Marked albatross part of Auckland Islands study
Marked albatross part of Auckland Islands study
If an albatross with a purple dot on its head catches your eye, you are not going mad.
Margot Taylor
Students upset at assaults
Students upset at assaults by non-students
Students living on a notorious party street are calling on troublemakers to stay away after four students were seriously assaulted by non-students.
Broken glass spurs cleanup
Broken glass spurs cleanup
A Dunedin woman is so sick of seeing streets in the North Dunedin student area littered with shattered glass she has taken to removing the glass herself.
Machete attack: man charged
Machete attack: man charged
A Taieri Mouth man has described coming across the man alleged to be responsible for a bloody machete attack which left a man’s hand ‘‘just’’ hanging on yesterday.
Free food eclipses Labour on campus
Free food eclipses Labour on campus
New and returning University of Otago students were too busy eating ice creams and basking in the sunshine yesterday to notice Opposition leader Andrew Little strolling through the Dunedin campus.
Springsteen tickets finally arrive
Huge relief after Springsteen tickets finally arrive
A Dunedin woman is breathing a ``huge sigh of relief'' after tickets she bought in September to a Bruce Springsteen concert finally arrived the day before the show.
Fire pilot: 'We can only do so much'
‘We can only do so much’
A Dunedin helicopter pilot says he has battled "very challenging conditions" and the difficulty of seeing the wreckage of a crashed helicopter while fighting the Port Hills fire.
Saddle Hill Rd plan disputed
Saddle Hill Rd plan ‘undesirable precedent’
The planned subdivision of more than 84ha of rural land covered in native bush has created controversy.
Squalor? Draughty rooms? As long as we're on Hyde St
Squalor? Draughty rooms? As long as we're on Hyde St
The pull of flatting on Dunedin's party streets is not waning despite grimy conditions and rising rents, students say.
Cool bananas! Fruit in Schools funding continues
Cool bananas! Fruit in Schools funding continues
The classrooms of seven schools in Otago will be stocked with fruit and vegetables this year thanks to an $8 million government programme targeting child obesity and malnutrition.
Passengers angry over Jetstar delay
Passengers angry over Jetstar delay
Exhaustion replaced anger for many Jetstar passengers as they boarded a flight in Dunedin yesterday, 21 hours behind schedule.
Houses make way for childcare centre
Houses being moved to make way for centre
Three houses in Dunedin's Musselburgh Rise will be relocated to make way for a childcare centre intended to accommodate 100 children and provide 17 full-time jobs.
Stranded passengers leave Dunedin
Stranded passengers leave Dunedin
Jetstar passengers stranded in Dunedin overnight after their flight was cancelled have now left on a replacement flight.
Up and down again to support pool
Up and down again to support pool
Hundreds of people took the opportunity to tackle a prominent Dunedin landmark at the weekend, raising thousands for the planned Taieri Aquatic Centre.
City planner opposes subdivision
City planner opposes subdivision
An application to subdivide 260ha of Otago Peninsula land in an outstanding natural landscape has hit another hurdle with a planner’s report recommending the application be declined.
‘Fresh input’ promise kept
‘Fresh input’ promise kept
New Zealand’s youngest community board member is turning to social media to engage the young and busy in local politics.
Trust secures access to tunnel
Trust secures access to tunnel
A cycle trail linking Dunedin and the Taieri is a step closer, following a $550,000 agreement. The owners of the property through which access to the Chain Hills rail tunnel could be gained had agreed to sell their property to the Dunedin Tunnels Trust.
Virtual reality to recount Maori life
Virtual reality to recount Maori life
The innovation feats of Dunedin company Animation Research Ltd are to be exhibited at Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology.
Memorabilia from Sammy's for sale
Memorabilia from Sammy's up for sale
Everything but the kitchen sink will be up for sale today as 33 years of Sammy's nightclub history heads out the door.
Half a century of stewardship
Half a century of stewardship
Almost 50 years after taking on the mammoth task of restoring the grandeur to Larnach Castle, owner Margaret Barker says the work continues.