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NZDF move to quit buildings questioned
A former staff sergeant is dismayed by the New Zealand Defence Force’s decision to vacate historic Dunedin buildings — but the organisation says the "prohibitive" upkeep cost led them to look...
Show blends magic, delight
Show blends magic, delight
There is something about Irish Celtic music and the way it creates such an emotive atmosphere where anything is possible ... even magic.
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Museum admits exhibition excludes disabled
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Museum admits exhibition excludes disabled
A Dunedin disability advocate feels "excluded" from a Tūhura Otago Museum exhibition after discovering it cannot be accessed by wheelchairs.
Street signs defaced in political action
Street signs defaced in political action
Dunedin street signs have been defaced as part of a nationwide effort to take action against colonisation.
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Hope Lego show will elicit ‘joy’
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Hope Lego show will elicit ‘joy’
For a parent walking barefoot across a living room in the dark, a tiny Lego brick can draw an awful lot of expletives.
Station project wins award
Station project wins award
The Dunedin Railway Station restoration project has won a national architecture award.
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Wedding venue with a difference
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Wedding venue with a difference
Amanda Serong has always dreamed of the day when she would get to walk down the aisle in a stunning wedding dress.
Dress rehearsal
Dress rehearsal
Models and designers prepare for the Otago Polytechnic 2024 Collections Graduate Fashion Show in Dunedin last night.
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Paperwork woes cost woman job and savings
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Paperwork woes cost woman job and savings
A Dunedin woman caught up in bureaucratic red tape was left "scrounging off her children" after delays proving her permanent residency cost her a job.
Publication of writing, art ‘pretty cool’
Publication of writing, art ‘pretty cool’
Two Dunedin secondary school pupils agree having their work featured in a national magazine is a pretty cool accomplishment.
Mobile scanner to benefit Dunedin people
Mobile scanner to benefit Dunedin people
Instead of having to travel to Christchurch, Dunedin people will be referred to a mobile PET-CT scanner when it arrives in Dunedin for an extended stay.
‘How did a kid from St Kilda end up here?’
‘How did a kid from St Kilda end up here?’
Dunedin-born director Kirk Hendry says there is nothing more special than being able to screen his latest film in his home town so his parents can watch it.
Violent offender back in jail after breaching order
Violent offender back in jail after breaching order
A high-risk violent criminal who beat up his pregnant partner and smashed her head into a metal pole is back in prison after breaching a court order for the 13th time.
Tall order
Tall order
Contractors use a crane to clean the gutters on the University of Otago Business School this week.
Sealed with a hiss
Sealed with a hiss
Contractors seal Victoria Rd in St Clair, Dunedin, yesterday.
Being inspired to help others
Being inspired to help others
At the age of 13, Isabella Arnold had to come to grips with the life-changing fact that her mum had a rare form of leukemia.
Obituary: calming presence in tough times
Obituary: calming presence in tough times
When Graeme Still walked up to a fire, his first words to panicked people were "go make me a cup of tea".
Lab mistake reveals new treatment possibilities
Lab mistake reveals new treatment possibilities
They say mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Christmas is a time for giving (blood)
Christmas is a time for giving (blood)
When Tony Gomez donated blood in England he got given a pint of Guinness.
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DCC lining up a ‘major event’ for city
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DCC lining up a ‘major event’ for city
The Dunedin City Council appears poised to bid for a major event to come to the city.