Awards, commendations for keeping Dunedin beautiful
Awards, commendations for keeping Dunedin beautiful
Innovative ways to reduce waste, promote biodiversity and clean up Dunedin’s environment were celebrated at the Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards.
Simon Henderson
Challenges for rainbow retirees
Challenges for rainbow retirees
Moving to a care-home can be an emotional experience and a Dunedin local says for some members of the rainbow community, retirement can also mean going back into the closet.
Army course gives direction
Army course gives direction
Many have felt the upheavals of work and direction during challenging economic times. Kaeiuea Bakeua has found new purpose by going beyond her comfort zone.
Masks given freely, for safety
Masks given freely, for safety
Some people say "stop preaching, old bat", but that doesn't stop Anne Marie Parsons offering free facemasks to people waiting for the bus near her home.
Track being upgraded for bigger thrills
Track being upgraded for bigger thrills
Building better banks and berms for intense tricks on the track is taking place at Forrester Park. The Dunedin BMX Club has been upgrading the surface of its tracks to ensure...
Plastic straws, vaccines, housing to fore
Plastic straws, vaccines, housing to fore
Plastics, vaccines and accessible housing were some of the topics discussed during the Dunedin Disabled Persons Assembly July meeting last week. Guest speaker was...
Masks given freely, for safety
Masks given freely, for safety
The story in last week’s paper about bus users defying the mask-wearing rule has prompted a reader to come forward with her observations. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to a local...
School’s humble beginnings 150 years ago
School’s humble beginnings 150 years ago
It all began in a room off a butcher’s shop, and now Taieri College is inviting former pupils and teachers to celebrate the humble beginnings of the school with a 150th reunion.
Council backs worm subscriptions
Council backs worm subscriptions
To paraphrase Shakespeare, we fatten ourselves for worms to eat when we are dead.
In the O-Biz of side gigs
In the O-Biz of side gigs
Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme highlights University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic students who are brimming with innovative business ideas. This week in the series, reporter Simon...
Insights into the iciest continent
Insights into the iciest continent
Far from being frozen in time, climate change is having an effect on the southern continent of Antarctica.
Spiders, birds create a stir at mall
Spiders, birds create a stir at mall
Bugs, birds and buckets of soil are usually actively avoided inside shopping malls, but for the sake of science, a corner of Meridian mall became a world of natural wonder.
Candlelight vigil sheds light on modern slavery
Candlelight vigil sheds light on modern slavery
A candlelight vigil in the Octagon on July 29 at 6pm aims to shed light on the barbarity of modern day slavery and the trafficking of people.
A ‘great’ game for all ages and abilities
A ‘great’ game for all ages and abilities
With the aid of a rusty but serviceable set of kitchen tongs, Bill Thomson, of Mosgiel, gets ready to serve with steady concentration.
OGHS first state girls high in South
OGHS first state girls high in South
It took a 7ft (2.1m) high fence to satisfy the moral concerns of Victorian parents but when Otago Girls’ High School opened on February 6, 1871, it helped open up a whole new level of...
Clear purpose for young farmer
Clear purpose for young farmer
The future is very clear for St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupil Latasha Hastie.
Home on the move
Home on the move
Shiny polished steel and chrome are what you expect at a car show, but a Dunedin couple has a unique approach to classic cars. At the Zone 10 Otago Hot Rod show at the Edgar Centre on...
New pellet fire ‘brilliant’ for family
New pellet fire ‘brilliant’ for family
Winter chills have been banished from bedrooms for Otago Pellet Fires competition winners Madison Knights and Frederick Garrick, of Andersons Bay.
Science Expo window into research
Science Expo window into research
As part of the International Science Festival, the university of Otago Science Expo was held last week. Reporter Simon Henderson went along to the University of Otago Business School foyer...
Phasing out plastic will help marine life
Phasing out plastic will help marine life
Problem plastics are being phased out next year but micro-plastics are still a jagged little pill for marine life to swallow.