Bird of the Year: Should the hawk finally be crowned?
The late Otago Daily Times reporter David Loughrey last year ran a spirited but unsuccessful campaign for the hawk to be crowned Bird of the Year. Is this year the hawk's time to rise?
David Loughrey
Vampires in the community
Vampires in the community
Vampires in the community was written in 2017 and wisely banned from publication and entombed deep within the Allied Press building. Until now.
MP pushes for more rebuild details
MP pushes for more rebuild details
The Ministry of Health says it will do better after delays releasing information related to the Dunedin Hospital rebuild project were criticised by National Party list MP and health spokesman...
Hoiho's big win 'bittersweet' for bird's champions
Hoiho's big win 'bittersweet' for bird's champions
A tiny, fluffy member of the newly crowned Bird of the Year species was both chirpy and hungry at the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital yesterday.
Cardinal law of kindness cannot be waived
Cardinal law of kindness cannot be waived
A simple hand gesture — the wave of acknowledgement to a driver who has given way out of the kindness of their own heart — is the firm base on which society is built.
Peninsula's artisan wall a feat of engineering
Peninsula's artisan wall a feat of engineering
Some remarkable stretches of hand-placed rock wall are being completed beside Otago Harbour. David Loughrey visits the construction site to find out more about the project.
Businesses silent on relocation plans for new hospital
Businesses silent on relocation plans for new hospital
The clock is ticking for businesses set to be displaced by the new Dunedin Hospital build.
Body of second climber recovered
Two die on guided tramp
The body of the second climber who died after a fall during a tramp on the Remarkables yesterday has been recovered this morning.
One seriously injured in crash near Brighton
One seriously injured in crash near Brighton
One person was seriously injured in a two-car crash at Kuri Bush, near Taieri Mouth, tonight.
Measles-infectious visitor in South
Measles-infectious visitor in South
A Samoan visitor to New Zealand has travelled in the South while infectious with measles, the Southern District Health board says.
Writer's residency time to learn
Writer's residency time to learn
Years of involvement with a Dunedin Pasifika event has acted as the catalyst for a local man to develop into a playwright, and land his first writing residency.
Crowds mellow at Wingatui and Forbury
Crowds mellow at Wingatui and Forbury
A taste of Melbourne came to Wingatui and South Dunedin yesterday, though horses only turned up at one event.
Race day draws punters to Wingatui
Race day draws punters to Wingatui
Melbourne came to Mosgiel today as horse raising and fashion came together on cup day.
Search for Hillside workers
Search for Hillside workers
Dunedin's Hillside Workshops may be able to call on the skills of tradespeople laid off from Cadbury as the South Dunedin site returns to a fully functional engineering hub.
PGF boosts manufacturing and engineering
PGF boosts manufacturing and engineering
A collective engineering group and an agritech business unit were two big winners at provincial growth fund announcements yesterday.
'Really good news to get the old girl going again'
'Really good news to get the old girl going again'
Current and former workers at Hillside yesterday could not contain their joy at the massive investment to revitalise the workplace they clearly care deeply about.
'Hillside is back' with $20 million
'Hillside is back' with $20 million
The workforce at Dunedin's Hillside workshops is set to swell to 100 as the industrial heart of the city is revitalised to the tune of $20 million of government money.
$20m to revitalise 'vital' Hillside Workshop
$20m to revitalise 'vital' Hillside Workshop
Dunedin's Hillside workshops are about to be brought back to life with an almost $20 million injection of Government funds. And millions more will go to other Dunedin engineering projects.
Church proponents eager to be heard
Church proponents eager to be heard
Heritage advocates opposing the demolition of the Highgate Presbyterian Church in Maori Hill are hoping they will get the chance to have their say at a meeting today.
Dunedin's eco-boiler heat plan
Dunedin's eco-boiler heat plan
A plan to heat central Dunedin buildings with the biggest eco-heating scheme in New Zealand is set to advance to its next stage.