Employers taking on young workers
Employers taking on young workers
Dunedin employers are giving young people a chance, Altitude Programme manager Sonya Hill says.
Shawn McAvinue
There's more to come in the life of Riley
There's more to come in the life of Riley
It was a meeting more than two years in the making.
SPCA resumes adoptions
SPCA resumes adoptions
The cat-killing virus at Otago SPCA has gone and adoptions have resumed but rigorous cleaning continues.
Purr-fect end to Moana's collar ordeal
Purr-fect end to Moana's collar ordeal
A cat found with a slipped collar around its belly, in a ring of rotted flesh, is healing and ready for adoption.
Heads in the clouds
Heads in the clouds
An aviation programme for year 13 pupils is continuing to take off in Mosgiel.
Employers asked to take on course graduates
Employers asked to take on course graduates
Employers have been asked to kick-start the careers of five Dunedin youths who graduated from the Limited Service Volunteer programme.
'We've all lost a part of ourselves'
'We've all lost a part of ourselves'
Kiriau family members are ''raw'' as they plan funerals for the brother and sister killed in a high-speed crash on the Southern Motorway on Sunday.
House search yields no clues to mystery
House search yields no clues to mystery
The police search of a Dunedin home on Friday provided no major leads relating to the disappearance of a mother who went missing 12 years ago, Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis said yesterday.
Community sits down to high tea and a cosy auction
Community sits down to high tea and a cosy auction
Bidding was hot for 30 new tea cosies at a charity auction in Northeast Valley on Saturday.
Monk's message: others first
Monk's message: others first
The minds of about 30 people were trained on selflessness by a buddhist monk in Dunedin on Saturday.
Skate jam gets Youth Week off to flying start
Skate jam gets Youth Week off to flying start
Youth Week was launched in Dunedin with a skate jam at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.
'Fabulous standard' among young singers
'Fabulous standard' among young singers
More young singers are taking to the stage in Dunedin to perform stage tunes.
Paid parental leave still wanting: mum
Paid parental leave still wanting: mum
Kim Woods with children Hudson (1) and Corban (1 week) at their Glenross, Dunedin, home yesterday. Photo by Craig Baxter.
The extra four weeks of paid parental leave was a move in the right direction but not enough, Dunedin early childhood centre teacher and manager Kim Woods said yesterday.
Mrs Woods (29), of Glenross, said her son, Corban, was born last week and she had used her sick leave, annual leave and was about to start her 14 weeks' paid parental leave.
Taieri farmers reckon their kale can't fail
Taieri farmers reckon their kale can't fail
Machete-wielding weighmen cut fodder across the greater Taieri Plain yesterday for a winter crop growing competition.
Petition to fix pooch park
Petition to fix pooch park
Dog owners say Mosgiel dog park is weed-infested and unsafe, and needs urgent maintenance.
Few users seek alternatives to highs
Few users seek alternatives to highs
Southern youth are coping ''surprising well'' with psychoactive substance withdrawal and are not seeking alternative highs.
Making the switch for growth
Making the switch for growth
A Mosgiel switchboard manufacturing business is doubling the size of its premises and expects to increase staff numbers as the economy strengthens.
Retail changes spell the end for Dunedin shop
Retail changes spell the end for Dunedin shop
Rising rents and falling sales have closed a Dunedin skate shop after 20 years of business.
Govt's promise doubted
Govt's promise doubted
Despite a large waiting list for counselling at Rape Crisis Dunedin, the service doubts it will get a cent of the millions the Government promised to support sexual violence services.
Donated art to be auctioned to help hospice
Donated art to be auctioned to help hospice
Works of art including a ''pearler'' by Ralph Hotere are set to be auctioned to raise funds during Otago Community Hospice Awareness Week, chief executive Ginny Green says.