Dunedin parking warden assaulted
Dunedin parking warden assaulted
A Dunedin City Council parking warden was pulled from his scooter, scratched and eye-gouged in an unprovoked attack outside Dunedin Hospital yesterday.
Hamish McNeilly
Flat-hunters warned over rental scams
Flat-hunters warned over rental scams
Students and house-seekers are being warned about sham online advertisements touting cheap flats, after a Dunedin-bound couple were nearly duped last week.
Elton tipped to stay at St Clair hotel
Elton tipped to stay at St Clair hotel
It's goodbye yellow brick road and hello St Clair Esplanade for singer Elton John, who is tipped to stay at an upmarket Dunedin hotel on the waterfront promenade later this year.
Dunedin airport arrivals boost local economy
Dunedin airport arrivals boost local economy
Dunedin International Airport arrivals pumped an extra 60% in revenue into the city and wider Otago region last year, an aviation report shows.
Vandalism delays life-saving initiative
Vandalism delays life-saving initiative
Lives could be put at risk after "mindless vandals" damaged a newly installed life-saving device in an area known for fatalities, police say.
Dunedin Rugby World Cup preview
Dunedin Rugby World Cup preview
English television host Dan Lobb visited Dunedin last week to film a special Rugby World Cup segment on the city.
Mass clean-up follows holiday graffiti spate
Mass clean-up follows holiday graffiti spate
A mass clean-up is under way to rid Dunedin of graffiti after a spate of tagging during the Christmas break.
Speculation new road surface caused crash
Speculation new road surface caused crash
Speculation a roading surface was to blame for a serious accident near Milburn on Thursday, remains just that - speculation, the agency in charge of state highways says.
Car plunges over cliff on Otago Peninsula
Car plunges over cliff on Otago Peninsula
An outing on the Otago Peninsula for a Dunedin family ended dramatically when their car plunged 100m down a cliff.
Steady interest in former hotel
Steady interest in former hotel
Corstorphine House may have been converted to a residential address, but the former luxury boutique hotel has not permanently checked out of the Dunedin accommodation market.
Whistling up a reason for tui's unpopular tune
Whistling up a reason for tui's unpopular tune
A tui impersonating a whistling kettle . . . yeah right?
Big dairy plans for Ngai Tahu
Big dairy plans for Ngai Tahu
Substantial South Island landowner Ngai Tahu is eyeing up the booming dairying sector.
Teen biker spurs police chase
Teen biker spurs police chase
The teenage motorcyclist who sparked a police pursuit yesterday afternoon endangered himself and the lives of others, Dunedin police say.
Missing man mystery appeal
Missing man mystery appeal
Police are appealing for help to solve the mystery of how a University of Otago doctoral student ended up hundreds of kilometres away in Hawkes Bay after disappearing from a paua-diving trip near Wellington two days earlier.
Search to resume for ex-Dunedin man
Search to resume for ex-Dunedin man
The search for a University of Otago doctoral student who failed to return home from a paua diving trip near Wellington on Monday night will resume today at dawn.
Rat-breeding fears prompt action
Rat-breeding fears prompt action
Fears rats are breeding on "rat-free" Ulva Island has Department of Conservation staff scrambling to Stewart Island to eradicate the unwelcome visitors.
Cooking on the high seas
Cooking on the high seas
It is often to and from Russia with love for one Omakau woman.
Sister city link tactic in anti-whaling bid
Sister city link tactic in anti-whaling bid
Dunedin residents are urged to put pressure on their sister city of Otaru in an effort to stop Japanese whaling.
School swimming advocated
School swimming advocated
The Ministry of Education should make swimming lessons compulsory and do more to retain and improve the dwindling stock of school swimming pools, a water-safety advocate says.
Trains part of Cup plan
Trains part of Cup plan
Suburban and inner city trains could be back on Dunedin railway tracks during this year's Rugby World Cup, it has been revealed.