Transport app for Dunedin delayed
Transport app for Dunedin delayed
A public transport app for Dunedin still seems a long way off.
Jono Edwards
Crackdown on drivers parking in bus stops
Crackdown on drivers parking in bus stops
Drivers contemplating parking in bus stops may want to think again as the Dunedin City Council cracks down on the practice.
Release of rare birds 'exciting'
Release of rare birds 'exciting'
A recovered rare bird treated in Dunedin is one of more than 100 kaki now making it on their own after being released into the wild.
Moa bones become conundrum
Moa bones become conundrum
A Lawrence man is contemplating whether to sell 500-year-old moa bones salvaged from a dump after a push by conservationists to ban the practice.
Pupils are set for a spell in the capital
Pupils are set for a spell in the capital
Two Dunedin pupils are heading to Wellington in a quest for spelling supremacy.
Pupils’ innovation soars at science and tech fair
Pupils’ innovation soars at science and technology fair
Logan Park High School pupil Henry Eden-Mann with his autonomous plane at the Otago Science and Technology Fair, built to deliver medication to remote villages in Cambodia.
July 2019 NZ's second-warmest on record
July 2019 NZ's second-warmest on record
While mild days may now feel like a distant memory, last month has been confirmed as the South's second-warmest July on record.
Plans afoot for sending surveyor to Wales
Plans afoot for sending surveyor to Wales
Thousands of dollars have been raised by former classmates to get a Dunedin surveyor to Wales to try to reclaim the world's steepest street title.
Fossil fuel protesters told to take concerns to parliament
Fossil fuel protesters told to take concerns to parliament
An Austrian oil and gas company is telling Dunedin opponents to turn their efforts to changing legislation if they want their voices heard on the impacts of fossil fuel combustion.
Regional bus stop to get shelter, seating
Regional bus stop to get shelter, seating
Shelter and seating are planned for Dunedin's regional bus stop within the next few weeks.
People still entering 'very hazardous' site
People still entering 'very hazardous' site
Trespassers are continuing to enter a "very hazardous" Dundas St Bridge work site, usually after events in the city.
Measles confirmed, checks urged
Measles confirmed, checks urged
Dunedin residents are being urged to check for measles symptoms after a case was confirmed in a man who travelled to the city.
Narrow scope of oil hearing frustrates
Narrow scope of oil hearing frustrates
Frustration levels rose at a Dunedin hearing into gas and oil drilling yesterday, after submitters were regularly cut off and one stormed out.
ORC urged to work with neighbouring council to combat wallaby threat
ORC urged to work with neighbouring council to combat wallaby threat
Otago regional councillors are being urged to stop ''throwing stones'' at Environment Canterbury (ECan) regarding the spread of wallabies and work with the organisation.
Failures in meeting standards on drinking water vex Laws
Failures in meeting standards on drinking water vex Laws
Suppliers of drinking water should not ''get away'' with poor results in a recent Ministry of Health report, Otago regional councillor Michael Laws says.
Opponents stymied at Dunedin oil and gas hearing
Opponents stymied at Dunedin oil and gas hearing
There was frustration at a Dunedin hearing into gas and oil drilling today, with submitters being regularly cut off and one storming out.
Many failings in water supply standards are technicalities: ORC
Many failings in water supply standards are technicalities: ORC
While most Otago drinking water suppliers are working hard to improve quality, the lack of water safety plans by some is ''concerning'', the Southern District Health Board says.
Hearings a farce, environmentalists say
Hearings a farce, environmentalists say
Debating oil and gas drilling without mentioning climate change has been labelled as like ''fighting a fire without water'' during a Dunedin hearing into an Austrian company's Otago plans.
Protest as oil giant makes case for drilling
Protest as oil giant makes case for drilling off Otago coast
An international gas and oil giant is saying environmental protection is one of its "top priorities" as it lays out arguments in Dunedin regarding drilling exploration plans off Otago's coast.
Region's drinking water below standard
Region's drinking water below standard
Only a fraction of Otago's drinking water supplies are meeting national standards, but councils are tweaking monitoring and upgrading infrastructure to improve future results.