Movie premiere no-go zone for phones
Movie premiere no-go zone for phones
Moviegoers who attended the advance screenings of Valentine's Day in Dunedin last night had to give up their cellphones before watching the movie.
Mark Price
Science groups impressed
Science groups impressed
Agresearch chief science strategist and prime ministerial strategy adviser Stephen Goldson yesterday described John Key's speech on Tuesday as "something of a watershed" for science.
Conservation groups vow to fight Government's mining proposals
Conservation groups vow to fight Government's mining proposals
Conservation groups are vowing to continue fighting Government plans that could lead to mining in conservation areas off-limits to miners.
Roadworks disrupt traffic near Mosgiel
Roadworks disrupt traffic near Mosgiel
Roadworks on State Highway 1 near Mosgiel that began yesterday are expected to disrupt traffic for another 10-12 days.
Plan to develop Cadbury World
Plan to develop Cadbury World
Cadbury has revealed plans to grow both its Cadbury World tourist operation in Dunedin and the city's Chocolate Carnival.
Future assured for Lawson building
Future assured for Lawson building
The University of Otago will announce in the next few days what it plans to do with the building on the corner of Cumberland and St David Sts which formerly housed the Green Acorn cafe.
Replacing bridges
Replacing bridges
Work on replacing two 83-year-old rail bridges at Burkes Bay, on the line between Dunedin and Port Chalmers, is due to begin next month.
Mosgiel shunted aside
Mosgiel shunted aside
Mosgiel commuters will not have the option of taking the train into Dunedin on Walk to Work day next month because of their lack of support last time.
Development of Regent escapes DCC budget cuts
Development of Regent escapes DCC budget cuts
Regent Theatre Trust chairman Mike Shield is "quite relieved" the $6.4 million redevelopment of the theatre has emerged unaffected by the Dunedin City Council's budget cuts.
Telecom's head fronts in Dunedin
Telecom's head fronts in Dunedin
Telecom chief executive Dr Paul Reynolds will announce in Dunedin this afternoon details of how Telecom will compensate its XT mobile phone customers for last week's network outage.
'Suspected upstart' retires after 50 years
'Suspected upstart' retires after 50 years
Peter Hill, who retires from Fisher and Paykel this week after 50 years, and his Shacklock reflector toaster that refuses to die after 40 years. Photo by Jane Dawber.
When Fisher and Paykel employee Peter Hill arrived in Dunedin in 1968, he walked into a factory with a dirt floor, in places, that was still making cast-iron Shacklock coal ranges.
Mr Hill was a "suspected upstart" from Auckland whose brief was to help modernise and expand the range of products being made in Dunedin.
Public pressure may lead to 3D theatre in city
Public pressure may lead to 3D theatre in city
Hoyts Cinemas Ltd is considering adding another dimension to Dunedin's movie-going landscape.
Drove burning car to turnoff
Drove burning car to turnoff
A Holden utility was badly damaged when it burst into flames in Cumberland St, near the Andersons Bay Rd intersection, in Dunedin, yesterday morning.
Three-wheeled hog rumbles into town
Three-wheeled hog rumbles into town
A new variety of Harley-Davidson motorcycle has arrived in Dunedin ahead of most other cities in the world.
Identity fraud real risk
Identity fraud real risk
One of the first things American public speaker John Sileo did on his return to Dunedin this month was buy a paper shredder.
Building in line for changes
Building in line for changes
One of the more decorative but less well known buildings in Dunedin's lower Stuart St is in line for some form of redevelopment.
Soldier's grave sparks interest
Soldier's grave sparks interest
An Englishman with a house in the small French village of Auxi-le-Château is seeking more information about the grave of a New Zealand soldier who died during World War 1 and was buried in the village graveyard.
Kraft takeover may herald bitter-sweer future
Kraft takeover may herald bitter-sweer future
Just when the future of Dunedin's Cadbury chocolate factory appeared more secure than ever, the guessing games have started again.
Leopard seal to be stuffed for museum
Leopard seal to be stuffed for museum
A frozen, 3m-long female leopard seal weighing almost 300kg left Dunedin yesterday bound for a taxidermist in Christchurch.
Burns club dates from 1861, research shows
Burns club dates from 1861, research shows
Retired Dunedin psychiatrist Dr Bruce Spittle believes he has found the answer to a question that has been bugging the city's Scottish community - when was a Burns club first established here: 1861 or 1891?