Family violence condemned at White Ribbon event
Family violence condemned at White Ribbon event
Stand up to family violence. That was the message of a departing Dunedin Maori chief in his last public speech in the city at the weekend.
Jono Edwards
Rex Haig dies before compo bid
Rex Haig dies before compo bid
Dunedin man Rex Haig, who spent 10 years in prison for a murder charge that was later quashed, has died. He was 70.
Yellow-eyed penguin survival in question
Yellow-eyed penguin survival in question
Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) numbers in the Lower South Island continue to drop, causing one researcher to think they are doomed to extinction on the mainland.
NHNZ marks four decades of filming
NHNZ marks four decades of filming
It was a battle at times, but after four decades a Dunedin-based company has grown from mainly filming birds to becoming an internationally respected creator of Emmy-winning wildlife documentaries.
Sea lions chilling out on city beaches
Sea lions chilling out on city beaches
The high number of sea lions relaxing at Smaills Beach is a ''positive sign'' people are learning not to disturb them, New Zealand Sea Lion Trust chairman Steve Broni says.
Rare corpse flower springing to life
Rare corpse flower springing to life
Call it an Amorphophallus titanium if you want, but a blooming corpse flower by any other name would still stink of decaying flesh.
Cromwell the hottest place to be
Cromwell hottest place to be
Parts of the South sweltered for a second day, with Cromwell reaching its highest-ever spring temperature on record with 33.3degC.
Green light for bus hub; concerns remain
Green light for bus hub; concerns remain
A Dunedin central-city bus hub could improve the ''accessibility and vitality of the central city'' but there are some concerns, independent commissioners say.
Green light for bus hub area
Green light for Dunedin bus hub area
The proposal to designate an area in central Dunedin as a bus hub has been given the green light.
$200k revamp of RDA grounds
$200k revamp of RDA grounds
The Dunedin Riding for the Disabled Association is galloping ahead with a $200,000 renovation of its Fairfield grounds.
Goliaths of the insect world
Goliaths of the insect world
Giant stick insects and double helix slides are just a few of the latest additions to the Otago Museum's $2.5 million revamp of the former Discovery World Tropical Forest which will open next month.
ORC's new CEO standout candidate
Regional council's new CEO standout candidate
The Otago Regional Council's first female chief executive ``clearly'' stood out among the other candidates, council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.
ORC chief executive announced
New ORC chief executive announced
The Otago Regional Council has announced its new chief executive.
Spicing things up a bit
Spicing things up a bit
Fans (from left) Caylin Bailey, Ellen Scarrow and Anna Miskimmin adopted the personas of their favourite ’90s pop group for a 'Spice World' sing-along at Rialto Cinemas yesterday.
Car cruise raises $4K for hospice
Car cruise raises $4K for hospice
Dunedin car nut Len Wiggins tinkers with his Ford Falcon XR 8 2003 at the eighth annual Otago Community Hospice Charity Cruise & Car Show at Tahuna Park yesterday.
Help needed to fix First Church spire
Help needed to fix First Church spire
Dunedin's towering First Church spire needs a "major" $600,000 refurbishment and the public is being asked to help.
Pots of generosity for night shelter
Pots of generosity for night shelter
A Dunedin potter is aiming to release people from the "capitalist machine" one clay bowl at a time, while simultaneously helping the homeless.
Work starts to save our salmon
Work starts to save our salmon
Fish & Game is taking action to save the "very low" wild salmon population in Otago and the South Island.
Tense loss guts All Whites fans
Nail-biting loss guts All Whites fans
Fingernails were bitten as the most animated of fans stayed close to the screen in an Octagon bar, tensely reacting to the All Whites playing Peru in a World Cup qualifier.
Have you got the winning ticket?
Have you got the winning ticket?
The owner of the Caversham Four Square store is pleading with customers to check their Lotto tickets as a $200,000 prize remains unclaimed a month after the numbers were drawn.