Museum a link to the past
Museum a link to the past
Tucked away in small towns throughout Otago and Southland are the keepers of the community’s history. Today, David Loughrey visits Naseby.
David Loughrey
If a job needs doing, the day doesn't matter
If a job needs doing, the day doesn't matter
Concert-goers have given the Forsyth Barr Stadium grass a pounding, there are some football games coming up next month, and Michael Watson is getting the ground ready - Christmas or not.
The final journey
The final journey
The dead travelled in style in the Maniototo.
December 25 birthday a premiere event
December 25 birthday a premiere event
A 30-year-old Dunedin woman celebrated her birthday, on her birthday, for the first time yesterday.
Excursions plain sailing thanks to trailer
Excursions plain sailing thanks to trailer
Age may have slowed Bonnie the dog when it comes to going for walks, but that has not stopped her getting around.
Niwa forecasts sunny Santa weather for South
Niwa forecasts sunny Santa weather for South
The South has cast off its gloom, brushing cloud and wet weather northwards as it readies for a Christmas in the sun.
Giving our cycle lanes a road test
Giving our cycle lanes a road test
Dunedin’s one-way cycle lane system is almost complete, and pretty much ready to use. David Loughrey tried the system out, along with NZ Transport Agency project manager Simon Underwood.
Big move for museum’s display frogs
Big move for museum’s display frogs
Some long-time favourites from the Otago Museum have shifted house.
'Elegant' new Leith bridge ready
'Elegant' new Leith bridge ready
The latest connection in a cycle/walkway that will link Dunedin with Port Chalmers had its first try-out yesterday.
Charitable trust set up to support professional theatre
Charitable trust set up to support professional theatre
The group established to advocate for professional theatre after the closure of the Fortune Theatre has set up as a charitable trust.
Street's boxes dress up for the season
Street's boxes dress up for the season
Residents of a close-knit Helensburgh, Dunedin, street have begun a Christmas tradition sure to keep the postie entertained.
Golf club scores half a dozen birdies
Golf club scores half a dozen birdies
A family of six has moved into some of Dunedin's best golfing real estate and plenty of birdies are on the cards.
Otago’s views on tourism mixed
Otago’s views on tourism mixed
Both the benefits and the downsides of international tourism are felt keenly in the South, a new survey shows.
Focus on Dunedin’s arts woes
Focus on Dunedin’s arts woes
An international theatre consultancy has been hired to undertake a more than $300,000 study into Dunedin’s performing arts woes, following the closure of the Fortune Theatre.
More carparks to be lost
More carparks to be lost
Dunedin could lose another 250 car parks in the city centre to the new Dunedin Hospital.
Motorcyclist injured in Musselburgh crash
Motorcyclist injured in Musselburgh crash
A motorcyclist has been injured after a crash in the Dunedin suburb of Musselburgh today.
Police abandon Halfway Bush car chase
Police abandon Halfway Bush car chase
A short police chase was called off in Halfway Bush last night.
Winz to maintain city centre office
Winz to maintain city centre office
Work and Income New Zealand has promised its central Dunedin office will stay in the city centre, despite being forced to make way for the new hospital.
Inspiring arts enrichment proud legacy
Inspiring arts enrichment proud legacy
The man who began, and has led, Arts Festival Dunedin for most of the past 20 years has decided to step aside from the role.
No tenders for highway work
No tenders for highway safety work
Work on the cycleway-walkway from St Leonards to Port Chalmers is expected to begin mid-next year, despite problems attracting tenders in a busy Dunedin contracting market.