South Island 'should have its own tight border' - experts
South Island 'should have its own tight border' - experts
The South Island’s Covid-free status can be preserved with better regional border controls, top public health experts say.
Grant Miller
Good to get it done
Good to get it done
Dunedin student Tom Johnson sits in the sun after receiving his second Covid-19 vaccination from the Te Kaika mobile clinic in the North East Valley, Dunedin, yesterday.
Kindness topic of peace lecture
Kindness topic of peace lecture
How kindness is revealed in society will be explored at an annual peace lecture in Dunedin next week.
SDHB member breaks ranks
SDHB member breaks ranks
A member of the Southern District Health Board has passed up the opportunity to declare her support for New Zealand’s vaccination campaign against Covid-19.
‘Meritocracy’ barrier to fair student selection
‘Meritocracy’ barrier to fair student selection
Merit should be redefined and universities should take greater notice of indigenous self-determination and "a lived understanding of socioeconomic adversity", academics from Otago Uni argue.
Vaccination insight: act now
Vaccination insight: act now
Public health teams will need to take the Covid-19 vaccine into communities to get vaccination rates up, a Dunedin city councillor says.
Most of Dunedin council vaccinated
Most of Dunedin council vaccinated
Almost all Dunedin councillors are encouraging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and all but one have received at least one jab.
Electric bus failure due to pneumatic component
Electric bus failure due to pneumatic component
Failure of a pneumatic component was what went wrong with an electric bus on trial in Dunedin, since fixed and pressed back into service.
300 submissions received on Forbury Park future
300 submissions received on Forbury Park future
Harness Racing New Zealand has received about 300 public submissions on what should happen to former Dunedin racing venue Forbury Park.
Site blessed and first sod turned
Site blessed and first sod turned
The new ACC office space to be built in Dunedin is to be known as Otepoti, in keeping with the site’s history.
Jab rates among best, but hurdles remain
Jab rates among best, but hurdles remain
Vaccination rates in the South are among the best in New Zealand for meeting the threat of Covid-19, but a challenge looms in reaching rural areas.
Restoration will protect Dunedin Railway Station for future
Restoration will protect Dunedin Railway Station for future
Intricate work to restore the Dunedin Railway Station to its former glory is about to go to the next level.
Level 1 doubtful — Baker
Level 1 doubtful — Baker
Alert Level 1 may not be achievable for the rest of the year, University of Otago epidemiologist Prof Michael Baker says.
Art inspires wellbeing exchanges
Art inspires wellbeing exchanges
Art has again been used to inspire conversations about mental health — and they have been flowing in Dunedin.
Grate escape: Lucky ducks rescued using face mask
Grate escape: Lucky ducks rescued using face mask
Ingenuity was required by firefighters and members of the public who were determined to rescue ducklings from a North Dunedin drain.
Law firm to review Auckland pupil’s actions in Dunedin
Law firm to review Auckland pupil’s actions in Dunedin
A law firm has been appointed to review how an OBHS pupil who had travelled from Auckland during Level 4 ended up staying at the school’s boarding hostel before turning up for class.
Electric bus trial strikes early snag
Dunedin trial of electric bus strikes an early snag
A breakdown was not an ideal start to a trial of an electric bus in Dunedin.
Driver escapes after electricity cut to box
Driver escapes after electricity cut to box
A worker up a power pole for contracting firm Delta shuts off electricity after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Midland and Timaru Sts, in South Dunedin, yesterday.
Contractor called after car crashes into electrical box
Contractor called after car crashes into electrical box
An electrical junction box was hit in a car crash in South Dunedin this afternoon and a contractor was called in to enable a motorist to get out safely.
One-way George St wins vote
One-way George St wins vote
A welcoming, pedestrian-friendly main shopping street for Dunedin is ‘‘finally imminent’’, Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.