Simon Henderson

It was August 6, 1945, at 8.15am when US B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Simon Henderson looks at highlights from the final Waikouaiti Coast Community Board meeting for this triennium.

Since its beginnings as part of the Anti-Litter Council in the 1960s, Keep Dunedin Beautiful has worked selflessly, says Dunedin’s mayor.

Steering people away from the path of self-harm is the aim of the Otepoti Peer Support Lounge.

A series of cross-country events for biking has been a fun way to get people out and about, says organisers Cycle World and Mountain Bike Otago.

From discovering family ancestry to identifying life-threatening diseases, DNA testing has utterly transformed the level of detail that can be found from individuals.

Steady rain had some Dunedin residents busy packing while others tried to negotiate crumbling hillsides, bursting riverbanks and closed roads.

A new subdivision in Karitane could honour the legacy of Māori midwives by naming a street Whānau Āwhina Ave, in recognition of the small town being the birthplace of Whānau Āwhina Plunket.

A new subdivision in Karitane could honour the legacy of Maori midwives by naming a street Whanau Awhina Ave, in recognition of the small town being the birthplace of Whanau Awhina Plunket.

A cache of medieval manuscripts, once owned by former publisher AH Reed, have been transferred to the digital age, writes Simon Henderson.

Women at work at Hallensteins’ factory, Chinese children lined in a solemn row, a settler family at rest by a felled tree, prospectors carrying their lives on their backs.

North Dunedin youth will benefit from a $690,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.

Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme celebrates Otago and Otago Polytechnic students who are busy thinking about the next big business idea.

The 56th University of Otago Foreign Policy School reached for the stars this year as delegates spoke on the topic of New Zealand’s role as a space-faring nation.

Getting away from it all and enjoying the great outdoors on a bicycle or e-bike has been growing in popularity across Otago.

Using a rapid antigen test (Rat) before ending self-isolation could be useful to avoid further transmission of Covid-19, some experts say.

Sometimes someone needs to be willing to "cop some flak" in order to make a safer space for others.

Members of the Muslim community gathered at the Edgar Centre on Sunday morning for the celebration of Eid ul-Adha.

Jack Swainson (12) gets to grips with the cyber future at the New Zealand International Science Festival CODE virtual reality and gaming centre at Meridian Mall on Saturday.