Rural school used in phone scam
Rural school used in phone scam
Assertive foreign cold-call scammers appear to be ramping up their campaign in Otago, this time using a rural Dunedin school as a pawn in their game.
Debbie Porteous
Wedding party saves the day
Wedding party saves the day
"All I can remember is just chucking my flowers over my shoulder, hoicking up my dress and running." That was the only recollection of former Dunedin woman Naomi Dunning (nee Dixon) of...
HMNZS Otago breaks down again
HMNZS Otago breaks down again
Fault-prone offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago has been hit by an electrical problem in one if its engines, forcing it to return to Auckland for repairs, three days into a seven-day operation in the subantarctic islands.
Grandeur, beauty: Sir Anand
Grandeur, beauty: Sir Anand
New Zealand's Governor-General set foot on Campbell Island yesterday, the first head of state in nearly 20 years to do so.
Navy vessels to head south
Navy vessels to head south
The Royal New Zealand Navy's two new offshore patrol vessels, HMNZS Otago and Wellington will depart on a week-long trip to Campbell Island and the Auckland Islands, with several precious pieces of cargo on board.
Frank responses to policing questions
Frank responses to policing questions
A public meeting to discuss proposed changes to Dunedin's policing structure drew a small crowd and some frank responses from the southern police commander yesterday.
Arson, authorities say
Arson, authorities say
A fire that severely damaged a Green Island cafe yesterday was arson, police and the Fire Service say.
Beach safety warning
Beach safety warning
At least a dozen rescues on recent hot days in Dunedin has prompted surf lifesavers to warn residents to be extra careful at the beach.
'We are praying for a miracle'
'We are praying for a miracle'
"We are praying for a miracle, but we are all aware it might not come."
Anxiety mounts over miners' fate
Anxiety mounts over miners' fate
As the country remains on edge over the fate of the trapped West Coast miners, Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says serious questions will have to be asked about how the explosion at the Pike River Coal mine could have happened.
Strongman miner queries delay
Strongman miner queries delay
Rescuers should have gone into the Pike River mine more or less straight away, says a miner who survived New Zealand's last coal-mining explosion disaster.
Mine gas high in carbon monoxide, methane
Mine gas high in carbon monoxide, methane
Air in the Pike River coal mine is toxic with combustible methane and carbon monoxide and still too dangerous to send in a rescue crew for the 29 trapped miners, say police, after a bore drill finally broke through to the mine this morning.
Hopes of successful rescue dwindling
Hopes of successful rescue dwindling
The chances of anyone inside the Pike River Mine surviving Friday's explosion would have been very low from the outset, New Zealand police commissioner Howard Broad has said.
Robbery attempt with weapon alleged
Robbery attempt with weapon alleged
• A Dunedin man who allegedly approached two people while brandishing a weapon with the intention of robbing them will appear in the Dunedin District Court today.
Police restructure feedback studied
Police restructure feedback studied
Twenty-two submissions on the Dunedin police restructure will be considered by a working party over the next few weeks, with a decision on the new shape of the city's police force to be made by mid-December.
Pike River boss has 'to keep believing ... they're alive'
Pike River boss has 'to keep believing ... they're alive'
The bags under Peter Whittall's eyes grow almost visibly each time he fronts to the media.
Admitting abuse first step to real happiness
Admitting abuse first step to real happiness
To mark White Ribbon Day tomorrow, the Otago Daily Times is running a series on Dunedin people's experiences with family violence. Debbie Porteous investigates.
Southern police in Greymouth
Southern police in Greymouth
Seven police staff from the Southern district, including six from Otago, one of whom is a member of a police disaster victim identification team, have been sent to Greymouth to assist with the police search and rescue operation at the Pike River Coal mine.
Tears and fears as tempers fray
Tears and fears as tempers fray
Tempers began to fray as the families of the 29 men missing in the Pike River mine were again told yesterday that no rescue would take place before the day was out - and police conceded for the first time that lives might have been lost following Friday's explosion.
Town wavering between hope and grief
Town wavering between hope and grief
Just outside the spot where families gather to wait for news from Pike River, someone has tied yellow ribbons to the trees.