Hamish MacLean

Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says

Dunedin man Andy Winneke caught sight of the blaze from where he was camping with his family....

Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says

The fire that gutted Lake Ohau Village is unlike anything New Zealand has ever experienced, a fire researcher says after scouring the scene.

Report: climate change effects hitting NZ

Report: climate change effects hitting NZ

Evidence of a changing climate is stacking up in the South.

Fees hike for domestic students

The University Council yesterday approved a 1.1% increase in all domestic tuition fees for next...

Fees hike for domestic students

Domestic University of Otago students will face increased tuition fees next year as Covid-19 puts a more than $17million hole in the university’s budget.

Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters

Under a proposed bylaw, Lime could need a permit to operate in Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters

Permits could soon be required for electric scooter company Lime and others to operate in Dunedin.

‘Critic’ retains title of best publication

The Critic Te Arohi team celebrates a successful night at the Aotearoa Student Press Awards in...

‘Critic’ retains title of best publication

Dunedin's student publication Critic Te Arohi has retained its title as New Zealand’s best for the fourth year in a row.

Learning to live with blazes in the drying South

The fire that partly destroyed Lake Ohau village is believed to have started in grass, but embers...

Learning to live with blazes in the drying South

As researchers prepare to sift through the ashes of another devastating fire in a drying South Island landscape, a political battle over how to manage fire risk in rural NZ blazes on.

Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel

Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel

Christian leaders across the South have urged project managers to rethink having only a multi-faith centre in the new Dunedin Hospital.

Public sculpture installation must wait until next year

Ayesha Green’s Ko te Tūhono was chosen as the winning proposal. Photo: Supplied

Public sculpture installation must wait until next year

Dunedin's latest public sculpture will not be installed in the Octagon until February at the earliest.

Hospital 250-park plan: not for public

A draft illustration of how the building layout of the new Dunedin Hospital might look. IMAGE:...

Hospital 250-park plan: not for public

Only a fraction of the 250 parks on the new Dunedin Hospital site will be for public use — and it appears they will only be for drop-offs.

From stop/go signs to council’s top role

Dunedin City Council’s new chief executive Sandy Graham smiles as she meets the media at the...

From stop/go signs to council’s top role

Dunedin City Council’s new chief executive Sandy Graham wants to talk to council staff before publicly revealing her vision for the organisation.

SDHB moots 'park and walk' plan

New hospital: SDHB moots 'park and walk' plan

Hospital staff, non-urgent patients, and visiting family members could be expected to use a "park and walk" facility mooted for the edge of Dunedin’s CBD.

‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses

Roadworks at the intersection of Forbury, Bay View and Allandale Rds are expected to be ongoing...

‘Peanut’ roundabout work hits businesses

Businesses have been "coned off" in Forbury Rd and St Clair Four Square owner Sandra Millar says customers are now avoiding the small St Clair shopping area.

Park mandate likely for freedom campers

Freedom campers in the Thomas Burns car park. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Park mandate likely for freedom campers

Dunedin’s Thomas Burns St car park appears poised to become a regular stopping point for the city’s freedom campers.

Hundreds of car parks to close for work

The St Andrew St car park was full this week. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Hundreds of car parks to close for work

About 300 centre city Dunedin car parks will be closed for three months from the end of this month.

Concerns over visitors’ impact on wildlife aired

Concerns over visitors’ impact on wildlife aired

The wildlife capital of New Zealand needs to stop visitors "disturbing the wildlife rather than contributing to it", a Dunedin city councillor says.

DCC George St plan review delayed

George St in Dunedin. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

DCC George St plan review delayed

The independent review of Dunedin City Council’s contentious plans for George St has been delayed.

Precinct provides template for built heritage guide

Parking rules have been adapted for the needs of Dunedin heritage developers. PHOTO: GREGOR...

Precinct provides template for built heritage guide

The revival of Dunedin’s warehouse precinct features strongly in a new Heritage New Zealand how-to guide for protecting New Zealand’s built heritage.

Petition to scrap first-past-the-post

Petition to scrap first-past-the-post

A Dunedin single transferable vote campaigner has launched a petition to scrap first-past-the-post from New Zealand elections.

Views aired on harbour plan

Views aired on harbour plan

Oamaru is going to have "the best little harbour in New Zealand", the Waitaki District Council says.

Repairs planned for Tomahawk gun emplacements

Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope says conservation work on the Tomahawk gun...

Repairs planned for Tomahawk gun emplacements

Neglected military installations overlooking Dunedin beaches could become "a little piece of the puzzle" in a wider coastal heritage trail.

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