36 years making a difference
36 years making a difference
Over the past 36 years he has fought countless fires, rescued children and animals, been commended for his heroism and was fired and reinstated.
Allison Rudd
Plans for biofuel depot stall
Plans for biofuel depot stall
Plans for a biofuel depot in Dunedin have stalled because no suitable site can be found.
Subdivision approved for Tanner Rd
Subdivision approved for Tanner Rd
Now is a good time to add 12 residential sections to the Dunedin market, the developer of a 12-lot subdivision in Tanner Rd, Glenleith, says.
System overhaul welcomed
System overhaul welcomed
The southern Real Estate Institute representative has welcomed an overhaul of the industry's complaints system, saying the changes will allow more serious complaints to be dealt with more quickly.
Sea-level rises maybe less than tipped: researcher
Sea-level rises maybe less than tipped: researcher
Sea-level rise around New Zealand over the next 90 years may not be as dramatic as some predict, former University of Otago school of surveying dean Prof John Hannah says.
Swann properties passed in at auction
Swann properties passed in at auction
Two properties owned or controlled by convicted fraudster Michael Swann were passed in at auction yesterday.
The renovated waterfront cottage at Careys Bay and three-bedroom house in Ferntree Dr, Wakari, are among 37 assets seized by the the Crown under the Proceeds of Crimes Act after Swann was convicted of defrauding the Otago District Health Board of $15.1 million between 2000 and 2006.
Germans add to Sth Island farm portfolio
Germans add to Sth Island farm portfolio
German investors have bought their eighth South Island farm in six months, acquiring the 1400ha Glencairn dairy property at Dipton for $33 million.
State House list slashed
State House list slashed
A decision to cull the state house waiting list by more than half is unlikely to come as a surprise to low-priority applicants already on the list, a Dunedin social agency manager says.
$700,000 to rehouse locomotive
$700,000 to rehouse locomotive
Moving the last steam locomotive built in Dunedin about 200m and building a new glass display shed for it will cost $700,000, the Dunedin City Council said.
Pedal car added to museum exhibits
Pedal car added to museum exhibits
A popular weekly photo feature in the Otago Daily Times has led to the Otago Settlers Museum securing a slice of "motoring" history.
Pipes beneath museum to be replaced
Pipes beneath museum to be replaced
Less than a year after it was laid, most of the concrete floor in the Otago Settlers Museum NZR building is being ripped up again.
Scooter seminar a success
Scooter seminar a success
Two Otago Polytechnic students are excited a mobility scooter seminar they helped organised may be repeated.
Court abortion ruling sought
Court abortion ruling sought
Anti-abortion group Right to Life wants to take its case about the way New Zealand's abortion laws are interpreted to the Supreme Court.
Domestic medicine influences studied
Domestic medicine influences studied
A University of Otago researcher has advised health professionals to ask patients who lives with them, after research found members of a household can influence a patient's prescription medicine-taking decisions.
Call for debate over use of 1080 on council land
Call for debate over use of 1080 on council land
It is time for the Dunedin City Council to have a "grown-up conversation" with residents about whether 1080 should continue to be used on council-owned land, Cr Fliss Butcher says.
James takes taxis to IHC art awards
James takes taxis to IHC art awards
James Withnall has a fascination for taxis and woodwork.
Strait cable costs may be spread across all consumers
Strait cable costs may be spread across all consumers
The cost of upgrading and maintaining the Cook Strait electricity cable may be spread across all consumers, a move which South Island generators have welcomed.
Southland lignite processing plan under fire
Southland lignite processing plan under fire
Should Southland lignite reserves be used to create fuel and fertiliser, or will converting the low-grade coal to something more useful create more environmental harm than good?
Whichever way the wind blows
Whichever way the wind blows
By year-end, wind turbines in Otago and Southland will be producing enough electricity to power an estimated 36,000 homes, and developments which would increase production 11-fold are on the drawing board.
Analysis of lignite plant health risks
Analysis of lignite plant health risks
The Southern District Health Board has called on experts in air and water quality to analyse the public health risks of Solid Energy's proposed coal-briquetting demonstration plant near Mataura.