Overview makes things clear
Overview makes things clear
A helicopter flight has revealed the scale of the challenges ahead as Kaikoura and surrounding communities seek to recover from Monday’s earthquake.
Chris Morris
Business confidence shaken
Business confidence shaken
As the tourists escape, the residents of Kaikoura are left to contemplate the future. Chris Morris reports.
Students make most of being marooned
Students making most of being marooned
Tourists are evacuating, but two University of Otago students are settling in to wait it out in Kaikoura.
Sense of relief in Kaikoura
Sense of relief in Kaikoura
The ship was a symbol of hope for thousands.
Desperate to leave paradise
Please, we've got to get out of this place
Otago Daily Times senior reporter Chris Morris observes life in quake-hit Kaikoura.
'It was hell'
Rescued quake victims: 'It was hell'
Their faces told the story of the night before. Quake shaken tourists, parents and children, stumbling out from helicopters that swept down from the sky to land in an overgrown rugby field at Cheviot.
Ageing poles headache throughout NZ
Ageing poles headache throughout NZ
Ageing power poles are a multimillion-dollar headache in New Zealand.
Every day at Delta a ‘storm’
Every day at Delta a ‘storm’
Aurora Energy is still insisting its electricity network is safe, despite logging more than 60 "high or extreme risk" public safety incidents — most involving falling power poles — in a year, it has been confirmed.
Network 'decayed, neglected'
Network 'decayed, neglected'
Power poles are just the tip of the iceberg as Dunedin’s creaking electricity network shows signs of neglect across the board. Chris Morris reports.
Stats shed light on collisions
Stats shed light on collisions
Chinese drivers are climbing up the crash statistics as NZ’s tourism explosion leaves a trail of death and destruction. But amid calls for change, victims are among those urging caution. Chris Morris investigates.
China worried by tourist crashes
China worried by tourist crashes
More high-profile crashes involving Chinese tourists on New Zealand roads could have a "negative impact" on relations between the two peoples, China’s deputy consul-general fears.
History of headaches for Delta
Warned, in black and white
The power poles debacle is just the latest in a history of headaches for Delta. Chris Morris and Vaughan Elder report.
‘Minor crack’ delays flight
‘Minor crack’ delays flight
Passengers faced lengthy delays at Dunedin Airport yesterday, after a crack was discovered in the windscreen of a Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane.
Hotel kingpin verified: Cull
Hotel kingpin verified: Cull
The Dunedin City Council insists it has done its homework on the man wanting to build the city’s first five-star hotel.
Scope for hotels ambitious
Scope for hotels ambitious
A five-star hotel in the heart of Dunedin is just one part of a wider South Island development plan, but the man at the centre of it all wants to stay out of the spotlight.
Drilling set to start on hotel site
Drilling set to start on hotel site
Heavy machinery will move on to Dunedin's Filleul St car park within days to explore its suitability for an 18-storey five-star hotel.
Positive hotel response, but design concerns
Positive hotel response, but design concerns
The man promoting an 18-storey five-star hotel in Dunedin says the public response is encouraging, despite the early emergence of opponents vowing to fight the development.
Luxury Dunedin hotel a step closer
Luxury hotel a step closer
An 18-storey five-star hotel in the heart of Dunedin is a step closer to reality following the signing of an exclusive deal.
Risks seen in bar regulation
Risks seen in bar regulation
Dunedin’s bars and clubs are in the spotlight like never before, as officials take a tougher line on policing the city’s alcohol industry. But do new rules risk killing off the city’s nightlife?
Insight: the case for alcohol change
The case for alcohol change
Alcohol is everywhere in Dunedin. It’s on our streets, in our shops and our homes, forming habits that can last a lifetime. But when does a taste for a tipple become a problem? In the second of a...