Hamish MacLean

Crews abandon fight to save building from Twizel fire

Crews were alerted to the blaze about 11.25am. Photo: Richard Mountain

Crews abandon fight to save building from Twizel fire

Fire crews have abandoned their fight to save a building and more are at risk as crews continue to fight a fierce, fast-moving fire fanned by strong winds near Twizel in the Mackenzie District this...

Chance to fix partnership

Employment grew 3.9% in Dunedin in the year to February - the fastest rate since 2002, Statistics...

Chance to fix partnership

The Grow Dunedin Partnership, the group behind Dunedin’s 2013-23 economic development strategy, could be in for a revamp.

DCC seeks limited notification of landfill application

The Dunedin City Council has requested its application for consent to build a new landfill south of the city proceed by way of limited notification.

Council signs up for water reform deal

Council signs up for water reform deal

Dunedin city councillors voiced fears of water meters, and losing significant assets in future, but agreed to sign up to the Government's $761m water reform programme to access more than $15m on offer for national Three Waters reform.

City’s transport priorities debated

City’s transport priorities debated

Dunedin's car culture, or the city’s potential shift away from cars, once again became the focus of debate at the Dunedin City Council yesterday.

Pomahaka planting given $3.7m boost

Planting in the Pomahaka corridor got a nearly $4 million injection yesterday as Forestry Minister Shane Jones unveiled the latest round of environment stimulus spending.

Disappointment, disruption, duty: South to remain at Level 2

Disappointment, disruption, duty: South to remain at Level 2

News the South is to stay at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 until early September was a "hard pill to swallow" for some yesterday.

Search after person leaves boat on Taieri River

Search after person leaves boat on Taieri River

Police are searching for a person who left the boat they were in on the Taieri River tonight.

Building projects save longer Dunedin outlook

Building projects save longer Dunedin outlook

New long-term economic forecasts show a resilient Dunedin despite dire predictions for education, employment and visitor numbers in the short-term and medium-term.

District heating system change decision soon

District heating system change decision soon

A decision on a new district heating scheme in Dunedin will be made this year because infrastructure work for the scheme could coincide with underground infrastructure work required in George St.

Bright LED light woes resolved

Two new LED streetlights (the fourth and fifth from the left) emit a brighter and bluer light in...

Bright LED light woes resolved

All but one of the nine complaints about bright new LED streetlights have been resolved by the installation of shielding.

LED streetlights making a noticable difference

An early sceptic of the Dunedin City Council’s LED streetlight rollout says the jury is still out, despite installation of about 4000 of the brighter, bluer lights to date.

Historic timeball refitted above port

More than 150 years after one was first installed at Port Chalmers’ Flagstaff Lookout, crews from...

Historic timeball refitted above port

An archaic timepiece - a piece of maritime history - has been refitted above Port Chalmers.

Fossil study shows future conditions may aid plant growth

This photo from 2009 shows the site where paleobotanist Tammo Reichgelt collected a fossil leaf ...

Fossil study shows future conditions may aid plant growth

Research using fossils from Otago’s controversial Foulden Maar site shows possible future environmental conditions may be more favourable to plant growth and forest expansion, resulting in a global...

Foulden Maar research points to global greening

A 2009 photo showing the drilling rig and the large mining pit on the right. Photo: Supplied

Foulden Maar research points to global greening

Research using fossils from Otago’s controversial Foulden Maar site shows future environmental conditions may be more favourable to plant growth and forest expansion, resulting in global greening.

'What’s allowed is different now': Tracks renamed after contention

The view looking towards St Clair from the top of Signal Hill.

'What’s allowed is different now': Tracks renamed after contention

The tracks have not become any safer, but their names have.

Resigned to car park loss

Resigned to car park loss despite hit

The removal of car parks in Howe St has hurt business for Piano Specialists owner Jim Strang.

Otago hardest hit by lockdown

George St in Dunedin. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Otago hardest hit by lockdown

Otago's economy took the hardest hit among New Zealand regions when the Covid-19 lockdown bit, economics consulting firm Infometrics says.

Locked out: ‘I’m literally stuck’

Unable to access government employment subsidy help from New Zealand, or the United Kingdom,...

Locked out: ‘I’m literally stuck’

A British citizen trapped outside of NZ has opened up about the “demoralising” four months he has spent trying to return to his new Dunedin home.

Level 2 not the end for food festival

Dine Dunedin director Nicola McConnell prepares to tuck into a karaage chicken burger at Salt Bar...

Level 2 not the end for food festival

As Dunedin shifts back into Covid-19 restrictions, Dine Dunedin continues with venues that understand what is required under Alert Level 2 conditions, director Nicola McConnell says.

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