Bins ready for ‘most advanced’ collection
Bins ready for ‘most advanced’ collection
More than 180,000 new bins have arrived in Dunedin, ready for the city to begin "the most advanced" kerbside waste collection system in the country.
Tim Scott
Teen conquers gruelling ultra
Teen conquers gruelling ultra
A Southland teen was so sleep-deprived he began hallucinating about chocolate boxes and trapdoors during a gruelling 200km race.
Teen conquers gruelling ultra
Teen conquers gruelling ultra
A Southland teen was so sleep-deprived he began hallucinating about chocolate boxes and trapdoors during a gruelling 200km race.
‘Insipid’ threat to heritage
‘Insipid’ threat to heritage
A proposed Dunedin development has become a focal point for heritage advocates who say the city’s history is being torn down and replaced by "insipid glass and steel".
Company wheels out new bin service
Company offering new wheelie bin service
A Dunedin rubbish skip company is expanding to wheelie bins despite the city council launching its own service this year.
Gulls up against ‘hostile world’
Gulls up against ‘hostile world’
Gulls pestering Dunedin diners are just parents desperate to feed their young "in an increasingly hostile world", a city councillor says.
Car smashes into Dunedin property after taking evasive action
Car smashes into Dunedin property after taking evasive action
A car crashed into a Dunedin home after swerving to avoid a vehicle that failed to give way.
Dad trying to calm baby attacked at Dunedin lookout
Dad trying to calm baby attacked at Dunedin lookout
A Dunedin dad trying to get his baby to sleep late last night was given parenting advice before being punched in the head at a popular lookout.
Career builder’s next big project ‘at my leisure’
Career builder’s next big project ‘at my leisure’
After 50 years, and nearly 400 jobs around the South, builder Brian Crabbe is expecting to one day get started on his next big project — retirement.
Diners have had gutsful of gulls’ behaviour
Diners have had gutsful of gulls’ behaviour
Dunedin's gulls are becoming such a menace to diners that one restaurant has armed its patrons with spray bottles.
Pavement provides wriggle room for Worm Race
Pavement provides wriggle room for Worm Race
If you thought your morning commute was slow, imagine spending 40 minutes inching your way across nearly three Dunedin inner city blocks.
Kiwi team breaks world record for lamb shearing
Kiwi team breaks world record for lamb shearing
A team of shearers have made New Zealand history near Gore, smashing a nearly 10-year world record by more than 300 lambs.
Vehicle flees after street light collision
Vehicle flees after street light collision
A vehicle has fled the scene after colliding with a street light near North East Valley.
Chance of snow reduces as mercury rises
Chance of snow reduces as mercury rises
As the average temperature in Dunedin reaches record highs, our chances of seeing snow are growing slimmer by the minute, a climate scientist says.
Sea lion encounters spur call for care on coast roads
Sea lion encounters spur call for care on coast roads
With sea lion breeding season well under way, a Dunedin conservationist is once again urging the public to slow down on coastal roads.
Bike chase, man alleged to have meth
Bike chase, man alleged to have meth
A man riding a bike who led police on a chase to a South Dunedin school before punching a police dog was found allegedly carrying meth.
Car driver seriously injured in collison with truck
Car driver seriously injured in collison with truck
A man was freed from his car and taken to hospital in a serious condition after it collided with a truck in Mosgiel yesterday.
Drugs found after rider leads police on bike chase
Drugs allegedly found after rider leads police on bike chase
A bike-riding man who led police on a chase in South Dunedin before punching a police dog was allegedly found carrying meth.
Average Central Otago house price soars to $1.6m
Average Central Otago house price soars to $1.6m
While prices across most of the rest of the country have dipped, the average house price in Queenstown and Central Otago has skyrocketed to a record $1.6 million.
City posts hottest year on record, beats bigger cities for sunshine hours
City posts hottest year on record, beats bigger cities for sunshine hours
It's official. People need to stop making fun of Dunedin’s weather.