Car ends upside down in Taieri ditch
Car ends upside down in Taieri ditch
A car has ended upside down in a ditch after coming off Gladstone Rd South, in East Taieri.
Emma Perry
One seriously hurt after crash near Aramoana
One seriously hurt after crash near Aramoana
A person has been seriously injured after a car rolled down a bank at Heyward Pt, near Aramoana.
Car fire at Dunedin service station
Car fire at Dunedin service station
A car on fire at a Dunedin service station this afternoon prompted a call-out from Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Travel firms diversifying amid border closure
Travel firms diversifying amid border closure
Travel agents in the South are grappling with their new reality as bookings remain down by as much as 95%.
Club elated as defibrillator returned
Club elated as defibrillator returned
"You've got to be joking me."
4WD flipped on side in Kaikorai Valley crash
4WD flipped on side in Kaikorai Valley crash
One person has been seriously injured after a 4WD flipped on its side after a crash in Kaikorai Valley this afternoon.
Consent team at capacity
Consent team at capacity
Dunedin City Council building staff are working overtime as an influx of applications for building consent continues.
Division over speed limits
Division over speed limits
People are split on whether the council should reduce speeds on a slew of roads around Dunedin.
Museum Reserve tree felled
Museum Reserve tree felled
It was goodbye to a large lime tree at Otago Museum yesterday. The tree was removed having become dangerous to the public.
Defibrillator theft ‘a kick in the guts’
Defibrillator theft ‘a kick in the guts’
The theft of a $3000 defibrillator from the Green Island Rugby Football Club is "about as low as it gets", its club manager says.
Four arrested after drug raids in Dunedin, Oamaru
Four arrested after drug raids in Dunedin, Oamaru
Methamphetamine, cannabis and firearms were netted in police raids in Dunedin and Oamaru yesterday.
'Religious' door-knocking prompts calls to police
'Religious' door-knocking prompts calls to police
Police have been contacted by two concerned groups of residents after two men knocked on their doors claiming to be religious but asking whether any men lived at the addresses.
Curator not holding his breath
Curator not holding his breath
A small chance remains Dunedin will once more experience the pungent smell of the city’s corpse flower.
Volunteers chuffed at railway reopening
Volunteers chuffed at railway reopening
The historic Ocean Beach Railway in Dunedin is back on track, and will reopen to the public this weekend after a four-year closure.
Heritage work recognised in Dunedin prizes
Heritage work recognised in Dunedin prizes
A 138-year-old refurbished building has taken the top prize at the Dunedin Heritage Awards.
Group to give crisis planning advice
Group to give crisis planning advice
The first local advisory committee for Fire and Emergency New Zealand held its inaugural meeting in Dunedin last week.
Henrietta built up nursing skills for 50 years
Henrietta built up nursing skills for 50 years
After 50 years of nursing, 73-year-old Henri Landreth will be swapping the scrubs for social tennis.
Forecourt runoff change challenged
Forecourt runoff change challenged
Three major oil companies have joined forces to oppose a new bylaw for the management of wastewater runoff in Dunedin.
High-needs ‘underfunding’
High-needs ‘underfunding’
Principals across Otago have penned a letter to the Government criticising the "systemic underfunding" of schools with pupils having high needs.
Award for programme ‘sowing seeds’ to help Maori inmates
Award for programme ‘sowing seeds’ to help Maori inmates
A Dunedin man revolutionising incarceration for Maori is the recipient of a national award.