Moderate injuries and produce strewn across road in crash
Moderate injuries and produce strewn across road in crash
Three people were moderately injured in a crash near Roxburgh yesterday.
Emma Perry
Water search suspended for second day
Water search suspended for second day
The search for a missing teenage boy in Dunedin waters has been suspended for a second day.
Three hurt in crash near Roxburgh
Three hurt in crash near Roxburgh
Three people have been flown to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Central Otago.
Coffin cycle journey cut short at last 20m
Coffin cycle journey cut short at last 20m
An arduous 1300km biking campaign to Parliament undertaken by a Dunedin couple came to an end yesterday, but was stopped by security in the last 20m.
Driver charged after pair lose limbs in horror bus crash
Driver charged after pair lose limbs in horror bus crash
A man has been charged with careless driving causing injury following a bus crash near Queenstown in which a girl and woman lost limbs.
Lamb, puppy snaps prevail
Lamb, puppy snaps prevail
The image of a lamb enjoying a summer swing on a tyre was captured by Monica Homes, winning her the 2020 Otago Daily Times Magic Moments photo competition.
Dunedin abuzz with boat visitors
Dunedin abuzz with boat visitors
Dunedin was flooded with visitors yesterday as three cruise ships were in port, carrying up to 10,000 passengers and crew.
Prison restoration bid gets $100,000 boost
Prison restoration bid gets $100,000 boost
The restoration of the former Dunedin Prison has received an added boost.
Spare tyre believed to have caused rollover
Spare tyre believed to have caused rollover
A car rolled on to its roof on the Dunedin Southern Motorway yesterday.
Sick children given ‘wings’
Sick children given ‘wings’
After flying seriously ill children to Auckland's Starship Hospital, Dunedin man Tony McCombe wanted to give something back.
Dangerous trees felled at King’s High School
Dangerous trees felled at King’s High School
Arborists fell poplars at King’s High School yesterday.
Waitati firefighter volunteers to give back
Waitati firefighter volunteers to give back
Firefighters turned up at Jody Williams’ door in the middle of the night four years ago to give his son medical care. He went to the station the next day to thank them and has been a volunteer firefighter ever since.
Otago: fire bans in place
Otago: fire bans in place
Fire restrictions are in place across Otago a month later than usual as changing weather poses challenges for firefighters.
Fisherman who drowned at Cape Saunders named
Fisherman who drowned at Cape Saunders named
The man who died while fishing at Cape Saunders on the Otago Peninsula has been named.
Iranian people ‘don’t have hope of a future’
Iranian people ‘don’t have hope of a future’
An Iranian University of Otago student is speaking out amid protests in his homeland.
Life jacket swap campaign a success
Life jacket swap campaign a success
It was out with the old and in with the new in a life jacket trade in Dunedin yesterday.
Fire service warns of macrocarpa risk
Fire service warns of macrocarpa risk
Firefighters are warning about the risk of highly-flammable macrocarpa hedges after a fire near Dunedin in the weekend.
Fire destroys boat on Lake Hawea
Fire destroys boat on Lake Hawea
A boat has been destroyed after catching fire on Lake Hawea this evening.
Breakdown on highway north of Dunedin
Breakdown on highway north of Dunedin
A truck carrying a crane broke down this evening, blocking part of State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Oamaru for a time.
Rolling down the runway now an option
Rolling down the runway now an option
For the first time, people will be able to roll as well as run down the Dunedin Airport runway in an annual fundraiser.