parking
A Dunedin man facing a parking fine of nearly $200 alleged he had parked in the area for weeks beforehand with no problems and parking signage was confusing and hidden.
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Housing needs to be top of local, national political agenda
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Housing needs to be top of local, national political agenda
The return of 20,000 students to Dunedin this week has raised again the need for a comprehensive housing strategy that caters for the diverse needs of our community.
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Not the worst season for the Volts, but pretty close
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Not the worst season for the Volts, but pretty close
There is always someone worse off than you.
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Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’
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Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’
Aviators who had close ties to Wanaka Airport will soon be honoured by a new memorial wall being developed by a group of volunteers.
Green Island School at 70
Green Island School at 70
An important event in the history of Green Island — the seventieth anniversary of the opening of the school — is being celebrated at present, the functions being spread over three days.
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Southland swim coach subject of complaint
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Southland swim coach subject of complaint
A complaint against a swimming coach is sitting with the Sport Integrity Commission amid allegations of possible ‘‘harmful behaviour’’ experienced by Swimming Southland members.
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Man jailed for ‘brazenly’ abusing stepsister
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Man jailed for ‘brazenly’ abusing stepsister
A man who ‘‘brazenly’’ abused his stepsister, after the family opened their home to house him on bail, has been jailed for four years.
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Massive solar farms planned near Lake Benmore
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Massive solar farms planned near Lake Benmore
Two massive solar farm projects bidding for government fast-track approval have been told to find out what their combined environmental impacts might be.