Motorists were left stranded on icy Dunedin streets yesterday as grit-truck contractors were forced to act "like firemen" and respond to call-outs, Dunedin City Council roading maintenance engineer Peter Standring said.
Drinking heavily most nights of the week, getting stoned every day and wagging school.
As the second week of school holidays begins, a Dunedin social worker says she believes parents need to take a deep breath and think positively to avoid becoming stressed.
Otago University student Aaron Turner returned from a Red Cross Red Crescent Global Youth Conference in Italy prepared to push the voice of youth in the organisation and implement changes in New Zealand.
Due to the increasing popularity of Dunedin's annual Cadbury Jaffa Race, organisers will erect a 1.8m fence in Baldwin St for spectator protection.
Parking has been a hot topic in Dunedin recently, but only eight people decided to voice their opinions to the Otago Daily Times at the weekend.
A retired Mosgiel man got the shock of his life when he received a near $450 power bill last month - a cost he puts down to his heat pump.
Is the efficiency of heat pumps all it is cracked up to be? As Ellie Constantine discovers, there are several variables to consider, and one or two myths to discount.
A large pine tree which collapsed on to Portobello Rd early yesterday left the road blocked for most of the day.
One week down, one to go. You have already exhausted the usual options of movies, swimming and ice-skating to entertain your children during their school holidays, so now what?
Third time could be lucky for Dunedin's Plato restaurant which has again been shortlisted for Cuisine magazine's New Zealand Restaurant of the Year awards.
Despite receiving some positive responses, Labour MP Clare Curran believes the Heat Smart scheme does not target those most in need.
Phones have been running red hot at Heat Smart providers in Dunedin as people apply to warm up their homes.
Big reading books are now in abundance at Brighton's Big Rock Primary school, thanks to a big gift from Dunedin East Rotary.
Anglican Family Care expects to be inundated with applications once funding for Dunedin's Electricity Consumers Fund is topped up later this month.
After receiving a precious gift of his own, American Danny Howington is giving one back.
Time management was top on the list of skills drilled into two Dunedin school pupils who took part in the 24-hour Global Enterprise Challenge last month.
Sewage left the inspiration of its name behind when it won the regional title at the Smokefree Rockquest.
With their faces set in concentration, more than 60 children engaged in a silent battle in Dunedin on Saturday.
"I've been at school since I was 5. Fifty-one years at school . . . it's time I graduated and moved on."
