Speculators may be fuelling oil prices
Speculators may be fuelling oil prices
Fuel prices yesterday hit record highs - but one energy analyst is questioning whether prices are being driven up by speculation, rather than demand.
Steve Hepburn
Property dive hits Queenstown
Property dive hits Queenstown
Queenstown appears to be the area hit hardest by a softening Otago real estate market.
Air NZ declines to confirm fare system
Air NZ declines to confirm fare system
Air New Zealand will not confirm seats on its new flights across the Tasman from Dunedin are being set at the same pricing structure as its predecessor, Freedom Air.
Rising oil prices may prevent fledgling airline from taking off
Rising oil prices may prevent fledgling airline from taking off
Aspiring domestic airline Kiwijet may be grounded before it even takes off, if oil prices do not come down.
We're taking better care of our pets
We're taking better care of our pets
It seems Otago people do love their animals.
Enjoying life after 60 years together
Enjoying life after 60 years together
They first met as children when she lived on the hill and he was down on the swamp.
Park project takes top honour at ceremony
Park project takes top honour at ceremony
A project to clean up and modernise Kew Park won the top prize at the Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards, which were presented at a function last night.
Growth in property values slows
Growth in property values slows
It is becoming a buyers' market in real estate, and sellers are being advised to consider any offer close to expectations.
Shrek inspires auction work
Shrek inspires auction work
A painting by Wakatipu Basin artist Peter Beadle, inspired by Shrek, the wild merino sheep found on Bendigo Station in 2004, has drawn bids of more than $20,000.
Fired up for Fringe
Fired up for Fringe
It is all about quality rather than quantity at this year's Dunedin Fringe Festival, which begins at the end of the month.
First oysters ashore at last
First oysters ashore at last
They are bigger, they are fatter, but unfortunately they may be a little dearer.
Tryathletes soaked but happy
Tryathletes soaked but happy
The swim was cancelled but everyone still got thoroughly wet at the Weet-Bix tryathlon at a sodden Memorial Park in Mosgiel yesterday.
Bus rolls into cars in central Dunedin
Bus rolls into cars in central Dunedin
It was lucky a bus that rolled down Park St, Dunedin last night hit a parked car, or it might have ended up hurtling into George St, police said.
Train link to Milford proposed
Train link to Milford proposed
A train capable of carrying up to 500 people, running through a 13.5km tunnel, is the latest proposal to reduce travel time from Queenstown to Milford Sound.
Airline tipped to fly south
Airline tipped to fly south
Pacific Blue planes might be flying south by the middle of the year.
Dj3096 back on familiar tracks
Dj3096 back on familiar tracks
It is a fond welcome home for this hefty beast on its 40th birthday.
Proposal to levy students for bus travel
Proposal to levy students for bus travel
The Otago University Students Association wants to levy students to allow them to travel on buses for free for the rest of the year.
Bus fares need to rise by 25%, operator says
Bus fares need to rise by 25%, operator says
A Dunedin bus operator says fares may have to rise 25% to keep up with inflation, while another says he is embarrassed by some of the buses he puts on the road.
Kiwijet's NZ launch pushed back until next February
Kiwijet's NZ launch pushed back until next February
Aspiring airline Kiwijet has delayed its start-up date but is still talking of flying into Dunedin and Invercargill.
Prices set for correction
Prices set for correction
The Otago real estate market has hit hard times, with houses sitting on the market for months, and many properties overpriced.