Fetching trio
Ocean View residents Logan Turner and Vienna Spronken play fetch with their three dogs (from left) Stuart, Robert and Peaches at Brighton Beach on Saturday.
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Hawkins criticises shuttle uncertainty
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Hawkins criticises shuttle uncertainty
A plan may have come together for yesterday’s influx of cruise ship passengers at Port Chalmers, but a former Dunedin mayor was bothered by uncertainty for the community in the meantime.
‘Astute’ US president remembered
‘Astute’ US president remembered
An Otago MP has remembered Jimmy Carter as an "astute" and passionate United States president and humanitarian.
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Fingers being crossed for ‘magic’ 35 pups
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Fingers being crossed for ‘magic’ 35 pups
Sea lions "seem to be everywhere" this summer in what is hoped to be a bumper breeding season for the threatened native species.
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Bit leaky but family camping the tops
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Bit leaky but family camping the tops
Despite a leak in the awning, camping in Dunedin in a 1978 "Pop-Top" is nice "even with the wind and the rain", a Christchurch tourist says.
New Year honours 2025: The Southern recipients
New Year honours 2025: The Southern recipients
ODT reporters talked to every Southern recipient of a 2025 New Year honour.
Opening major music festival ‘good fun’
Opening major music festival ‘good fun’
Dunedin-born band The Beatniks proudly opened Rhythm & Alps yesterday, marking their first time performing at a major music festival.
Santa puts PM top of naughty list
Santa puts PM top of naughty list
Two Dunedin residents spent some of their Christmas week protesting the delay in building a new Dunedin hospital.
Leaking hospital slammed as 'third world'
Leaking hospital slammed as 'third world'
Dunedin's leaking hospital has been described as "third world" by a Central Otago man who visited his mother there over the holidays.
Cruise ship passengers a market boon
Cruise ship passengers a market boon
Cruise ship season has turned a stone-carving hobby into a crucial part of a Dunedin crafter’s livelihood.
No such thing as a lazy Sunday
No such thing as a lazy Sunday
Runners take part in the Leith Harbour Free 5km and 10km time trial run or walk yesterday morning.
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Beginner boat builders ‘jumping into the deep end’
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Beginner boat builders ‘jumping into the deep end’
They have done almost no sailing and have zero boat-building experience, but they have a dream.
Dunedin's big winner yet to claim millions
Dunedin's big winner yet to claim millions
Dunedin's newest millionaire is yet to claim their prize.
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Lease move dismays after hopes raised
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Lease move dismays after hopes raised
City councillors knew the South Dunedin Community Network hoped to be part of the city’s new library but "were told no promises were made", one says.
It ain’t half not very hot mum
It ain’t half not very hot mum
Slip, slop and slapping are Isabelle Northey, 2, who applied sun block to Chloe Beckinsale’s, 7, back at Brighton Beach, south of Dunedin, on Saturday.
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
A Christmas treat for a Ravensbourne man’s children has turned into a yearly display of light and colour for an entire neighbourhood.
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Hollywood production to impact traffic, bus services
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Hollywood production to impact traffic, bus services
Oamaru and Dunedin face road closures in the new year as Hollywood comes to town.
Motorcyclist crashes near Dunedin Airport
Motorcyclist crashes near Dunedin Airport
A motorcyclist had to have his bike towed after crashing into a ditch near Dunedin Airport.
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
Councillors campaigning against cuts to the city’s new hospital should look in the mirror after scaling back the South Dunedin library space, a former mayor says.
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City’s oldest radio station to stay on air
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City’s oldest radio station to stay on air
New Zealand’s oldest radio station narrowly avoided shutting down after finding itself without a home.