David Loughrey

More women becoming engineers, automotive mechanics

Otago Polytechnic automotive and mechanical engineering students (back row, from left): Arizona...

More women becoming engineers, automotive mechanics

More women are breaking into the automotive and mechanical engineering industries, a change emphasised by what the Otago Polytechnic says is an unprecedented number of female students this year.

Driver injured after crashing into power pole

A white sedan crashed into a power pole, leaving its front driver's door crumpled and its...

Driver injured after crashing into power pole

A driver was left with minor injuries after crashing into a power pole in Halfway Bush this morning.

City a hit with cruise passengers

The cruise ships Silver Whisper (front) and Volendam. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

City a hit with cruise passengers

Dunedin's cruise ship season brought almost 153,000 passengers into the city off 115 vessels, and research shows they were a remarkably satisfied lot.

Driver takes off after crash in Alexandra

A driver has done a runner after a two-car crash in Alexandra that left the driver of the other vehicle with minor injuries.

Rescue island may get helipad

The island where three men were dramatically rescued recently may soon have its own helipad and upgraded refuelling facilities to make such rescues safer.

Work to fix blocked pipe nearly done

Contractors work in Brighton Rd in Westwood to finish nine months' work on a blocked sewerage...

Work to fix blocked pipe nearly done

More than nine months' work on a blocked sewerage pipe in Westwood, Dunedin, is about to end.

Boutique hotel being planned for Allbell Chambers

Allbell Chambers, in lower Stuart St, could be redeveloped as a boutique hotel. PHOTO: GERARD O...

Boutique hotel being planned for Allbell Chambers

Another central Dunedin hotel in a heritage building could become a reality as a local company makes plans for what it describes as a "high tech, boutique" development in lower Stuart St.

No escape from the underlying fear

David Loughrey does not believe in God, because he is not superstitious. Well, maybe he is, just a little bit.

Work for hospital to start soon

Buildings by the former Cadbury car park between Castle St and Anzac Ave will be demolished this...

Work for hospital to start soon

The first physical indication of work to build the new Dunedin Hospital will soon take place with the demolition of two small buildings by Castle St.

Coastal plants fenced for protection

Parks officer Sarah Kilduff by an enclosed area of native turf field at Lawyers Head. Photos:...

Coastal plants fenced for protection

An enclosed fence stands apparently empty on a barren piece of land on a wild Dunedin headland.

Bookshop on its own Cucumber Quest

Children's book specialist Charlotte McKay checks out the cucumber left behind at the University...

Bookshop on its own Cucumber Quest

It is a mystery waiting to be written.

Agreeing on more consistent suburb spelling sign of the times

The NZ Transport Agency will correct the spelling on its Dunedin road signs. GRAPHIC: ODT

Agreeing on more consistent suburb spelling sign of the times

Different spelling for Dunedin suburbs on prominent road signs at the approach to the city will be changed, the NZ Transport Agency has promised.

Five-day junior doctors' strike kicks off

About 30 striking junior doctors and supporters protested outside Health Minister David Clark's office at midday.

Ride 'sees our heroes honoured'

A motorcycle pulls out from Montecillo Veterans Home and Hospital. Photos: Peter McIntosh

Ride 'sees our heroes honoured'

South Dunedin rumbled to the sound of motorcycles on Saturday as a large group of riders set out to raise money for returned servicemen and women.

10 building owners receive heritage funding

Dunedin Heritage Fund recipients are: 1: 2 Fifield St, $4000, restoration of cast iron lacework;...

10 building owners receive heritage funding

Dunedin’s heritage buildings are set to benefit from a $101,000 injection from the most recent round of heritage funding.

Fireworks cause blaze at freedom camping spot

Vegetation burned during a late night fire at Ocean View on Friday night. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Fireworks cause blaze at freedom camping spot

Fireworks let off at a freedom camping site by a group that arrived in a vehicle and left quickly afterwards could have threatened campers and houses nearby after they set fire to nearby scrub.

Three Mile Hill Rd clear after spill

Three Mile Hill Rd clear after diesel spill

Dunedin's Three Mile Hill Rd is fully open again after a significant diesel spill today.

Planner opposes business use near Mosgiel

A company planning to move its tractor and farm implement business to a rural-zoned site near Mosgiel may struggle to get the idea accepted.

Public relations in Heaven and Hell

In an attempt to understand the complexities of existence in these difficult times, David Loughrey put some hard questions to God under the Official Information Act. Unfortunately, God's people got in the way.

Co-ordination of search for men 'stunning'

John Lambeth (second left) and Lester Stevens (far right) are helped into Southland Hospital...

Co-ordination of search for men 'stunning'

The man in charge of the Otago rescue helicopter service says co-ordination of the search for three men found alive after a helicopter crash this week was "absolutely stunning".

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