Four injured in crash on Haast Highway
Four injured in crash on Haast Highway
Four people are injured, including one seriously, after a crash on the Haast Highway.
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Two babies among injured in Otago Peninsula crash
Two babies among injured in Otago Peninsula crash
Police say two babies were among four to receive moderate injuries when a car rolled on Highcliff Rd this afternoon.
What lies below? Drilling to begin in South Dunedin
What lies below? Drilling to begin in South Dunedin
Twenty 15m-deep holes will be drilled across South Dunedin from next week as a group of organisations joins forces to discover conditions beneath the surface.
Evansdale plans off to hearings panel
Evansdale plans off to hearings panel
A Waitati contracting company's plans to develop a yard at Evansdale are set to head to a hearings panel after being declined by a Dunedin City Council planner.
$4.7m on Dunedin cycleways
$4.7m on Dunedin cycleways
Dunedin's cycleways, not counting the city's one-way cycle lanes, have cost $4.7 million in the past two and a-half years.
Writer wins 6-month residency in capital
Writer wins 6-month residency in capital
Paddy Richardson is going to Wellington for the atmosphere.
Frodo's Bad Day - Part 1
Frodo's Bad Day - Part 1
David Loughrey finds Frodo Baggins in straitened circumstances in a Dunedin boarding house, desperate to return to Hobbiton.
Items 'great for women'
Items 'great for women'
One special group of items at the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre tells a story curator Kay Lang says may be ''not interesting for blokes, but great for women''.
Giving a sense of place and context
Giving a sense of place and context
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre.
Seeing the sights of southern seas
Seeing the sights of southern seas
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits Bluff.
Cable car plans at crucial point
Cable car plans at crucial point
The group behind Dunedin’s proposed High St cable car has reached a make-or-break stage in the project, with a bid for $100,000 of Government money.
From sawmilling to shipwrecks
From sawmilling to shipwrecks
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits Owaka.
Much-used garment has a tale to tell
Much-used garment has a tale to tell
An item Owaka Museum director Massi Urbano calls "the talking dress" tells the story of a garment patched over many years, transforming from clothing for Sunday best to something far more utilitarian.
Cannabis museum for Christchurch
Cannabis museum for Christchurch
Dunedin's cannabis museum is set to expand to Christchurch, with some heavyweight support.
Telling tales of shipwreck
Telling tales of shipwreck
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits Milton.
Middlemarch history comes alive
Middlemarch history comes alive
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits Middlemarch.
Life drawing fundamental skill for artists to attain
Life drawing fundamental skill for artists to attain
Drawing the human form is a fundamental skill for all artists.
Following naked fear, elation
Following naked fear, elation
Five ODT reporters have gritted their teeth and gone way beyond their comfort zone to bring back stories of fear and mortification. Today, David Loughrey faces the fear that haunts our nightmares - public nudity.
Completely composed, life model confides
Completely composed, life model confides
Life drawing model Rhia Robb went from being a bundle of nerves as a first-timer to a regular who has become so relaxed she has gone to sleep while posing.
The year we swelled to 130,000
The year we swelled to 130,000
Dunedin has moved from a city battling stagnation to one facing the challenges of growth, and 2018 has been a key year in that transformation. David Loughrey looks back at the news and the big events that marked the year.