Step back in time at station
Step back in time at station
More than 30 years after Vulcan railcars were withdrawn from Dunedin area railway lines, a restored railcar visited the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday.
Debbie Porteous
No point in grudges: family of cell-death woman
No point in grudges: family of cell-death woman
The family of a woman who was found dead in a Dunedin police cell say they harbour no grudges towards police.
Police accept failings over cell death
Police accept failings over cell death
Police accept they failed in the care of a woman who died in a Dunedin police cell two years ago, and have implemented changes.
Student fears suspension after Undie 500
Student fears suspension after Undie 500
At least one University of Otago student has said he fears he will be suspended from university for up to six months for his part in last month's melee in Castle St.
Fair enough as two stalwarts call time
Fair enough as two stalwarts call time
Donning clown suits for their last hoorah as convener and secretary respectively, Muriel Braid (left) and Gaynor Earl were rather cheerful about the fact Saturday's event would likely be the last Flagstaff Union Parish fair and flower show. Photo by Linda Robertson.
At the age of 79, and after 23 years organising the Flagstaff Union Parish's fair and flower show, Gaynor Earl and Muriel Braid have pulled the plug.
"There's eight of us on the committee who'll be 80 next year and we've had enough." Mrs Earl said.
Hopes for restarting cockle beds
Hopes for restarting cockle beds
Unloading the morning's cockle harvest at Careys Bay on Saturday are (front to back) Brendan Flack, from Puketeraki Marae at Karitane, John Henry and Kevin Russell-Reihana, from Arowhenua Marae at Temuka, Geoff Mullen from Dunedin and Henry Couch, from Rapaki Marae on Banks Peninsula. Photo by Linda Robertson.
It is hoped cockles harvested from Otago Harbour on Saturday will be the start of the re-establishment of cockle beds along the South Island's east coast.
Representatives of several east coast South Island runanga spent about an hour gathering about a dozen sacks of cockles from special permit beds in the lower Otago Harbour yesterday.
Track tribute to musician
Track tribute to musician
The Verlaines' latest track is a tribute to a "legend" in New Zealand music.
Likelihood of tsunami impossible to predict
Likelihood of tsunami impossible to predict
So many factors determine whether an earthquake will cause a tsunami even scientists cannot predict with any certainty if one will be generated and what impact it will have, a Dunedin civil defence spokesman says.
Case is never closed for a victim of abuse
Case is never closed for a victim of abuse
Peggy (not her real name) is a survivor. A survivor of an incident that saw her kidnapped, raped and seriously assaulted by an ex-boyfriend.
Crime rises, but more cases solved
Crime rises, but more cases solved
Reported crime has increased for the second year in a row, but police solved more cases, according to figures released yesterday.
7 arrests target suspected drug ring
7 arrests target suspected drug ring
The arrests of seven Queenstown men yesterday should have put a significant dent in a local ecstasy-dealing ring with links to an international organised-crime syndicate operating in Canada, Australia and Bali, police say.
Queenstown's reputation safe, says Field
Queenstown's reputation safe, says Field
Despite the arrests of seven Queenstown men yesterday in connection with a suspected international drug ring supplying ecstasy to the resort, the town's drug problem is not getting worse and the town is still safe, police and civic leaders say.
Clam alert
Clam alert
Possibly unaware its activity caused a water rescue callout, Southern Clams barge Tuaki makes its way up Otago Harbour as the oil tanker Torea (at right) departs, yesterday morning.
Firearm explodes
Firearm explodes
A 71-year-old Dunedin man was expected to have surgery yesterday after a gun exploded in his hand causing severe damage to his palm and fingers.
Driver `barely conscious'
Driver `barely conscious'
Dunedin motorists may have saved a woman's life yesterday after forcing her to stop her car after she was seen swerving on to the wrong side of the road, and finding her in a semi-conscious state.
University staff to review footage
University staff to review footage
University of Otago staff will view video footage of disorder on the weekend of the Undie 500 in the hope of identifying more troublemakers, and are willing to assist the police with their review of footage.
Sensible Sentencing Trust slammed
Sensible Sentencing Trust slammed
A Prisoner aid group has come out swinging at the Sensible Sentencing Trust, saying the trust offers a "moral workout" for the white middle-classes and its propositions will not result in a less violent society.
Local drop down to the last hop
Local drop down to the last hop
A local man has brewed what may be the purest Dunedin beer yet, using hops grown in St Kilda, 30-year-old yeast grown at the University of Otago and water from the spring at Speight's Brewery.
Castle St accused in court
Castle St accused in court
The Dunedin District Court has started processing the first large group of those arrested in the Undie 500 disorder last weekend.
Defendants steer clear of waiting media
Defendants steer clear of waiting media
About a dozen well-dressed young men outside the Dunedin courthouse yesterday suddenly became camera-shy as they reported to court for the first time after being arrested during the weekend's Undie 500 disorder.