Hui to discuss land Bill
Hui to discuss land Bill
Those with an interest in Maori land are urged to attend a hui in Dunedin tomorrow to discuss new legislation, including how it may increase the productivity of their land.
Hamish McNeilly
Bluegrass out of time: commission
Bluegrass out of time: commission
A pokie trust established to fund the racing industry has been shut down following revelations a racing identity covertly manipulated grants.
Swimming pool issues being addressed during shutdown
Swimming pool issues being addressed during shutdown
The ongoing technical issues with the Balclutha Centennial Swimming Pool could soon be over, as the council closes the pool today for its annual maintenance and some remedial work.
Book of Chris Knox's art being crowd funded
Book of Chris Knox's art being crowd funded
New Zealand music legend Chris Knox is back painting again, after a debilitating stroke five years ago and supporters now hope to release a book of his distinctive art.
Card tracking experiment just the ticket
Card tracking experiment just the ticket
A Dunedin social experiment is going worldwide.
Sunbed suspected of sparking blaze
Sunbed suspected of sparking blaze
A sunbed is suspected of causing a fire which forced a couple to flee their Otago Peninsula home with only the clothes they were wearing, firefighters say.
Apology, but complaint over Bain jokes not upheld
Apology, but complaint over Bain jokes not upheld
The Bain case has been likened to that of OJ Simpson, in a decision about a controversial 7Days joke aired on TV3.
Offender wore ski goggles for spray
Offender wore ski goggles for spray
An offender wielding a metal pipe donned ski goggles to protect himself from pepper spray as he advanced towards a policeman.
Tools, golf gear and food stolen
Tools, golf gear and food stolen
Thousands of dollars worth of gear -including tools, golf equipment and even ice cream - was taken in a residential burglary this week.
Second chance to get it right
Second chance to get it right
All he wants is a second chance.
Opoho trapper spoken to
Opoho trapper spoken to
Police have spoken to the man who set possum traps in the Dunedin Town Belt.
A man walks into a police station . . .
A man walks into a police station . . .
Took a scooter to the police station, nek minnit.
MP slams sign taggers
MP slams sign taggers
National MP Michael Woodhouse has slammed the defacing of electoral billboards as ''a thuggish and ignorant act of vandalism'', as opponents boast online about other signs to tag.
Making sure the message gets through
Making sure the message gets through
Knock, knock.
Lock up homes: police warning
Lock up homes: police warning
Taieri residents are urged not to be complacent when securing their property, or in reporting crime.
Graffiti attack 'work of idiots'
Graffiti attack 'work of idiots'
A graffiti attack on a St Clair building was the ''work of idiots'', the South Coast Boardriders Association president says.
Police still observing, prosecuting dodgy driving
Police still observing, prosecuting dodgy driving
Could this be Dunedin's dumbest driver?
Three-strikes jail influx is yet to materialise
Three-strikes jail influx is yet to materialise
Three-strikes legislation for criminal offenders took effect four years ago, amid claims it would ''fill prisons''. Hamish McNeilly looks at the outcome so far.
Dunedin Sound recalled
Dunedin Sound recalled
Music magazine NME has published a four-page spread on the influential Dunedin Sound.
Family disturbed by killing of cat
Family disturbed by killing of cat
The death of a tabby cat - shot multiple times near its central Dunedin home - has appalled its owners.