Volunteers needed
Volunteers needed
Dunedin's ‘stretched' Victim Support Service is calling for help
Bruce Munro
Plans to reinstate peninsula walkway
Plans to reinstate peninsula walkway
Bayne Tce residents hope to reinstate an historic Otago Peninsula walkway before winter.
Speed dating for seniors means it's never too late to find soulmate
Speed dating for seniors means it's never too late to find soulmate
Speed-dating breaks new ground today, with an event specifically for those aged 60 to 75.
430 houses to benefit from insulation fund
430 houses to benefit from insulation fund
More than 400 low-income Dunedin houses will be retrofitted with insulation before winter.
Mayors join to launch growth plan
Mayors join to launch growth plan
Otoago's five mayors today launched a 10-year economic strategy aimed at making Otago the wealthiest per capita region in New Zealand.
Addition to city's accommodation keeps to original Art Deco heritage
Addition to city's accommodation keeps to original Art Deco heritage
Dunedin's newest accommodation is the 26-unit, Dunedin Palms Motel.
Economic strategy has bold aim: To be wealthiest region in NZ
Economic strategy has bold aim: To be wealthiest region in NZ
Otago's five mayors today launched a 10-year economic strategy aimed at making Otago the wealthiest per capita region in New Zealand. Business and civic leaders from throughout Otago were...
Dunedin flies solo on Maori flag
Dunedin flies solo on Maori flag
Dunedin is the only major New Zealand city to officially fly a Maori flag this Waitangi Day.
Summer school keeps 77 year-old on toes
Summer school keeps 77 year-old on toes
Responsibility for a summer spent thinking about the media's role in world crises can be laid squarely at the feet of the University of Otago's Summer School, Ralph Thompson says.
Last-ditch bid to sway stadium choice
Last-ditch bid to sway stadium choice
Opponents hope a recordbreaking demonstration will kill the Otago Stadium plan, while proponents say there is no reason not to proceed.
Swim initiative first in NZ
Swim initiative first in NZ
Sport Otago and Dunedin City Council are poised to launch a New Zealand-first water skills initiative to ensure every Dunedin child can swim 200m by the age of 12.
Youth making a difference
Youth making a difference
Willing workers: Trying out the turf couch they built at the Port Chalmers Community Garden are Volunteering Otago holiday programme participants and helpers (back from left) Arowen Landis, Renee Hodgkinson (15), Marianne Chia (17), youth co-ordinator Lani Evans, Joshua Petermann (11), Robert Vaughan, (front from left) Olivia Pleace (13), Jessi Lavelle-Pool (13), Aimie Hodgkinson (12), Marianne Perry and George Wallace (13).
Lani Evans is not surprised young people have been quick to participate in school holiday programmes featuring voluntary work.
Perceptions of young people as self-centred and apathetic are ill-founded, says the Volunteering Otago youth co-ordinator who is running the popular service-oriented initiative.
Rugby: NZ should look to Asia, says Kirwan
Rugby: NZ should look to Asia, says Kirwan
From the adrenaline-fuelled exhilaration of winning the 1987 Rugby World Cup to the gnawing terror of mental illness, John Kirwan has experienced some severe highs and lows. Dunedin journalist Bruce Munro recently spoke to "JK" about the future of rugby, life as a 44-year-old dad and coach, and those television ads.
Hitchhiker's guide for purists
Hitchhiker's guide for purists
Some people take years to learn how to hitchhike properly. Clearly, they have not made enough mistakes.
Knowing when to walk away
Knowing when to walk away
Francesca and I were experienced hitchhikers by the time we had our Kenny Rogers experience.
Young Star Emma is lighting up the city
Young Star Emma is lighting up the city
Her parents and a French nun are among the people Dunedin Stars 2008 Young Star supreme award recipient Emma Rosevear (18) names as key influences.
Sun and wind power Silverpeaks couple's life
Sun and wind power Silverpeaks couple's life
In a house nestled among native bush well beyond the reach of tarseal and powerlines, Rex East sits at a bank of computer monitors, where he edits wedding videos.
Brassy start to concerts in the park
Brassy start to concerts in the park
The Dunedin City Slickers are among top city brass bands playing in the Dunedin Botanic Gardens this summer.
Email hoax offers empty promise of free laptop
Email hoax offers empty promise of free laptop
An email promising free Ericsson laptops is a hoax.
The email, which has been circulating in Otago in recent days, is a variation on a chain letter hoax that has been doing the rounds internationally since at least 2000.
Noise complaints still being heard
Noise complaints still being heard
The new Minister for Transport, Steven Joyce, says vehicles with modified exhausts will not be required to pass an objective noise test.