Queue to wish centenarian the best
Queue to wish centenarian the best
A Dunedin pensioner, who at age 88 beat her 29-year-old opponent to a singles bowls championship title, yesterday celebrated her 100th birthday.
Debbie Porteous
Undie 500 case for diversion
Undie 500 case for diversion
One person arrested during the weekend the Undie 500 rally arrived in Dunedin has been given diversion and another is being considered for it despite police promising no-one arrested during the disorder would get that option.
Three arrests after two fights
Three arrests after two fights
There arrests at the weekend following fights outside McDonald's restaurant in George St are probably indicative of what is going on in the city centre, Dunedin police say.
Spat over bars' drinks-discount deal
Spat over bars' drinks-discount deal
A spat between the authorities and lower Octagon bar owners has started over a promotion offering patrons a discounted taxi home if they buy six drinks in four hours.
'Not ready' to set date
'Not ready' to set date
It was "hard to imagine" a hearing date for Clayton Weatherston's appeal would be set before Christmas, his lawyer said yesterday.
Repaired rail track due to open tonight
Repaired rail track due to open tonight
The main trunk line between Dunedin and Oamaru is expected to reopen about 8pm tonight after a freight train derailed on Wednesday, damaging 800m of the track.
Balaclava caretaker declared the best
Balaclava caretaker declared the best
Graham Hansen takes good care of Balaclava School in Dunedin.
Firefighters cut 'brave' girl (5) free from tree
Firefighters cut 'brave' girl (5) free from tree
Olivia Baker had her first experience with the Fire Service yesterday when she had to be cut out of a tree in her school's playground.
BB pistol sparks police response
BB pistol sparks police response
A rapid police response was sparked yesterday when a member of the public witnessed what was apparently a youth pointing a pistol at another youth outside a New Zealand Post shop and Kiwibank branch in Dunedin.
Misfired cannon early start to commemorations
Misfired cannon early start to commemorations
Armistice Day in Dunedin began 12 minutes early yesterday when a blank round from the Robbie Burns cannon in the Octagon was accidentally set off at 10.48am.
Lucky escape from burning house
Lucky escape from burning house
Three people asleep in a Kaitangata house destroyed by fire were lucky to escape with only smoke inhalation, a fire safety officer says.
South Dunedin blaze destroys 14 cars
South Dunedin blaze destroys 14 cars
Dunedin fire fighters were called out this morning to extinguish a big blaze involving 30 derelict vehicles, in a yard on Wilkie Rd, behind Tokyo Auto Town in South Dunedin.
Southern police to get Tasers
Southern police to get Tasers
Frontline police in the Southern district will soon be using Tasers, with more than 250 officers expected to be trained to use the stun-guns.
22 police staff on charges
22 police staff on charges
Twenty-two police employees appeared in New Zealand courts in the past year facing charges that included rape, assault and manslaughter.
Hospital food gets good reviews
Hospital food gets good reviews
Two restaurateurs and a food writer have graded Dunedin Hospital's inpatient food "tasty" and "very nice" after sampling lunch in the hospital's kitchen yesterday.
New job for naval officer
New job for naval officer
Dunedin's resident naval officer is leaving for the bright lights of Wellington and a senior defence force job.
Armistice Day celebrations
Armistice Day celebrations
The end of World War 1 will be remembered in Dunedin tomorrow with a service at the cenotaph, two rounds of gun salutes, the firing of the Robbie Burns cannon and a fly-over by a fighter plane.
Smoke alarms save pair from inferno
Smoke alarms save pair from inferno
Smoke alarms almost certainly saved the lives of two people sleeping in the house next door to a Dunedin villa that burned to the ground on Saturday night.
Student clean-up fuels North Dunedin fires
Student clean-up fuels North Dunedin fires
North Dunedin firefighters have voiced their concerns about a student rubbish collection which they say contributed to up to 24 fires in the campus area during what was a chaotic weekend for firefighters.
Raging Dunedin fire draws crowds
Raging Dunedin fire draws crowds
A raging house fire in Dunedin's Pine Hill last night could be seen all over the city as it destroyed a wooden villa and sent neighbours scampering in their night clothes from the next-door property.