Delivery delays affect business
Delivery delays affect business
Multiple issues are behind significant delays in goods arriving to Otago businesses.
Molly Houseman
Caution urged over tourist van ban
Caution urged over tourist van ban
Southern mayors have sounded a note of caution, and in some cases outright opposition, to a plan to ban the hiring out of vans that are not self-contained to tourists.
Choppers fight North Otago blaze
Choppers fight North Otago blaze
A fire has burnt through five hectares near Livingstone this evening, but is not threatening any properties or homes.
Club ‘disappointed’ that member sped during charity ride
Club ‘disappointed’ that member sped during charity ride
A motorcyclist involved in the Riders Against Teen Suicide rally at the weekend has lost his licence for speeding during the event.
Protesters say firms’ phosphates ‘funding war’
Protesters say firms’ phosphates ‘funding war’
Protesters blocking trucks from entering a Dunedin fertiliser depot yesterday morning say the chief executive has "blood on their hands".
Kakapo scoops second Bird of Year title
Kakapo scoops second Bird of Year title
The kakapo has made history, swooping in to claim the title of Bird of the Year for the second time.
Nth Dunedin party-goer king-hit, tyres slashed in Kaikorai
Nth Dunedin party-goer king-hit, tyres slashed in Kaikorai
Police were called to deal with fighting at a North Dunedin party where a person was king-hit at the weekend.
Protesters block Dunedin fertiliser depot
Protesters block Dunedin fertiliser depot
Protesters have blocked trucks from entering a Dunedin fertiliser depot, saying the chief executive had ‘‘blood on their hands’’.
Mud flung, vehicles flipped
Mud flung, vehicles flipped
Hot weather, a good crowd and a lot of mud made for a successful landslip rally near Gore at the weekend.
Good food, loving family secrets to long life
Good food, loving family secrets to long life
Centenarian Jean Elizabeth Irwin, nee Nicoll, says her secret to a long life is good food and a loving family.
Tropical Forest going bananas
Tropical Forest going bananas
Otago Museum science communicator Alice Morrison shows off the first edible bananas to be cut from the Tropical Forest in its Tuhura Science Centre.
Cars collide in Dunedin's High St
Cars collide in Dunedin's High St
Two cars have crashed in Dunedin, causing a road block to an inner city street.
Grim history, missed chance?
Grim history, missed chance?
As the 30th anniversary of the Aramoana massacre looms, reporters Molly Houseman and Daisy Hudson ask if lessons from that tragedy could have prevented the mosque terror attacks.
Commemoration at dawn for Parihaka
Commemoration at dawn for Parihaka
Waiata, karakia and stories were offered in Dunedin yesterday to commemorate the people of Parihaka, in Taranaki.
People trapped after Oamaru crash
People trapped after Oamaru crash
A two-car crash in Oamaru this evening left people trapped in their vehicles for a time.
Blue cod rule talks positive
Blue cod rule talks positive
A determined group of fishers feel their concerns about new rules concerning recreational blue cod fishing were listened to during a meeting held in Dunedin at the weekend.
Team spirit growing at ORC, survey finds
Team spirit growing at ORC, survey finds
Working on trust, connectivity and communication has made for happier staff at the Otago Regional Council, a new survey has shown.
Call for Southland contribution
Call for Southland contribution
Southland is getting a "free lunch" by not contributing any funding to the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter service, one Otago regional councillor says.
Drugs, cash, fake guns seized in raids
Drugs, cash, fake guns seized in raids
Drugs, cash, ammunition and imitation pistols were seized in raids in North Otago yesterday.
Crash after driver assaults passenger
Crash after driver assaults passenger
A vehicle crashed into a rock face in Dunedin last night after the driver allegedly began assaulting his female passenger.