Pair chosen to hone skills as lifeguards
The surf had better be up for a pair of high-performing Dunedin surf lifeguards headed to Mt Maunganui this week.
Final album for The Chills next year
The Chills’ frontman to be honoured with final album release
The Chills’ final album, by the late Dunedin singer-songwriter Martin Phillipps, is due to be released in February.
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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’
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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’
A Dunedin city councillor has questioned why a nearly $150m package to boost Dunedin’s walking and cycling infrastructure was included in the council’s budget.
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Polytech cutting three more courses
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Polytech cutting three more courses
Otago Polytechnic has announced further cuts to courses as confusion reigns in the vocational education sector.
Vehicle in mechanic’s custody
Vehicle in mechanic’s custody
Police and passers-by attempt to shut off a malfunctioning electric police car in Bow Lane about 11.50am yesterday.
The heat is on: Dunedin tipped to reach 28°C
The heat is on: Dunedin tipped to reach 28°C
After several weeks of temperatures in the high teens, Dunedin residents are in for a shock - the city’s temperatures are expected to reach 28°C today.
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‘No engagement’ about glass issue: supermarket
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‘No engagement’ about glass issue: supermarket
A supermarket giant has hit out at a bid by police and the University of Otago to restrict the sale of alcohol in glass bottles in North Dunedin.
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Teen fears video of attack will go online
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Teen fears video of attack will go online
The teenage victim of a central Dunedin assault which left her bloodied and concussed is fearful footage of the attack will be spread online.
Change in project leadership criticised
Change in project leadership criticised
The government has been accused of rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic after another shake-up of the new Dunedin hospital build’s leadership.
Cardiac patient dies while lab down
Cardiac patient dies while lab down
A person died in the cardiac unit while Dunedin Hospital staff were waiting for life-saving equipment to be repaired, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
Albatross float returns for Santa Parade
Albatross float returns for Santa Parade
The giant albatross float will spread its wings once again for this year’s Dunedin Santa Parade.
Meet, greet and buy
Meet, greet and buy
Artsenta artist Lizzette Haddon displays some of her multimedia artworks which were for sale at the annual Artsenta Market, in Princes St, yesterday.
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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport
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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport
Customers at Dunedin Airport will only be able to buy food and drink from one seller once a local operator bids farewell.
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Division over tree’s potential removal
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Division over tree’s potential removal
A large protected pōhutukawa tree is damaging a historic Dunedin home and needs to be removed, the house’s owner says.
Globe’s exuberant production a special treat
Globe’s exuberant production a special treat
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Dunedin Sound infused University of Otago in the 1980s - can they come together in a coherent and satisfying whole?
Visitors being urged to come in off the highway
Visitors being urged to come in off the highway
Tūhura Otago Museum has taken over the Dunedin signs on the Northern and Southern Motorways to encourage visitors to the city to visit the "Lego Relics: A New World Rises" exhibition, which...
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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles
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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles
Dunedin people who "cannot afford a Cromwell crib" to spend their holidays at have been left high and dry with the closure of the city’s public libraries, a concerned resident says.
Royalty law for artists welcomed
Royalty law for artists welcomed
A Dunedin artist is "delighted" with a legislation change that will allow artists to see more profits from their work.
University wants glass bottle ban
'Real problem': Otago University wants glass bottle ban
The University of Otago wants the sale of glass bottles to be banned at liquor stores around its main campus in a bid to clean up the broken glass problem.
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
Soon after Regan Higgins bought the Leith Valley Camping Ground to house construction workers for the new Dunedin hospital, the government announced major changes to the project.