Road reopens after boulder busted
Blueskin Rd reopens after boulder busted
A large boulder that teetered over Blueskin Rd has been demolished and the road is open again.
Hamish MacLean
Shift away from ‘outrageous over-consumption’ called for
Shift away from ‘outrageous over-consumption’ called for
A limit to growth sounds unappealing and yet that is exactly what the planet needs, University of Otago marine biologist Liz Slooten says.
Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says
Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says
The fire that gutted Lake Ohau Village is unlike anything New Zealand has ever experienced, a fire researcher says after scouring the scene.
Report: climate change effects hitting NZ
Report: climate change effects hitting NZ
Evidence of a changing climate is stacking up in the South.
Fees hike for domestic students
Fees hike for domestic students
Domestic University of Otago students will face increased tuition fees next year as Covid-19 puts a more than $17million hole in the university’s budget.
Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters
Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters
Permits could soon be required for electric scooter company Lime and others to operate in Dunedin.
‘Critic’ retains title of best publication
‘Critic’ retains title of best publication
Dunedin's student publication Critic Te Arohi has retained its title as New Zealand’s best for the fourth year in a row.
Learning to live with blazes in the drying South
Learning to live with blazes in the drying South
As researchers prepare to sift through the ashes of another devastating fire in a drying South Island landscape, a political battle over how to manage fire risk in rural NZ blazes on.
Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel
Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel
Christian leaders across the South have urged project managers to rethink having only a multi-faith centre in the new Dunedin Hospital.
Public sculpture installation must wait until next year
Public sculpture installation must wait until next year
Dunedin's latest public sculpture will not be installed in the Octagon until February at the earliest.
Hospital 250-park plan: not for public
Hospital 250-park plan: not for public
Only a fraction of the 250 parks on the new Dunedin Hospital site will be for public use — and it appears they will only be for drop-offs.
From stop/go signs to council’s top role
From stop/go signs to council’s top role
Dunedin City Council’s new chief executive Sandy Graham wants to talk to council staff before publicly revealing her vision for the organisation.
SDHB moots 'park and walk' plan
New hospital: SDHB moots 'park and walk' plan
Hospital staff, non-urgent patients, and visiting family members could be expected to use a "park and walk" facility mooted for the edge of Dunedin’s CBD.
‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses
‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses
Businesses have been "coned off" in Forbury Rd and St Clair Four Square owner Sandra Millar says customers are now avoiding the small St Clair shopping area.
Park mandate likely for freedom campers
Park mandate likely for freedom campers
Dunedin’s Thomas Burns St car park appears poised to become a regular stopping point for the city’s freedom campers.
Hundreds of car parks to close for work
Hundreds of car parks to close for work
About 300 centre city Dunedin car parks will be closed for three months from the end of this month.
Concerns over visitors’ impact on wildlife aired
Concerns over visitors’ impact on wildlife aired
The wildlife capital of New Zealand needs to stop visitors "disturbing the wildlife rather than contributing to it", a Dunedin city councillor says.
DCC George St plan review delayed
DCC George St plan review delayed
The independent review of Dunedin City Council’s contentious plans for George St has been delayed.
Precinct provides template for built heritage guide
Precinct provides template for built heritage guide
The revival of Dunedin’s warehouse precinct features strongly in a new Heritage New Zealand how-to guide for protecting New Zealand’s built heritage.
Petition to scrap first-past-the-post
Petition to scrap first-past-the-post
A Dunedin single transferable vote campaigner has launched a petition to scrap first-past-the-post from New Zealand elections.