Stick in the mud gets a tow
Stick in the mud gets a tow
Problems with his yacht's sail then the motor left a Dunedin man in need of a tow on Otago Harbour yesterday.
Tim Miller
Families add to rail trail bonanza
Families add to rail trail bonanza
The visitors keep on coming and the wheels keep on turning on the Otago Central Rail Trail, which is reportedly having one of its busiest holiday periods in recent years.
Four car pile-up near Millers Flat
Four car pile-up near Millers Flat
Emergency services are attending a four car pile-up near Millers Flat this morning.
Loving ‘chilled-out’ Whare Flat Folk Festival
Loving ‘chilled-out’ Whare Flat Folk Festival
Enjoying the sunshine and playing her Scottish clarsach (Celtic harp) at the Whare Flat Folk Festival yesterday is Karen Jones, of Wellington, while Victoria Vigenser, of Hawke's Bay, listens.
Octagon crowd welcomes 2018
Octagon crowd welcomes 2018
Thousands of revellers turned out in Dunedin's Octagon to party and dance their way into the New Year.
No rest for landlords while students away
No rest for landlords while students away
Dunedin's landlords are taking advantage of the school holidays to prepare for the arrival of next year's tenants.
Volunteers setup Whare Flat for folk festival
Volunteers setup Whare Flat for folk festival
Preperations are all but complete for four days of music, dancing, workshops and entertainment at the Whare Flat Folk Festival.
Planner supports expansion of Moana House
Planner supports expansion of Moana House
Consent to build a three-storey building in High St as part of the planned expansion of Moana House should be granted, a Dunedin City Council planner says.
DCC body cameras show their worth
DCC body cameras show their worth
Footage from body cameras worn by Dunedin City Council enforcement officers has been used as evidence by police on at least three occasions since April, including a physical assault on an officer.
Search under way after beacon activated
Search under way after beacon activated near Wanaka
A search and rescue mission is under way in the Mt Aspiring National Park after a personal locator beacon was set off this afternoon.
Ross Creek work delayed
Ross Creek work delayed
Work on strengthening the Ross Creek Reservoir dam wall has been delayed by at least four months.
Man critical after Catlins crash
Man critical after Catlins crash
A man is in critical condition in Dunedin Hospital after the four-wheel-drive vehicle he was in rolled 50m down the side of a hill in the Catlins.
Wests and Whitestone lobby Govt on licensing
Wests and Whitestone lobby Govt on licensing
Two Otago businesses have joined forces to lobby the Government and make it easier for small businesses like theirs to sell off-licence alcohol.
Man critical after crashing 4WD in Catlins
Man critical after crashing 4WD in Catlins
A man is in a critical condition after he crashed a 4WD down a hill in the Catlins this afternoon.
Water use falls; keep it up
Water use falls; keep it up
Dunedin residents have heeded the call to use less water.
Central city school speed restriction and safety trial
Central city school speed restriction and safety trial
Motorists could soon face speed restrictions outside Dunedin's central city schools as part of a range of proposals intended to improve pedestrian safety.
Lights stolen in Mosgiel
Lights stolen in Mosgiel
A laser light projector bought to cheer up a disabled woman has been stolen from a Mosgiel property, as reports surface of other Christmas light thefts in the town.
Street to be dug up again after wrong-size pipe laid
Street to be dug up again after wrong-size pipe laid
A Dunedin City Council mistake will cost nearly $100,000 to fix.
'The King in the Ring' film now available
'The King in the Ring' film now available
A documentary about a Dunedin wrestler's battle to return to the ring is now available to the wider public for the first time.
Contractors tidy up erosion near the Esplanade
Contractors tidy up erosion near the Esplanade
Contractors reshape access to Ocean Beach at St Clair yesterday.