Molly Houseman

Bus drivers wage rise promise fails

Bus drivers wage rise promise fails

Otago bus drivers are still not receiving a pay increase promised to them last year due to a bus company deeming it "difficult" to implement without causing issues in other regions, an Otago...

Company fails to deliver for ORC

Company fails to deliver for ORC

Some of the 11,000 consultation documents on massive rates rises not delivered to Otago residents were mistakenly sent to an area outside council boundaries.

Heated debate over ORC’s need to apologise

Heated debate over ORC’s need to apologise

An apology has been issued after Otago Regional Council consultation documents were not delivered to large swathes of Otago.

Police unhappy with protesters

School pupils face off with a train transporting coal at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday....

Police unhappy with protesters

The driver of a coal train stopped by climate activists did not see three youths on the tracks until the train was "dangerously" close, police say.

Teen protesters 'endangering their lives': Police

Protesters opposing the use and transport of coal block the railway tracks near the Dunedin...

Teen protesters 'endangering their lives': Police

A train driver stopped by climate activists this morning did not see three youths on the tracks until the train was ‘‘dangerously’’ close, police say.

Making it to ‘Popstars’ top 9 a ‘shock’

Former Otago Boys’ High School pupil and University of Otago student TJ Zimba has made it to the...

Making it to ‘Popstars’ top 9 a ‘shock’

Dunedin musician TJ Zimba says he wants to make his city proud.

South ‘just beautiful’ by train

Taking in the sights of Dunedin before boarding a train for the next leg of the Great Southern...

South ‘just beautiful’ by train

"This is Kiwi, mate." Those were the words of Lizzie and Danny Carson who boarded a train, double-headed by two DA 1950s heritage locomotives, at Dunedin Railway Station yesterday for the next leg of the Great Southern Train Tour.

Possible Fish & Game merger raises doubts

Possible Fish & Game merger raises doubts

The possibility of the Otago and Southland Fish & Game Councils merging has not been greeted with positivity by everyone.

50 years of Anglican family services documented

Julia Stuart shows her book Southern Service, which documents the history of Anglican Family Care...

50 years of Anglican family services documented

Fifty years of "creative, responsive, and innovative" work has been celebrated by Anglican Family Care.

Young designer’s zeal rewarded

Lorna Ryan could not contain her excitement when she found out she was a iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2021 finalist.

King’s boys prove masters of the rolls in fundraiser

Holding some of the 44,000 individual cheese rolls made at Kings High School yesterday is pupil...

King’s boys prove masters of the rolls in fundraiser

Forty-four thousand cheese rolls in one room may sound like a dream.

Crews rescue person from rolled vehicle

Emergency services at a vehicle roll over on Mount Grand Road about 4.45pm on Monday. PHOTO:...

Crews rescue person from rolled vehicle

Emergency services work at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Mount Grand Rd in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

Kiwi kids response to musical nature of Suzy's Wild Dunedin show

Kiwi kids response to musical nature of Suzy's Wild Dunedin show

New Zealand children’s entertainer Suzy Cato drew quite the audience for her Wild Dunedin festival show.

‘Completely charmed’ by keen crowds

Dunedin Arts Festival director Charlie Unwin is ready to raise the curtain on this year’s...

‘Completely charmed’ by keen crowds

The success of this year’s Dunedin Arts Festival has been "encouraging" for an industry hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers say.

Taieri Gorge proposal: Tour group prepared to run trains

A Dunedin Railways train crosses the Taieri River at Hindon. Photo: Gerard O'Brien.

Taieri Gorge proposal: Tour group prepared to run trains

The future of the Taieri Gorge railway line may be as a part of the new Great Southern Train Tour which now also features a trip aboard the Kingston Flyer.

Pedestrian injured in central Dunedin

Emergency services were called to the scene about 3pm today. PHOTO: PETER McINTOSH

Pedestrian injured in central Dunedin

A pedestrian has been seriously hurt after being hit by a car, while another person has also been taken hospital after two crashes in Dunedin.

Pupil, colonel find something in common

New Zealand Defence Force Colonel Kate Lee speaks to Tahuna Normal Intermediate School pupil Josh...

Pupil, colonel find something in common

Anzac Day was made all the more special for a Dunedin school pupil and New Zealand Defence Force Colonel Kate Lee.

Dunedin commemorates Anzac Day

People gather around the cenotaph in Queens Gardens this morning for the Dunedin Dawn Service....

Dunedin commemorates Anzac Day

The sound of a 25 pound gun echoed through Dunedin’s central streets, marking 106 years since the Anzacs landed on the shores of Gallipoli.

Choice to sell starts new chapter in hall’s history

Otago Peninsula Anglican Parish people’s warden Ralph Gordon in the Nissen hut that served as the...

Choice to sell starts new chapter in hall’s history

It has already gone from a World War 2 Nissen hut to a place of fond memories for the Otago Peninsula Anglican Parish.

School fire called suspicious

Emergency services respond to a suspicious fire at Bathgate Park School, in Macandrew Rd, South...

School fire called suspicious

Police have identified two people in relation to a fire started at Bathgate Park School in South Dunedin yesterday.

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