Tim Miller

Landlord protests meth cleaning cost

Otago landlord Mark Cowan protests outside Dunedin South MP Clare Curran's office yesterday about...

Landlord protests meth cleaning cost

An Otago landlord who spent more than $20,000 decontaminating his property after it tested positive for methamphetamine says the Govt should compensate those caught up the contamination hysteria.

'Threatening' incident in St Clair

'Threatening' incident in St Clair

Dunedin police are investigating an incident in St Clair in which three men - one of them holding a metal bar - were seen threatening residents of a house.

Public input sought to save Sims Engineering building

Dunedin City Council acting general manager of infrastructure and networks Leanne Mash (right)...

Public input sought to save Sims Engineering building

Retaining the century-old Sims Engineering building in Port Chalmers is likely to be extensive and costly, a report has found.

Apology wanted after AOS callout

The armed offenders squad in Wansbeck St, Oamaru on Friday. Photo: Supplied

Apology wanted after AOS callout

A woman who had a firearm pointed at her and her 2-year-old son during an AOS callout in Oamaru is demanding an apology after, she says, a drill was mistaken for a gun.

Exhibitions on hold at Toitu

A ''Dunedin Sound'' Evening will be held at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Photo: ODT

Exhibitions on hold at Toitu

New exhibitions at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin are on hold for at least a year so staff can focus on processing a backlog of items in its collection.

Delays end as Brighton Rd reopens

Delays end as Brighton Rd reopens

Brighton Rd has reopened today, putting an end to a long delay for motorists.

Cyclist hits opened car door

A police officer and a St John ambulance paramedic remove a bicycle from the road after a collision between a cyclist and car on Main South Rd, Green Island, yesterday.

More delays for reservoir project

Issues with the structure of the 150-year-old Ross Creek Reservoir dam mean the crest will not be...

More delays for reservoir project

Further delays mean it will be another six months before the Ross Creek reservoir refurbishment is complete - almost a year after originally planned.

Cyclist injured after colliding with car door

Cyclist injured after colliding with car door

A cyclist has been taken to Dunedin Hospital after colliding with a car door in Green Island this afternoon.

Southern right whales thrill watchers

A southern right whale calf spouts while following its mother in Otago Harbour on Saturday. Photo...

Southern right whales thrill watchers

Almost 100 years after they were hunted to the brink of extinction, two southern right whales in Otago Harbour at the weekend delighted hundreds of sightseers along the shoreline.

Southerners view eclipse before clouds come in

Before it disappeared behind the clouds, Southerners were treated to a rare lunar eclipse and...

Southerners view eclipse before clouds come in

It all looked so promising — but then the clouds rolled in.

Exhausting day for reservists

Sergeant Royden Brown, of Invercargill, watches as Lance-corporal Joseph Jacobs, of Christchurch, runs through a dry fire training drill at the Kensington Army Hall on Saturday.

War through art

Wellington artist Bob Kerr talks at the Toitu Early Settlers Museum on Saturday about his art, which explores the complexities of war.

Driver fled Princes St crash

Police are still searching for a driver who fled the scene of a minor crash in central Dunedin on Friday night.

Is it a boat? Or is it a house?

Just Doi is at odds with the council who say he is building a house which requires permits while...

Is it a boat? Or is it a house?

A dispute over whether a building in Aramoana is a boat or a house continues.

Hopes hearing will be the last

After almost 20 years of working through planning bureaucracy, an Orokonui property owner hopes he has seen his last resource consent hearing.

Council denies targeting street vendor

Stephen Cropper says his food truck outside the University of Otago’s School of Dentistry was...

Council denies targeting street vendor

A Dunedin food truck owner says he was hounded out of a central city site by overzealous parking officers.

Dunedin houses selling at top speed

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Dunedin houses selling at top speed

Dunedin's housing market continues to soar as new research reveals the city is one of the two fastest-selling areas in New Zealand, taking on average just 15 days to sell a house.

Thousands of Otago home buyers register for Kiwi Build

Thousands of first-home buyers in Queenstown and Dunedin have signed up to the Government's affordable housing scheme without knowing when or where any houses will be built.

Land issue thwarting yacht club's plans

An issue with who owns the title on a section of old Otago Harbour Board land has left the...

Land ownership issue thwarting yacht club's redevelopment plans

A Dunedin boating club is stuck in limbo while the Otago Regional Council investigates who owns the land beneath it.

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