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Boon for South Island as visitor numbers grow
Free-spending Aussies are leading the charge as an influx of tourists arriving in Christchurch spend their overseas currency on South Island attractions.
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Connie Nelson enjoys another birthday
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Connie Nelson enjoys another birthday
Surrounded by family and friends and with a firm grip on her treasured cellphone, Dunedin woman Connie Nelson was in good spirits at the weekend as she celebrated yet another milestone birthday.
Man who posed as pre-teen to con girls denied parole
Man who posed as pre-teen to con girls denied parole
A Dunedin man who posed as a pre-teen to dupe girls around the world into sending him sexualised videos has been refused parole.
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Spooky scouts sell scares
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Spooky scouts sell scares
Dunedin children were herded into a dark, scary room as a mob of spooky scouts worked to produce loud screams from anyone who dared to enter.
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Just what is broadcasting?
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Just what is broadcasting?
Pugnacious journalist Sean Plunket likes nothing better than a good stoush, and last week he found himself embroiled in a real doozy of one.
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‘I think it’s a very interesting council’
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‘I think it’s a very interesting council’
Rounding out an unpredictable council lineup, with backgrounds in health, business and technology, Dunedin’s six new councillors say they are ready to get stuck into the big issues.
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Job-hunters doing it tough
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Job-hunters doing it tough
Struggling Dunedin job-hunters say the market is "impossible" to crack as entry-level jobs attract more than a hundred applications.
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Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin
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Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin
By noon it will all be over.
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Treehouses awarded for best design stay
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Treehouses awarded for best design stay
Fancy a night in the trees?
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Jonathan Lemalu hits a high note in career
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Top opera singer hits a high note in career
Jonathan Lemalu has taken on countless starring roles on the world’s top stages during his award-winning opera career, but in his latest role, he will no longer require any makeup or costumes.
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Castle St flat invaders sentenced for attack
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Castle St flat invaders sentenced for attack
A group armed with a hammer and baseball bat invaded a Castle St student flat and violently attacked the occupants, a court has heard.
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Entertainment centre to benefit
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Entertainment centre to benefit
Celebrating a successful fundraising event at the Roxburgh Golf Club to help with rebuilding the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre are (from left) Roxburgh Golf Club member Rudi Katz, Business South...
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Committee member refuses to step down
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Committee member refuses to step down
A Queenstown Lakes district councillor says he will not step aside despite admitting he should never have commented ahead of a contentious application for a Lake Hāwea liquor store.
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Inland port targets fast-track consent
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Inland port targets fast-track consent
The inland port near Mosgiel is on the fast track for a consenting decision and Port Otago’s boss says work now steps up to get the application right.
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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way
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New weapon could tip things Ukraine’s way
Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had "no cards".
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‘Might be a bit of a switch’ after tour
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‘Might be a bit of a switch’ after tour
A twin trophy tour might just tip the balance from ballet to rugby for one prospective future player.
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Microsoft funding key ingredient to finishing brewing game
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Microsoft funding key ingredient to finishing brewing game
A Dunedin-made video game about alcohol called Brews & Bastards has received financial backing from Microsoft.
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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger
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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger
Four minutes of "absolute pure terror".
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Online post in support of mine deleted
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Online post in support of mine deleted
Shane Jones’ right-hand man has been slapped down by his government department for calling on NZ media to report a "community truth" that most people support a proposed Central Otago open-cast mine.
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Toxic tar removal bill $8m: council
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Toxic tar removal bill $8m: council
Dunedin City Council faces an $8 million bill to remove toxic tar from a contaminated site in South Dunedin, a new report reveals.