Push for new law to stop drunk boaties
Push for new law to stop drunk boaties
Dunedin's harbourmaster and the regional council are campaigning for an "obvious gap" in the law concerning alcohol and recreational boating to be filled.
Jono Edwards
Money going where it should: family
Money going where it should: family
For one Dunedin family, the latest Budget has "money going where it should", but for them the devil will be in the details.
ORC calls for transport integration to save roads
ORC calls for transport integration to save roads
The Otago Regional Council wants the Government to better integrate rail, shipping and roading so it can reduce heavy traffic damage on Otago roads.
Alternative bus routes to be considered
Alternative bus routes to be considered
The ''perseverance'' of Otago Peninsula bus advocates has allowed them to gain ground as the Otago Regional Council agrees to consider altered routes to accommodate school children.
Choice made not to reopen Cadbury cafe and shop
Choice made not to reopen Cadbury cafe and shop
The staff of Cadbury's Dunedin cafe and shop are officially out of work after the announcement they will not open again.
Cadbury World closes for good
Jobs go as Cadbury World closes for good
The staff of Cadbury's Dunedin cafe and shop are officially out of work after the announcement they will not open again.
Window broken during fight
Window broken during fight
A shop window was smashed during a group brawl in South Dunedin yesterday morning.
Restructures proposed at ORC
Restructures proposed at ORC
Staff restructures have been proposed at the Otago Regional Council, which its chief executive says will help the organisation remain ''agile'' and ''efficient''.
Shop window smashed during fight
Shop window smashed during fight
A shop window was smashed during a group brawl in South Dunedin this morning.
Writing takes new form in crafters' hands
Writing takes new form in crafters' hands
Yesterday's books were made into today's creative decorations at the weekend.
Slow progress over site for new ORC head office
Slow progress over site for new ORC head office
A new Otago Regional Council head office in Dowling St is still under consideration but there is little movement on securing the preferred site.
Solidarity with nurses for better working conditions
Solidarity with nurses for better working conditions
A Dunedin nurse rally organiser says strikes seem imminent as hundreds showed their support for the profession in the city on Saturday.
Hundreds rally for nurses in Dunedin
Hundreds rally for nurses in Dunedin
Hundreds raised their placards in Dunedin today to protest the working conditions of nurses.
Polytechnic alumni making their mark
Polytechnic alumni making their mark
Past and present Otago Polytechnic students making their mark on the world were honoured last night in Dunedin at the institution’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
ORC plan delayed by works
ORC plan delayed by works
Otago Regional Council plans to establish new chambers in Philip Laing House have encountered delays.
Call for calm over same-sex blessings
Call for calm over same-sex blessings
Dunedin's Anglican bishop is pleading for clergy and lay members to not leave the church after a national decision allowing the blessing of same-sex marriages.
Power cut surprises businesses
Power cut surprises businesses
Maori Hill business are irate after being left in the dark regarding a day-long power outage yesterday.
Truck thefts, torching 'soul destroying'
Truck thefts, torching 'soul destroying'
A Dunedin scaffolding business owner is collecting his thoughts after the ''soul destroying'' theft and burning of two of his trucks.
Telling the 'real story of New Zealand wildlife'
Telling the 'real story of New Zealand wildlife'
Department of Conservation threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki has dedicated her career to telling stories of New Zealand's wildlife, writes Jono Edwards.
Cadbury shop, cafe may yet reopen
Cadbury shop, cafe may yet reopen
The decision on whether to reopen Cadbury World's Dunedin cafe and shop is now in the hands of their employees.