'Slid on cow sh**': Truck rolls into ditch near Outram
'Slid on cow sh**': Truck rolls into ditch near Outram
A driver was lucky to escape injury when their truck "slid on cow sh**" and rolled off the road near Outram this morning.
George Block
Nitric acid spilled at depot
Nitric acid spilled at depot
The chemical spilled at a Dunedin freight depot yesterday which resulted in a manager heading to hospital for observation was a concentrated and highly corrosive acid.
First visit made by crabeater seal
First visit made by crabeater seal
A vagrant seal many miles from home was spotted on a beach near Dunedin yesterday, in her species' first visit to Otago shores in recorded history.
Man breathed in fumes after corrosive acid spill
Man breathed in fumes after corrosive acid spill
The chemical at the centre of a spill in Dunedin today which hospitalised a man was a concentrated and highly corrosive acid.
Locks changed at 'vocal' RSA bowling club
Locks changed at 'vocal' RSA bowling club
The financially embattled Mosgiel Memorial RSA is changing the locks on its bowling club and ceasing operations until more money turns up.
RSA's sale vote no pushover
RSA's sale vote no pushover
The decision by the Mosgiel Memorial RSA to sell its revamped clubrooms was far from unanimous, a report shows.
Sessions at full capacity
Sessions at full capacity
A focus on critical economic issues relevant to an uncertain world has been hailed as the reason for the packed house all weekend at the University of Otago Foreign Policy School.
Inquiry into off-road tour crash deaths continues
Inquiry into off-road tour crash deaths continues
Investigators continue to examine the cause of a crash which claimed the lives of two men during an off-road tour in remote Otago high country.
'Hysteria' unhelpful: Call for calm over detention near school
'Hysteria' unhelpful: Call for calm over detention near school
A criminologist has called for parents not to become hysterical after a man who amassed more than 1000 child-pornography files was sentenced to serve home detention near a Mosgiel primary school.
Garden items traded for beer, money: inquiry
Garden items traded for beer, money: inquiry
A police investigation into the possible theft of items from the Dunedin Chinese Garden found a contractor traded items meant to be destroyed for beer and money for his staff social club.
Police puppy Judge fast getting up to 'scratch'
Police puppy Judge fast getting up to 'scratch'
A promising police puppy has arrived in Dunedin and is loving life.
Report finds OCF concerns
Report finds OCF concerns
Some staff at Otago's prison show a lack of respect for prisoners and have a low threshold for the use of pepper spray, amid rising tension and violence at the facility, according to a new report.
Council staff cleared over Chinese Garden items
Council staff cleared over Chinese Garden items
A police investigation into the possible theft of items from the Dunedin Chinese Garden found a contractor acted outside the bounds of his contract by selling items which were meant to be destroyed.
Warnings over black ice, sun-strike
Warnings over black ice, sun-strike
Motorists are being urged to take extra care as black ice and sun-strike contribute to crashes around the region.
Blame disputed after attacked dog put down
Blame disputed after attacked dog put down
An Otago Peninsula couple are mourning their beloved fox terrier, who was put down after an attack by a pair of dogs.
Quest for 24/7 police cover taken to minister
Quest for 24/7 police cover taken to minister
A West Harbour woman has taken her appeal for round-the-clock service at the Port Chalmers police station to the highest levels.
Gun buyback site details announced
Gun buyback site details announced
Dates and times have been locked and loaded for the two dozen upcoming firearms amnesty collection events in the South.
Staff at prison disciplined
Staff at prison disciplined
Corrections has investigated dozens of staff at Otago’s prison for misconduct in recent years, uncovering evidence of a breach in more than half of the cases.
Fishing for the truth
Fishing for the truth
Former volunteers turn whistleblowers after fish die in droves at a Dunedin salmon hatchery. George Block investigates a community asset riven with recrimination.
Armed police with dogs raid home
Armed police with dogs raid home
Armed police swarmed a house in a small South Otago town yesterday afternoon.