Mark John

'No parent should lose a son': Father searching for answers

'No parent should lose a son': Father searching for answers

The father of a Dunedin man killed in his home on January 29 is pleased an arrest has been made - but is still searching for answers about why he died.

Bus fire: extinguishers arrive out of the blue

Bluff Volunteer Fire Brigade Senior Station Officer Scott Allan helped put out a bus fire in...

Bus fire: extinguishers arrive out of the blue

A mystery man delivered two fire extinguishers right on time to stop a bad situation from getting worse after a bus caught fire in Mosgiel last week.

Homicide inquiry progressing

REPORT: MARK JOHN / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Homicide inquiry progressing

A section of Hillary St in Pine Hill remained cordoned off yesterday as police continued their homicide investigation into the killing of Dunedin man Gurjit Singh, 27.

Conditions set to create high fire danger in area

Conditions set to create high fire danger in area

People really need to question the need to have any type of fire in Otago this summer, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand risk reduction adviser says.

Gurjit Singh homicide: 'No-one deserves to die like that'

Gurjit Singh at his home in Pine Hill. Photo: Supplied

Gurjit Singh homicide: 'No-one deserves to die like that'

Friends and family of a man killed in a Dunedin homicide are in a state of shock and say no-one deserves to die the way he did.

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Academic rigour top priority for principal

Kaikorai Valley College’s new principal Jatin Bali has moved from Hamilton. PHOTO: GREGOR...

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Academic rigour top priority for principal

Providing a rigorous academic education for his pupils is the top priority for new Dunedin secondary school principal Jatin Bali.

Car hits pole on crossing outside Dunedin school

Emergency services at the scene in Brockville this afternoon. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Car hits pole on crossing outside Dunedin school

A car needed to be towed after crashing into a power pole with enough force to put it on a lean outside a Dunedin school this afternoon.

Dunedin backyard intruders caught on camera

The tenants claimed their neighbours had security cameras that could see into their windows....

Dunedin backyard intruders caught on camera

A Dunedin woman has been arrested after being spotted on CCTV allegedly trespassing in a Dunedin backyard.

Thousands flock to Taieri A&P Show

Driver Ashton Perkins, 7, and Julie Herbison, of Dunedin going for a drive at the Taieri A&P...

Thousands flock to Taieri A&P Show

Thousands of people flocked to the Taieri on Saturday for a day of farm activities and events at the annual A&P show.

School welcomes new cellphone rules

St Hilda’s Collegiate pupils (from left) Arli Fisher, 12, Issy Frost, 12, Willa Poland, 11, and...

Dunedin school welcomes new cellphone rules

A Dunedin secondary school principal says restricting pupils’ cellphone use has resulted in a "massive drop" in harmful social media incidents.

‘Significant’ inquiry into mystery Pine Hill death

A section of Hillary St in Pine Hill was cordoned off yesterday as investigators continued to...

‘Significant’ inquiry into mystery Pine Hill death

Twenty-five investigators along with forensics scientists have been assembled to probe an unexplained death in the Dunedin suburb of Pine Hill.

Man shared holiday plans before mysterious death

A Dunedin man was excitedly sharing plans to holiday with his new wife the night before he was found dead in mysterious circumstances.

Investigators, scientists probing Pine Hill death

A large team of investigators and scientists has been assembled to probe an unexplained death in the Dunedin suburb of Pine Hill.

Step by step

REPORT: MARK JOHN / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Step by step

Dunedin resident Pauline Cracknell, 76, and her friend, Cameron Walters, 12, walk the parkrun on Saturday morning.

Thousands enjoy wide variety of events at show

Max Martin, of Saddle Hill, sits on his 1948 Bedford K model.

Thousands enjoy wide variety of events at show

Thousands of people flocked to the Taieri on Saturday for a day full of farm activities and events at the annual A&P show.

Passenger recounts evacuation from 'scary' bus fire

A passenger on the bus that burst into flames in Mosgiel Saturday morning has praised the driver's kind gesture after he helped evacuate people from the burning vehicle.

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Little money for school uniforms after redundancy

Logan Park High School uniform shop saleswoman Claire Metcalfe holds up a range of the school’s...

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Little money for school uniforms after redundancy

School uniforms this year come at the cost of putting food on the table, a frustrated Dunedin mother says.

Summer time to chill for stayers in student-ville

Leith St resident Ivan Booth has lived in the largely student-occupied street his entire life....

Summer time to chill for stayers in student-ville

Every year, Dunedin’s student quarter transforms from party central to a ghost town.

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Second-hand uniforms scarce

Red Cross Shop assistant manager Tessa Petley looks through the shop’s second-hand school uniform...

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Second-hand uniforms scarce

A Dunedin high school which had to cancel its second-hand uniform sale day is hopeful alumni will help replenish depleted stocks.

Firearms registry 'good in theory'

The Government has delayed the start of the season until the second weekend after Alert Level 2...

Firearms registry 'good in theory'

Southern gun owners have registered the second-highest number of firearms in the county but a Dunedin expert says the registry is a waste of time and effort.

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