Four injured in crash near Lawrence
Four injured in crash near Lawrence
Four people have been injured in a two-car crash near Lawrence this morning.
John Lewis
Smokiness prompts reiteration of rules
Smokiness prompts reiteration of rules
Smoke pollution complaints have increased by nearly 50% over the past 12 months, prompting the Otago Regional Council to remind outdoor burners of Otago’s air plan rules.
Pupils mesmerised by lesson on lungs
Pupils mesmerised by lesson on lungs
Watching a set of deer’s lungs being inflated by a bicycle pump was enough to take the breath away from George Street Normal School pupils yesterday.
New radar helps flood officers
New radar helps flood officers
The MetService’s new rain radar station near Hindon proved "extremely valuable" during the recent heavy rainfall event which left much of Canterbury inundated by flood water.
Warm, wet weather to follow likely frosts and fog
Warm, wet weather to follow likely frosts and fog
Electric blankets may get a break in the South this weekend.
Public lend a hand after early-morning store smash
Public lend a hand after early-morning store smash
Clean-up in aisle three.
Building for Arthur Street School to start next year
Building for Arthur Street School to start next year
Otago's oldest school is about to become New Zealand’s newest school.
Utes collide on Three Mile Hill
Utes collide on Three Mile Hill
A person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after two utes collided on Three Mile Hill this afternoon.
Car crashes through doors of Dunedin shop
Car crashes through doors of Dunedin shop
A man has been taken into custody after driving his car through the front doors of the Octagon Night 'n Day store in Dunedin.
Proven literacy programme put into operation
Proven literacy programme put into operation
A new approach to raising the literacy skills of 5-year-olds has been released in two Dunedin primary schools.
Top equal — on a whim
Top equal — on a whim
Ewan Beadell, Wei-Hun Loh and Jack Sanford had no idea what they were getting into when they made a last-minute decision to enter the ODT Extra! spelling quiz on Thursday.
May extremes make notable weather month
May extremes make notable weather month
Parts of Otago and Southland were on track to record one of their warmer Mays in recent history — that was until a bit of snow and some hard frosts introduced themselves near the end of the month.
Local quiz popular nationally
Local quiz popular nationally
It used to be about winning bragging rights with other schools in the region.
Severe weather warnings for parts of South
Severe weather warnings for parts of South over weekend
Queen’s Birthday weekend is shaping up to be mostly dry for those in eastern parts of the South, but severe weather warnings have been issued for some inland and western areas.
Book sale leaving home, ditching all-nighter format
Book sale leaving home, ditching all-nighter format
Obsessive book-lovers compulsively burning the midnight oil at the Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale have just become a memorable chapter in a recently closed book.
Warmer winter predicted, floods possible
Warmer winter predicted, floods possible
There is an increased risk of floods in the South this winter, but it is expected to be warmer than usual.
Steep effort for mental health
Steep effort for mental health
It is a long way from Mt Everest but Harjinder Singh Chander is planning to use Dunedin’s Baldwin St to reach some dizzying heights this weekend in support of mental health.
Winning song hit with pupils
Winning song hit with pupils
When Anna Feillet started strumming the first chords of a song during a "really boring" road trip, the last thing she expected was for it to become a hit sung by school pupils across the country.
Lecturing stint opens up new direction
Lecturing stint opens up new direction
A steady, low-cost diet of two-minute noodles has landed a Dunedin primary school principal in a lecturing job at the University of Otago College of Education.
Encouragement for potential leaders
Encouragement for potential leaders
They are primary school pupils today, but in 15 to 20 years time, many of them could well be the people we look up to.