Memorial to 'brilliant' Dunedin-born surgeon
Memorial to 'brilliant' Dunedin-born surgeon
A bronze statue of Dunedin-born pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe was unveiled in England yesterday.
Shawn McAvinue
Call to fix 'shocking' roads, footpaths
Call to fix 'shocking' roads, footpaths
The Dunedin City Council has ignored ''shocking'' roads and footpaths in Mosgiel and some completed work has been substandard, Mosgiel Taieri Community Board members say.
ABs win another big test
ABs win another big test
A selection of All Blacks were put to the test in the Dunedin Town Hall.
Wanted: Loving new nests for retiring chooks
Wanted: Loving new nests for retiring chooks
Thousands of retiring Mosgiel hens are looking for new nests.
Snow days issue under new safety law
Snow days issue under new safety law
Employers ignoring safety obligations for staff on a snow day could face more ''severe'' consequences under new legislation, Anderson Lloyd Lawyers partner Lesley Brook says.
2025 cosy home goal
2025 cosy home goal
Organisations are cosying up to make every Dunedin home warm by 2025.
Offers prepared for land
Offers prepared for land
The land needed to widen Riccarton Rd will be obtained by statutory authority if a mutual agreement can not be met, Dunedin City Council roading projects engineer Evan Matheson says.
Table turns for town sculpture
Table turns for town sculpture
The art community has welcomed a decision to remove a picnic table placed on top of a Mosgiel art sculpture.
BMX on the back burner
BMX on the back burner
The Outram Charitable Trust project to build a BMX track has been put on hold as its focus shifts to horses.
Board distributes $5000 to groups
Board distributes $5000 to groups
The Saddle Hill Community Board last week distributed more than $5000 from its project fund.
Wellbeing Strategy group gets behind swimming pool bid
Wellbeing Strategy group gets behind swimming pool bid
A Mosgiel group last week signalled it wanted to jump in with Taieri Community Facilities Trust in the bid for a Mosgiel swimming pool.
Weather ideal for holiday weekend
Weather ideal for holiday weekend
The Queen's Birthday Weekend weather in Otago and Southland was mostly clear and calm - the complete opposite of weather at the corresponding long weekend last year.
Call made for roundabout
Call made for roundabout
A ''hideous'' Green Island intersection needs a roundabout, concerned residents say.
Slipping and sliding in the ice
Slipping and sliding in the ice
Panelbeaters and a tow company were busy ''mopping up'' wreckage in Dunedin yesterday after vehicles slid on black ice.
Update boost
Update boost
A project to update Strath Taieri history book East of the Rock and Pillar has been boosted by a $2000 community grant.
Delays after crash on Northern Motorway
Delays after crash on Northern Motorway
A multi-vehicle crash in frosty conditions caused delays for motorists after blocking Dunedin's Northern Motorway this morning.
Group 'trying to stop deaths'
Group 'trying to stop deaths'
Lives could be saved from drink-driving crashes if police stopped threatening $10,000 fines and supported unlicensed passenger services, the creators of a Dunedin social media campaign say.
Police search house: foul play suspected
Police search house: foul play suspected
Police searched a Dunedin home yesterday for clues relating to the disappearance of a mother who went missing 12 years ago.
Claim one-way move affecting hundreds
Claim one-way move affecting hundreds
Making a South Dunedin street one-way is inconveniencing hundreds of motorists daily for the safety of a sole cyclist, Marlow St resident Trevor McStay says.
Retain older workers, bosses told
Retain older workers, bosses told
The workforce in Otago is getting older and the businesses targeting the growing demographic will prosper.