Meeting to discuss better use of harbour
Meeting to discuss better use of harbour
A sea change may be in store for Otago Harbour after the first significant meeting about it is held since the early 1990s.
Margot Taylor
Designer’s talents take him to another world
Designer’s talents take him to another world
Industrial designer and former Dunedin man Dylan Mulder’s entries in the World of Wearable Art were so mesmerising they caught the eyes of Cirque Du Soleil organisers who offered him an internship.
Intersection death 'a matter of time'
Intersection death 'a matter of time'
It is not a matter of if, but when someone is killed at a Dunedin intersection where a crash occurred yesterday, a neighbour says.
Shopping bag move praised
Shopping bag move praised
A supermarket chain is being praised by environmental groups after it announced plastic bags would largely vanish from outlets by the end of 2018.
Hands on endurance wins van
Hands on endurance wins van
University of Otago student Will Boswell was feeling weak at the knees yesterday, but that didn't matter - he had a new van to get him around.
Second celebration of Dunedin Sound
Second celebration of Dunedin Sound
Tickets are now on sale for the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's second celebration of the Dunedin Sound.
OGHS pupil named forces cadet of year
OGHS pupil named forces cadet of year
Sheer hard work and the love of a challenge resulted in a young Dunedin woman becoming New Zealand cadet of the year.
Determination fails to match intent
Determination fails to match intent
What could be easier than winning a van simply by keeping your hand on it longer than anyone else?
No appeal on wind turbine after death threats
No appeal on wind turbine after death threats
The group behind a contentious wind turbine proposal has announced it will not appeal an Environment Court decision to stop it because of death threats and mounting legal bills.
Uni group wins animal rights award
Animal rights award
A University of Otago animal rights group has won an international award for its fight to stop a new animal testing lab and work to promote the legal rights of animals.
Ears a tail of ninja rat with catchy melodies
Ears a tail of ninja rat with catchy melodies
A squealing and stumbling crowd packed the Savoy in Dunedin on Saturday.
Going for gold: Cromwell women
Going for gold: Cromwell women
Girl power was out in full force at a Duke of Edinburgh gold award presentation in Dunedin on Saturday.
Port Chalmers festival draws 5000 for kai moana
Port Chalmers festival draws 5000 for kai moana
The sun was out and so was the seafood, as thousands indulged on delicacies from the ocean at the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival on Saturday.
Police Remembrance Day includes traffic officers
Police Remembrance Day for first time extended to include traffic officers
Dunedin police officers showed their vulnerable side at a service in First Church in Dunedin yesterday.
Scan shows seal could not live
Scan shows seal could not live
The first MRI scan to be carried out on a seal has revealed a leopard seal pup born at St Kilda Beach in Dunedin never would have survived.
Seafood festival set to be ‘massive’
Seafood festival set to be ‘massive’
Seafood lovers will descend on Port Chalmers today for the region’s biggest seafood festival.
Celebrity chef guest at home show
Celebrity chef guest at home show
One of Australasian television’s most widely recognised faces is set to entertain audiences at the Great Kiwi Home & Living Show in Dunedin later this year.
Man seriously hurt in fall from truck
Man seriously hurt in fall from truck
A man was seriously injured in a workplace accident near Waikouaiti last night.
Unlocked cars prompt warning
Unlocked cars prompt warning
Police checking for unlocked cars after a spate of thefts found 20 in the Dunedin suburb of Mornington overnight.
Baby born in Dunedin street
Baby born in Dunedin street
Louise Cairns’ baby boy was so keen to enter the world yesterday he arrived in the gutter outside Dunedin Hospital.