Height restrictions sought
Height restrictions sought
An unnamed developer wants assurances neighbouring properties will not block views at a central Oamaru landmark site.
Hamish MacLean
Gel trial reduces children's fits
Gel trial reduces children's fits
A New Zealand and Australian six-month clinical trial has shown a cannabidiol gel can be used to reduce seizures in the "most challenging and poorly controlled" epilepsy disorders among children.
Support service comes south
Support service comes south
Young Pacific people will get hands-on help to find jobs, jobs training or education after Dunedin and Oamaru signed on to an expanded employment services support programme yesterday.
Cracked Ink brings accessible art to city
Cracked Ink brings accessible art to city
As Cracked Ink's stylised characters fly through the air taking sea water away in bowls, overhead balloons lift sea creatures away.
Candidate fined over signs on own building
Candidate fined over signs on own building
Promoting his candidacy has cost one Dunedin City Council hopeful $600 in fines.
Bus and truck crash leaves man seriously hurt
Bus and truck crash leaves man seriously hurt
A man has been taken to Dunedin Hospital with suspected head injuries after truck and bus crashed on State Highway 1, south of Milton.
Step this way — soon
Step this way — soon
Work on the Dowling St steps, one of the last repair jobs after slips caused by the July 2017 flood, is nearly complete.
Master carver's work a gateway to Otago's past
Master carver's work a gateway to Otago's past
An albatross now spreads its wings over the entrance to exhibits at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.
Research explores 'Mickey Mouse problem'
Research explores 'Mickey Mouse problem'
Nobody looks up at the night sky and ponders the existence of Superman - the Man of Steel is simply a work of fiction.
Ross Creek refurbishment celebrated
Ross Creek refurbishment celebrated
Both a heritage asset and a major piece of urban infrastructure has been officially reopened in Dunedin.
Care of man who died found 'wanting'
Care of man who died found 'wanting'
The wife of a man who died two days after allegedly inadequate medical care in South Otago says the mistakes made before his death were not good enough.
Doctor's care 'wanting' in days before Owaka man's death
Doctor's care 'wanting' in days before Owaka man's death
An Owaka farmer received inadequate medical care in the two days leading up to his death, a coroner has ruled.
DCC wants 30kmh limit on port's main street
DCC wants 30kmh limit on port's main street
Dunedin City Council wants the commercial centre of Port Chalmers to have a speed limit equal to the lowest speed limit on the State Highway network in New Zealand.
Logan Park plans enrolment scheme
Logan Park plans enrolment scheme
An enrolment scheme for Logan Park High School, hoped to be in place by next year, should help to cap the school's roll at "a nice size'', the school's co-principal says.
Six generations gather
Six generations gather
Nearly 250 descendants of NZ Business Hall of Fame importer and gold miner Choie Sew Hoy gathered Dunedin at the weekend to celebrate the sesquicentennial of his arrival in the city.
Around the town in tweed
Around the town in tweed
Philip Morrison, of Dunedin, navigates his velocipede into the finish of the Tweed Ride at the University of Otago clocktower building.
Concern pupils may be barred from NCEA exams
Concern pupils may be barred from NCEA exams
A South Otago woman is worried unvaccinated children could be forced to miss National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams if there is a measles outbreak in Balclutha.
Working with heritage requires trust: architect
Working with heritage requires trust: architect
As Australians and New Zealanders question their histories, architects are re-evaluating their understanding of built heritage and the ways they work with it, a leading architect says.
Ross Creek work on track
Ross Creek work on track
A helicopter helps Dunedin City Council contractors take another step towards the completion of the $8.6 million Ross Creek Reservoir refurbishment project.
Death falls outside legal limit
Death falls outside legal limit
A man beaten at a Dunedin service station died 76 days too late for his attacker to be charged.