Botanic Garden project ‘win/win' for all
Botanic Garden project ‘win/win' for all
The successful partnership between the Malcam Trust and Dunedin Botanic Garden has been enhanced by the establishment of a new pilot project - Project Green Jobs.
Brenda Harwood
Electricity fund already out of money
Electricity fund already out of money
Unprecedented demand for financial help through the Dunedin City Council-funded Electricity Consumers Fund has drained the coffers dry after less than six months.
The $167,000 fund, administered by Anglican Family Care and distributed by Dunedin welfare organisations, is not due to be replenished until after the new financial year on July 1.
Queen's High pupils join push to stub out tobacco displays in shops
Queen's High pupils join push to stub out tobacco displays in shops
The Queen's High School health committee has pledged its support for a Cancer Society campaign to lobby Members of Parliament and Health Minister Tony Ryall on the issue of tobacco displays in shops.
Dunedin North Rotary gives hospice $28,600
Dunedin North Rotary gives hospice $28,600
A strong public response to a good idea and a great cause meant December's annual trailer raffle run by the Rotary Club of Dunedin North raised a record amount for the Otago Community Hospice.
Hospice almost $360,000 better off thanks to bequest
Hospice almost $360,000 better off thanks to bequest
The care and concern shown to a dying man and his wife was amply rewarded this week when Otago Community Hospice received an extraordinary bequest of almost $360,000.
Rotary award for city's 'pen man'
Rotary award for city's 'pen man'
December has been a very good month for Dunedin's ‘‘pen man'' John Griffiths.
Can-do co-ordinator to step down
Can-do co-ordinator to step down
The sound of sirens will be heard across the city next Thursday evening, December 11, as Dunedin's emergency services, community organisations and volunteers tour the streets in the annual Community Can Appeal.
Meet Dunedin's stars for 2008
Meet Dunedin's stars for 2008
The stars were out last night, as about 150 people gathered to celebrate Dunedin's unsung heroes in an awards ceremony hosted by The Star at the Dunedin Railway Station.
TreeFund initiative receives high accolade
TreeFund initiative receives high accolade
The important environmental contribution of the Honda TreeFund in supporting the planting of 10,000 native trees in Otago during the past four years has been highlighted in Dunedin this week.
Public readings offer rare insight into plays
Public readings offer rare insight into plays
New Dunedin plays will appear on the professional stage for the first time this Sunday, in the Playmarket ‘‘Write Out Loud'' event at the Fortune Theatre studio.
Memorial for minefield disaster
Memorial for minefield disaster
Bluestone from Blackhead Quarry is a fitting material to be used in building a memorial to the 30 Dunedin and district men who were killed in the sinking of Royal Navy vessel HMS Neptune during World War 2, stonemason Ron Turner of Southern Landscapes says.
Dunedin student offered top modelling contract
Dunedin student offered top modelling contract
Opportunity is knocking for AliMcD model Stella Maxwell (18), who will leave next week to visit family and take up modelling opportunities in Europe.
Push to re-establish 'Southerner'
Push to re-establish 'Southerner'
Dunedin people are being urged to jump aboard and join the call to restore commuter train travel in the south.
Remembrance 2008: Mass march for Dunedin
Remembrance 2008: Mass march for Dunedin
All eyes will be on Dunedin in November as the city pulls out all the stops for a Remembrance 2008 celebration that will be ‘‘bigger than Ben Hur''.
Designer sneakers and denim defines Culture
Designer sneakers and denim defines Culture
For self-confessed obsessive sneaker collector Kevin Downie, retailing high-end retro sneakers to Dunedin punters through his Identity store has been an extension of his hobby.
Conductor no stranger to power of ‘Carmina Burana'
Conductor no stranger to power of ‘Carmina Burana'
The conductor for Saturday night's Southern Sinfonia concert, Werner Andreas Albert, is no stranger to the rigours of Carl Orff's dramatic choral work Carmina Burana.
8th-grade football player is 8 on the 8th of the 8th of 2008
8th-grade football player is 8 on the 8th of the 8th of 2008
Friday will be an exciting day for Dunedin boy Cameron Bradley (pictured), as he celebrates his 8th birthday on the 8th day of the 8th month of 2008.
8 is great for birthday boy
8 is great for birthday boy
Friday will be an exciting day for Dunedin boy Cameron Bradley (pictured), as he celebrates his 8th birthday on the 8th day of the 8th month of 2008.
Race is on to build fastest kart
Race is on to build fastest kart
It's sleek, lightweight, and will hopefully race past the opposition in the Otago/Southland Grass Kart Challenge final.
'Star' singer takes to the field for Carisbrook test
'Star' singer takes to the field for Carisbrook test
The South African national anthem has been running around in my head for weeks.