Stolen pounamu ‘makutu’ fears
Stolen pounamu ‘makutu’ fears
Trouble could be coming to whoever stole a large piece of pounamu from the Otakou marae this week.
Tim Miller
Law faculty cuts ties with Russell McVeagh
Law faculty cuts ties with Russell McVeagh
The University of Otago's Faculty of Law has joined the country's five others in cutting ties with the under-fire law firm Russell McVeagh while a review into claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour takes place.
DCC, residents to meet about flooding
DCC, residents to meet about flooding
Dunedin City Council staff will meet frustrated South Dunedin residents affected by last month's floods.
Students urged to keep flats secure
Students urged to keep flats secure
Students living in North Dunedin are again being reminded to keep their flats secure, following more burglaries in the area.
100 vehicles a night at domain
100 vehicles a night at domain
Freedom campers have been flocking to Warrington in record numbers with up to 100 vehicles parking at the village's domain each night during summer.
AOS storms house to detain man
AOS storms house to detain man
Residents of one Mosgiel street watched as an armed offenders squad stormed a nearby house after a suspected firearm sighting yesterday.
Mosgiel pool differences ironed out
Mosgiel pool differences ironed out
After a rocky start, the Dunedin City Council and the trust pushing to build a new aquatic centre in Mosgiel are now on the same page.
AOS call-out in Mosgiel
AOS call-out in Mosgiel
A 32-year-old man has been taken into custody after an armed offenders squad call-out in Mosgiel today.
Woman injured in Queenstown car plunge
Woman injured in Queenstown car plunge
A woman has moderate injuries after crashing through a fence and down a bank, landing near the front door of a house in Queenstown.
Freedom campers breaking rules
Some freedom campers breaking rules
A Dunedin inner-city parking spot is proving to be popular with freedom campers - but not all of them should be there.
ORC may get involved in trying to find solutions
ORC may get involved in trying to find solutions
The Otago Regional Council looks set to take more of a role in curbing the negative effect some freedom campers are having on the region.
Emotions run high as first residents return
Emotions run high as first residents return
Tears of joy mixed with frustration and anxiety as the first residents returned to Radius Fulton Care Centre in South Dunedin yesterday.
Festival buskers charm the crowd
Festival buskers charm the crowd
If you took a stroll down King Edward St on Saturday, you might have left a little lighter in the pocket than when you started.
DCC outsources after-hours calls to Palmerston North
DCC outsources after-hours calls to Palmerston North
From next week, calls to the Dunedin City Council's after-hours phone service will be answered by someone in Palmerston North.
Viagogo scam tickets worry buyers
Viagogo scam tickets worry buyers
Punters who have bought tickets to some of this year's big name concerts at Forsyth Barr worry they might have spent hundreds of dollars on a scam.
Nightclub owner shifting focus to restaurant
Nightclub owner shifting focus to restaurant
After 15 years of operations, Dunedin nightclub Brimstone is set to close it doors for the final time tonight, due to what owner Ian Lindsay says is the changing nature of hospitality in the city.
Person cut free in South D crash
Person cut free in South D crash
A person had to be cut free from a vehicle after a crash in South Dunedin this afternoon.
Caravan overturns on motorway
Caravan overturns on Dunedin motorway
An overturned caravan is partially blocking traffic on Dunedin's northern motorway this afternoon.
Paragliders injured at Treble Cone
Paragliders injured at Treble Cone
Two people have been injured in a tandem paragliding incident near Treble Cone, near Wanaka.
Concerns as Fairfax drops community, rural papers
Concerns as Fairfax drops community, rural papers
There are concerns coverage of local issues in some communities could be worse off after Fairfax NZ announced plans to either sell or close many of its community and rural newspapers.