Helicopter called after incident near Oamaru
Helicopter called after incident near Oamaru
A rescue helicopter has landed in Bushy Beach Rd near Oamaru and police are in attendance.
Grant Miller
Friends step up to help get family out of Beirut
Friends step up to help get family out of Beirut
A Dunedin woman in Beirut who is desperate to get back to New Zealand to see her ill father should find out soon if her flight is confirmed.
Mental health services to be reviewed
Mental health services to be reviewed
The South’s under-pressure mental health services will be reviewed and could be redesigned.
South ready to stay the course
South ready to stay the course
Leaders in the South have breathed a sigh of relief that Covid-19 restrictions will remain at the same level for 12 more days.
Rest-homes snap back into lockdown
Rest-homes snap back into lockdown
Rest-home residents are again getting used to contact with families happening through technology.
Life in a bubble may be harder this time
Life in a bubble may be harder this time
Many Kiwis embraced the challenges and united to defeat the first wave of Covid-19 but they may have to face a second wave when their emotional reserves are depleted.
Southern rest-homes 'fully prepared' for lockdown
Southern rest-homes 'fully prepared' for lockdown
Rest-homes in the South were quick to respond to the threat posed by community transmission of Covid-19.
Prospective study options checked out on campuses
Prospective study options checked out on campuses
A well-attended open day at the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic helped prospective students and their parents weigh up options for next year.
Oranga ticked off for seizure
Oranga ticked off for seizure
A Dunedin grandmother who had a six-year dispute with government agencies about taking her grandson away from her family had moments when she considered giving up.
Lower flu vaccinations for Maori 65 plus spurs concern
Lower flu vaccinations for Maori 65 plus spurs concern
Covid-19 may have contributed to flu vaccination rates in the South for Maori aged 65 years and older lagging behind.
Plan for new hospital parking developing
Plan for new hospital parking developing
The plan for parking at the new Dunedin hospital should be clearer by the end of the year.
Interest in masks shoots up
Interest in masks shoots up
"As long as people don’t panic, we will have more than enough."
Confusing letters prompt review
Confusing letters prompt review
The Southern District Health Board will try to discover why it has sent confusing letters to patients.
Geotech issues leave parking plans up in air
Geotech issues leave parking plans up in air
The new Dunedin hospital will probably need about 250 vehicle parks, but where they will be sited is unclear.
South 'not ready for second wave'
South 'not ready for second wave'
The South may not be ready to contain a second wave of Covid-19, if an outbreak of the disease was to take hold.
Fears city will lose car parks
Fears city will lose car parks
The new Dunedin Hospital could compound parking issues in the city and put staff at risk, some city councillors fear.
Bursary success repeated 97 years later
Bursary success repeated 97 years later
A University of Otago student who received the same bursary as his great-grandfather almost 100 years earlier has been uncannily close to the wireless expert’s 1923 master’s thesis in the past four...
Schools whose international trips collapsed band together
Schools whose international trips collapsed band together
Up to 20 schools have clubbed together to get to the bottom of whether their pupils are entitled to refunds for cancelled education trips.
Bradken may close city foundry
Bradken may close city foundry
Bradken could shut its Dunedin foundry by the end of the year - affecting almost 40 workers - but staff may have to get through a lot of work in the meantime.
Negotiation for last piece of hospital land
Negotiation for last piece of hospital land
The Ministry of Health is negotiating with the owner of the last piece of land it needs for the new Dunedin Hospital.