Business chiefs advised on health and safety
Business chiefs advised on health and safety
Workplace health and safety must become a priority for company directors and chief executives, Institute of Directors chief executive William Whittaker says.
Timothy Brown
Gastro outbreak closes wards
Gastro outbreak closes wards
Two wards at Dunedin Hospital have been closed after an outbreak of gastroenteritis.
Risks quite low, as Dunedin not tsunamigenic, Civil Defence told
Risks quite low, as Dunedin not tsunamigenic, Civil Defence told
A once-in-2500 year event will be required for a tsunami to threaten Dunedin, Dunedin City Council civil defence manager Neil Brown says.
Spruce-up for sign on the agenda
Spruce-up for sign on the agenda
Mosgiel's ''Pearl of the Plain'' sign will receive some TLC.
Town lights up for midwinter dinner
Town lights up for midwinter dinner
Christmas lights will bring a warm mid-winter glow to Middlemarch this month.
Near 400 plungers dash and splash
Near 400 plungers dash and splash
When those in Speedos and bikinis are the most appropriately dressed it must be the annual polar plunge.
Escapee Maddren joins infamous list
Escapee Maddren joins infamous list
Stephen Maddren last week became the first prisoner to escape Otago Corrections Facility. Reporter Timothy Brown explores his escape as well as others which have hit the headlines in the past.
World Cup no comfort for England supporters
World Cup no comfort for England supporters
How much disappointment can one nation take?
Unclear how pedestrian hit by van
Unclear how pedestrian hit by van
A man rushed to Dunedin Hospital after being hit by a van early yesterday was still in intensive care, but ''awake and progressing nicely'' last night.
Payout would help veterans' families
Payout would help veterans' families
''A small gesture'' of thanks should be paid to all veterans' families for their service, Labour veterans' affairs spokesman Phil Goff says.
Site gets new lease on life
Site gets new lease on life
Waldronville School has been consigned to history, but the next generation of families in the area will call the site home. Timothy Brown reports.
Hunt for prisoner scaled back
Hunt for prisoner scaled back
Finding escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren is now like finding a needle in a haystack, police concede.
Escaper thought to have raided fridge
Escaper thought to have raided fridge
Three Milburn residents will double-check their doors are locked tonight after an early morning visit from a burglar believed to be escaped prisoner Stephen Uriah Maddren.
Best outcome for deer industry
Best outcome for deer industry
Retaining Invermay's deer farm and research capability is the best possible outcome, industry leaders say.
New life for old building
New life for old building
More than a decade after its last tenants left, new life will be breathed into the historic New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd building in Dunedin.
Call to restore old cemetery
Call to restore old cemetery
Community help is needed to restore the historic Taieri Beach Cemetery, Taieri Mouth Amenities Society president Jeannine Basquin says.
Pupils get the blood pumping
Pupils get the blood pumping
Athletes charging around the turf of Forsyth Barr Stadium, the din of excitement and the cheers of supporters - no, this wasn't an All Blacks test. It was World Athletics Day.
Alleged robber threw wood spiked with nails towards car
Alleged robber threw wood spiked with nails towards car
A man who allegedly stole cigarettes and cash from a dairy at gunpoint was seen throwing wood embedded with nails at a car after the robbery.
Wisdom wins over valour in push for summit
Wisdom wins over valour in push for summit
Warrington couple Paul and Shelley Hersey are upbeat despite not riding the White Wave.
'No confidence' vote by AgResearch staff
'No confidence' vote by AgResearch staff
Invermay staff have approved a motion of no confidence in the leadership of AgResearch.