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Two injured in central Dunedin crash

Two people have been taken to Dunedin Hospital after a crash on the city's one way system this morning.

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Two injured in central Dunedin crash

Emergency services were called to a crash on Crawford St just after 6.30am. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Two injured in central Dunedin crash

Two people have been taken to Dunedin Hospital after a crash on the city's one way system this morning.

Route north to reopen at noon

Updated 10.06 am

Weather chaos has left some Dunedin supermarket shelves bare and made the South Island essentially an island of two halves, but relief is in sight with a route north set to reopen at noon.

Community celebration of Christmas

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus Paul Potter, Gaylyn Potter and elves Clark (8) and Angus (10) Manson in...

Community celebration of Christmas

Christmas tradition usually dictates Santa Claus shimmies down chimneys or rides a sled, but in Bluff it is a bit different — he arrives by boat.

Lake floodwaters expected to peak today

A park bench is submerged in Lake Wanaka. PHOTO: RICHARD SIDEY/GALAXIID

Lake floodwaters expected to peak today

Floodwaters in Lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu are continuing to rise but are expected to reach their peak today, stabilise and then begin falling.

World needs humanity, leadership, graduates told

Hundreds of University of Otago graduands move along George St on Saturday before two graduation...

World needs humanity, leadership, graduates told

Prof John Reynolds has urged University of Otago graduates to "hold on to your humanity" in an upside-down world of fake news and incidents of hatred.

More water inundating Wanaka lakefront

Beate Manguse, Jenda Ulicniku, Alexane Blanchard and Dick Van Der Gelt at the Wanaka Lakefront on...

More water inundating Wanaka lakefront

Heavy and constant overnight rain in Wanaka and the headwaters of rivers has resulted in more water inundating the lakefront.

$50k for flood-hit farmers in Canterbury

The Government has declared a "medium-scale adverse event" for South Canterbury, setting aside up to $50,000 to support farming communities significantly affected by the heavy rain and flooding.

Internet being restored as more bad weather hits

Spark says coverage is almost fully restored to thousands of customers in the South Island after floods caused a widespread outage and cut the main route from Christchurch to Dunedin.

Sinkholes in a Dunedin reserve offer a glimpse into a subterranean world of abandoned coal mines, hewn by hand more than a century ago. They're also a reminder of risks lurking below. Chris Morris goes digging.

Memorial oak felled

Memorial oak felled

One of North Otago’s memorial oak trees, a living memorial to those killed during World War 1, has been felled after part of the more than 100-year-old tree snapped in high winds.

Shot man in Kurow was guide ‘respected worldwide’

A police car at the cordoned Freyberg Ave property in Kurow where a man was shot dead by police...

Man shot by police in Kurow was guide ‘respected worldwide’

A Kurow man shot by police on Thursday was "respected worldwide" as a fishing guide and a friend to many, a close friend and former co-worker says.

Traffic offending leads to five arrests

Traffic offending leads to five arrests

A youth is arrested by police at an East Taieri property yesterday.

$9m for farm environmental sustainability

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor plants a tree to celebrate the Government’s investment in...

$9m for farm environmental sustainability

The Government is investing up to $9 million in a project to help Southland farmers use their land more sustainably.

Ready and waiting for rising waters

Wanaka business and building owners in the flood zone are prepared and waiting for rising lake waters to enter the central business district.

Sanctions on Vandervis to be discussed

Sanctions on Vandervis to be discussed

Dunedin city councillors will consider sanctions against one of their own, when the findings of an investigation into "aggressive" behaviour by Cr Lee Vandervis are debated next week.