Call to use visa powers for workers
Call to use visa powers for workers
Migrant workers in agriculture are more important than ever, farmers say.
Molly Houseman
Home is where the heart is for Pidgey
Home is where the heart is for Pidgey
When a bird rescue centre in South Dunedin became overrun with baby birds, Lauren Jordaan offered to take a pigeon and feed it. Six months later, Pidgey has made herself at home.
Dentist visits set to cost more; haircuts possibly
Dentist visits set to cost more; haircuts possibly
People may soon find themselves paying a little more for some services because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dog attacks queuing woman
Dog attacks queuing woman
A woman was attacked by a dog outside a pharmacy in North Dunedin over the weekend.
Two family funerals affected by restrictions
Two family funerals affected by restrictions
Grieving and organising funerals is never an easy process, let alone doing it twice during a pandemic.
Punters line up for free paint
Punters line up for free paint
A cool autumn morning was not enough to deter people from seeing if they could score a bucket of free paint.
One injured in North Dunedin skateboard incident
One injured in North Dunedin skateboard incident
One person was taken to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after an incident involving a car and skateboard in North Dunedin this afternoon.
Woman attacked by dog in North Dunedin
Woman attacked by dog in North Dunedin
A woman was attacked by a dog while observing social distancing outside a chemist in North Dunedin today.
Florists pull out stops for Mother’s Day
Florists pull out stops for Mother’s Day
Mothers will be showered with flowers on Mother’s Day tomorrow if the demand is anything to go by.
Still we drop in for the whisky
Still we drop in for the whisky
The New Zealand Whisky Co distillery installation began at Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin yesterday, after about two years in the making.
Covid extends delays for new hip
Covid extends delays for new hip
Debbie Mansfield is worried she will not be able to work or walk by the time she has a date for surgery.
One serious after truck rolls near Mataura
One serious after truck rolls near Mataura
A person is seriously injured after a truck rolled on Old Coach Rd, near Mataura in Southland.
Call to fund environmental projects
Call to fund environmental projects
The pandemic recovery and nature recovery will go hand in hand, a conservation group says.
Fire crews brace for rise in callouts
Fire crews brace for rise in callouts
Dunedin firefighters are bracing for an increase in emergency calls as more people hit the road.
Oysters back on menu at Best Cafe
Oysters back on menu at Best Cafe
Oyster lovers rejoiced as Dunedin’s Best Cafe reopened its kitchen on Tuesday after a five-week shutdown.
Person freed after car crashes into building
Person freed after car crashes into building
A person had to be freed from a car after it crashed into a building in Invercargill this evening.
An Anzac Day like no other
An Anzac Day like no other
Dunedin families stood together in spirit, but apart in distance, at dawn on Anzac Day - not forgetting those who served the country.
The Pied Piper of Dunedin
The Pied Piper of Dunedin
Sophie McLellan (12), of Waldronville, leads a group of curious neighbours about 2km to the Green Park cemetery on Anzac Day.
Remembering Anzac Day from their bubbles
Remembering Anzac Day from their bubbles
People stood on their driveways and fire crews gathered outside the station as dawn broke over Dunedin this Anzac Day.
As rules ease, give nature space: Doc
As rules ease, give nature space: Doc
People should "give nature space" when lockdown restrictions ease, the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.