Animal welfare complaints up
Dogs are meant to be ''man's best friend'' but that often does not seem to work both ways.
Kay Sinclair
Double success for Globe
Double success for Globe
Dunedin's Globe Theatre has had its second win in a national theatre poster competition in just over a fortnight.
Principals gather in Dunedin
Principals gather in Dunedin
School principals from around New Zealand are spending class time in the Dunedin area this week to learn about Ngai Tahu history.
Firefighter back from long battle
Firefighter back from long battle
A Te Anau rural firefighter reckons several weeks helping fight the largest wildfire in California’s history has given him "a year’s worth of learning".
Pupils enjoy movement skills day
Pupils enjoy movement skills day
Local primary school pupils have been enjoying a chance to try different sport and games skills.
Cot presented to children’s ward
Cot presented to children’s ward
"They would have been over the moon," retired Dunedin man Fin Heads said after officially presenting the children’s ward at Dunedin hospital with an electronic cot in memory of his late wife and son.
Going purple for challenge
Going purple for challenge
Bindi Bezar will be in a purple haze next week as she pedals and walks for 24 hours in memory of her much-loved cousin who died after developing Alzheimer's.
'Handwritten' safety signs net attention
'Handwritten' safety signs net attention
Eye-catching signs urging drivers to slow down at major roadworks in Portobello Rd were placed by road construction workers, not local schoolchildren.
Maiden voyage for harbour ferry
Harbour ferry makes maiden voyage
The first ferry service to operate on Otago Harbour in more than 60 years has carried its inaugural fare-paying customers from one side of the harbour to the other.
Lights, and then (Barnes) dancing
Lights, and then (Barnes) dancing
Contractors install new traffic lights at the intersection of Princes St and Moray Pl, in Dunedin, this week.
Nasty smell has residents gagging
Nasty smell has residents gagging
The Dunedin City Council is trying to find out what caused a bad smell which upset residents near Tahuna Wastewater treatment plant yesterday.
Hanging up chip scoop after 36yrs
Takeaway favourites hanging up chip scoop after 36 years
It would be hard to know how many tonnes of chips She Chun Choie and his wife Emma have sold during their 36 years at Big Valley Takeaways.
Students clean up Castle St
Mass student street clean-up crowns inaugural Enviroweek efforts
Matthew Schep, co-leader of Students for Environmental Action, helps collect rubbish in Castle St on the final day of the student-organised Enviroweek.
Polynesian textile items returned to Otago
Polynesian textile items returned to Otago
It was an emotional moment for Wanaka woman Mary Gray when she saw, for the first time, items her grandfather had found concealed in rocks near Hyde, 124 years ago.
Swapping for sustainability
Swapping for sustainability
Otago University students Polly Brownlee (22) and Eilish Austin (21) ponder donated items of clothing during the Enviro Week Clothes Swap at the University of Otago yesterday.
Crash sparks fresh criticism
Crash sparks fresh intersection criticism
A crash at the intersection of Moray Pl and Princes St has brought more criticism about the design of the re-engineered intersection.
Vision problems found in pupils
Vision problems found in pupils
A group of Kaikorai Valley College pupils yesterday experienced the reality of several common sight problems.
More time needed to complete sand sausage maintenance
More time needed to complete sand sausage maintenance
Difficult beach conditions last week and the need for repairs to some displaced sand bags has extended the time needed for maintenance work on the shoreline protection system at St Clair.
Mystery over Roslyn demolition
Mystery over Roslyn demolition
Speculation surrounds the future of a former supermarket building site and an adjacent space in Roslyn.
Drivers adapt to intersection changes
Drivers adapt to intersection changes
After early concerns about re-aligned traffic lanes at the intersection of Princes St and Moray Pl, Dunedin drivers seem to be adjusting to the changes.