Dunedin

West Harbour residents are battling through wild grass growing on council-owned verges and should...

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Unkept verges causing safety concerns

Battling through waist-high green grass has become a defining feature of one Dunedin suburb since verge maintenance was all but abandoned four years ago, locals say.

$3m funding boosts children’s study

University of Otago psychology researcher Professor Elaine Reese reads some children’s books...

$3m funding boosts children’s study

An interdisciplinary longitudinal study testing to see if children’s self-regulation and academic skills can be fostered using the Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) programme, will be able to continue...

Midwifery functions to be moved

Midwifery functions to be moved

More midwifery functions will be moved out of Dunedin Hospital and into the community in a bid to free up room, the Otago Daily Times has been told.

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Building coming down at last

Demolition has begun of a 19th century building in Rattray St. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Building coming down at last

Demolition of a 19th century Dunedin commercial building has begun, more than a decade after the current owners took the keys.

View Trump’s impact could last decades

View Trump’s impact could last decades

Donald Trump’s impact as American president could span decades, one expat has warned.

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Socio-economic barriers remain

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Socio-economic barriers remain

People from poorer backgrounds still face significant barriers to entering medical school at the University of Otago, a new study finds.

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Deep-fake video of prof pushes potentially dangerous advice

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Deep-fake video of prof pushes potentially dangerous advice

An online video featuring one of the world’s most respected endocrinologists giving advice about treating type-2 diabetes has been revealed as a potentially dangerous scam.

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Buzz from brewing, not drinking, mates say

BS Brewing Co directors Steve Pulford (left) and Brent Taylor pour a glass of beer at their...

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Buzz from brewing, not drinking, mates say

After brewing beer out of each other’s garages for more than five years, a "couple of good old Dunedin workers" are taking their business to the city’s stadium.

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Hobby Lords ’Malaysian expansion ‘tip of the iceberg’

Hobby Lords managing director Liam O’Neill says the company’s new store opening today in Setia...

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Hobby Lords ’Malaysian expansion ‘tip of the iceberg’

A Dunedin trading card and table-top game business has officially gone international in only its third expansion beyond the city.

Teacher sad to be leaving school after 36 years

Members of the Kōwhai class at Concord School (from left) Sierra Ford, 9, Beisha Heremaia, 7, Epa...

Teacher sad to be leaving school after 36 years

After 36 years teaching at Concord School, Jacqui Seque knows there will be a few tears on her final day.

Build moving full steam ahead

Build moving full steam ahead

Work continues on Maitland St to construct seven housing units after minor consent changes were approved by the Dunedin City Council last month.

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Advice to give babies vitamin D after resurgence of rickets

University of Otago researcher and Dunedin Hospital paediatric endocrinologist Prof Ben Wheeler...

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Advice to give babies vitamin D after resurgence of rickets

Otago researchers are urging parents of newborns to give their babies vitamin D supplements after a new survey found a resurgence in the number of rickets cases being notified in New Zealand.

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Donation to hospital, cenotaph

The Dunedin Savings Bank, in Dowling St, precursor to later institutions Otago Savings Bank,...

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Donation to hospital, cenotaph

Under the Finance Act, which was passed by Parliament this week, the trustees of the Dunedin Savings Bank are authorised to contribute out of the surplus profits of the bank a sum not exceeding ...