Crackdown on drinking call
Crackdown on drinking call
Repercussions for drunken, disorderly behaviour need to be "ramped up", Otago University Students' Association president Logan Edgar said yesterday.
Debbie Porteous
Blood sample query upsets
Blood sample query upsets
A Dunedin man says he was horrified to receive a letter this month from the Ministry of Justice asking if he wanted back a sample of blood taken from his wife's body when she died four years ago.
Lack of hotel sprinklers 'common'
Lack of hotel sprinklers 'common'
It is unclear when a Dunedin hotel will reopen after a major fire gutted a room and caused significant damage to several floors on Monday night.
Up to 600 territorial soldiers' jobs to go
Up to 600 territorial soldiers' jobs to go
New Zealand's six territorial forces will be merged into three, with the loss of up to 600 territorial soldiers, a briefing paper from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) says.
Laser shone at helicopter
Laser shone at helicopter
A Taieri helicopter pilot has warned of the dangers of shining lasers at pilots, after he was targeted while flying over Mosgiel this week.
Fears ban will move problem
Fears ban will move problem
An inner-city Dunedin resident is concerned the extension of the liquor ban to North Dunedin will cause more problems in streets like hers - those that border the city centre, but fall outside the ban area.
Police support wider ban
Police support wider ban
Extending the Dunedin permanent liquor ban to cover the North Dunedin student area would be welcomed by Dunedin police, as they would be pleased with any measure that reduced alcohol related-harm, the city's police commander said yesterday.
'Fantastic response' to refuge publicity
'Fantastic response' to refuge publicity
Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin Women's Refuge residential services workers Kerri Oliver (left) and Darlene Gore with some of the donations made to the refuge since two articles about it appeared in the Otago Daily Times last month.
Five flee Sawyers Bay house blaze
Five flee Sawyers Bay house blaze
Five people escaped a house fire in Sawyers Bay that destroyed most of a dwelling on Reservoir Rd yesterday.
No DNA recovered from death-threat letters
No DNA recovered from death-threat letters
Forensic testing of letters threatening the life of euthanasia advocate Sean Davison has failed to provide DNA evidence of who wrote them.
Uncommon death subject for study
Uncommon death subject for study
The death of a Clutha man from an uncommon medical event will be the focus of an academic paper, to be written for the education of medical professionals.
Fire Service asks for help
Fire Service asks for help
The Fire Service has joined the police in asking the public to help after two more fires on Monday brought to 16 the number of suspicious fires in Dunedin over the long weekend.
Shoot-'em-up feel to this competition
Shoot-'em-up feel to this competition
Visitors to an otherwise quiet Waitati Valley could have been forgiven for thinking they had stepped on to the set of a 1950s B-grade cowboy movie.
Analyst embodiment of CSI
Analyst embodiment of CSI
If a crime begs the questions "what happened?, who did it?, and why did it happen?", then Iris Dalley can usually provide the answers.
Lower Taieri wetland to be restored
Lower Taieri wetland to be restored
The Otago Fish and Game Council has unveiled plans to restore a large drained wetland off the lower Taieri River.
First response unit mooted for district
First response unit mooted for district
St John is considering establishing a first response unit in Palmerston, in an effort to increase emergency response capabilities in the area, which is about 40 minutes by road from Dunedin.
'Real nice young fella' to be widely mourned
'Real nice young fella' to be widely mourned
An Otago polytechnic student who died after being caught in a rip at Titahi Bay near Wellington Saturday week ago will be missed greatly in Dunedin.
Octagon re-occupation short-lived
Octagon re-occupation short-lived
The re-occupation of the Octagon in Dunedin is over.
Farm manager trapped in water race gate
Farm manager trapped in water race gate
A 26-year-old woman was flown to Dunedin Hospital with a suspected broken foot and suspected hypothermia yesterday after being trapped in a water race gate for three hours.
Bus safety initiative applauded, but some disappointment
Bus safety initiative applauded, but some disappointment
Rural Women New Zealand is disappointed not all police districts have been given a similar directive issued to southern police, requesting them to follow school buses for the first two weeks of every school term to enforce the 20kmh maximum speed passing rule.