Group plans murals to brighten Caversham
Group plans murals to brighten Caversham
A call has been made for paint to beautify Caversham.
Shawn McAvinue
Some landlords to be licensed: Labour
Some landlords to be licensed: Labour
Boarding house landlords will need licences to operate if the Labour Party wins the election, housing spokesman Phil Twyford says.
Artist's installation to create poetry by a hair
Artist's installation to create poetry by a hair
Locks of a Dunedin artist's hair are going to help write poetry.
Programme to control children's head lice
Programme to control children's head lice
A little girl having her nit-infested hair shaved off by parents who could not afford treatment has prompted a children's charity to start a programme to control the persistent parasite.
Plea to keep picnic table on site
Plea to keep picnic table on site
It's a community row that has triggered passion on both sides - art versus a picnic table.
Meaningful gifts prove popular
Meaningful gifts prove popular
Pupils were lost for words when given dictionaries by the Mosgiel and Taieri Rotary Clubs.
Citizens Advice loses funder
Citizens Advice loses funder
A regular funder to Citizens Advice Bureau Dunedin has stopped its contribution, but the charity is busier than ever.
Sharing of data shows benefit fraud
Sharing of data shows benefit fraud
Welfare fraud reforms designed to stop illegal payouts have resulted in the cancellation of more than 350 southern benefits.
It's goodbye to Telecom
It's goodbye to Telecom
The Telecom rebrand is set to Spark on Friday.
Sushi empire expanding
Sushi empire expanding
Hikari Sushi Bar chef Min Yu presents sushi and sashimi for sale in Dunedin yesterday.
Law penalises sensible users, operator says
Law penalises sensible users, operator says
A sunbed age restriction proposed by the Government is penalising responsible users, a Dunedin salon owner says.
Here comes the sun - if tree can be trimmed
Here comes the sun - if tree can be trimmed
A towering macrocarpa tree needs trimming, as it shades a roof where solar panels are to be installed, Brighton homeowner Stu Nicholson says.
Newly Nood in strip mall
Newly Nood in strip mall
A homeware shop that failed in Dunedin before is about to give retail another crack in the city.
Bridge team takes on the world
Bridge team takes on the world
A New Zealand youth contract bridge team stacked with players from Dunedin and Invercargill is due to land in Turkey on Friday for the world championships.
It's in the bag - hunters in school fund-raiser
It's in the bag - hunters in school fund-raiser
High-flying ducks made it difficult for young hunters to bag the bounty required for the Taieri College Hunting Competition.
Queenstown leads offers of organs
Queenstown leads offers of organs
Queenstown-lakes District residents are more likely to indicate yes to organ donation on their driver's licence than any other New Zealand district.
Bookbus warning: Use it or lose it
Bookbus warning: Use it or lose it
Not enough Mosgiel residents are borrowing from the Bookbus, prompting a warning the mobile library service could be relocated.
Protesters oppose factory farming in day of action
Protesters oppose factory farming in day of action
The ''pig-headed'' pork industry must stop using sow crates, Animal rights group Safe proclaimed in the Octagon on Saturday.
Veterans' sacrifices in Korea recognised
Veterans' sacrifices in Korea recognised
The sacrifice of veterans was commemorated with a lunch in Dunedin on Saturday to mark the 61st anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
High George St rent 'killed business'
High George St rent 'killed business'
A well-travelled artisan baker says it is too hard to make a crust in Dunedin, so he closed his shop on Saturday, making four staff redundant.