Motorcyclist dead after Crown Range crash
Motorcyclist dead after Crown Range crash
A motorcyclist is dead after a serious crash which has closed part of the Crown Range.
Margot Taylor
Multiple operations likely
Multiple operations likely
A Dunedin man who received a severe eye injury during the New Year's Eve fireworks display in the Octagon in Dunedin may need up to seven operations in a bid to save the sight in that eye.
'Kilcullen Voyager' towed into harbour
'Kilcullen Voyager' towed into harbour
An Irish yachtsman whose boat's mast snapped in a Southern Ocean squall on New Year's Day was towed safely through the mouth of Otago Harbour late last night.
Analysing greenhouse gases over the summer
Analysing greenhouse gases over the summer
University of Otago student Injy Johnstone (20) is spending the summer with her head in the clouds.
Dunedin redevelopment moves to new heights
Dunedin redevelopment moves to new heights
The University of Otago’s three-storey commerce building will be in the shadow of Dunedin’s tallest crane for the next five months.
Happy campers filling grounds for the holidays
Happy campers filling grounds for the holidays
Camping grounds across Dunedin are full to the brim and are likely to stay packed for the next two weeks, ground owners say.
Bird webcam is back
Bird webcam is back
The ‘‘royal-cam’’ that made Moana the albatross an internet sensation has returned to Taiaroa Head Albatross Colony for a second season.
Fire crews on watch overnight
Fire crews on watch overnight
Fire crews remained at the scene of a 24ha blaze on Signal Hill in north Dunedin last night.
Hairstyles helping support the needy
Hairstyles helping support the needy
A Dunedin hairdresser sacrificed her ''busiest day of the year'' to give free haircuts to people in need on Christmas eve.
Trampoline park injuries spark call for closure
Trampoline park injuries spark call for closure
The father of a man who broke both legs at Leap Indoor Trampoline Park in Dunedin is calling for the park to be closed down because he fears someone could be killed there.
Foundling cat Bruce followed worldwide
Foundling cat Bruce followed worldwide
A one-day-old kitten found soaking and abandoned on the streets of Auckland has blossomed into New Zealand’s most famous tom.
Dunedin wildlife on show in China
'National Geographic' exposure in China
Dunedin's wildlife and conservation efforts are set to be seen by more than 1 million readers of the Chinese edition of National Geographic magazine.
Anthropologists axed as part of humanities cull
Anthropologists axed as part of humanities cull
Substantial challenges faced by the University of Otago humanities division are to blame for two job losses in the anthropology and archaeology department, humanities pro-vice-chancellor Prof ...
Trampoline injury first ‘of this nature’
Trampoline injury first ‘of this nature’
A woman who was seriously injured at a Dunedin trampoline park this week was the first person out of 100,000 visitors to the business to be seriously hurt, managers say.
Ghost of Christmas past sent on way
Ghost of Christmas past sent on its way
Kashray Michelle's smile has returned in time for Christmas after he spent a year battling leukaemia.
Trampoline fall victim flown to Christchurch
Trampoline fall victim flown to Christchurch
A helicopter waited to take a woman in her 20s to Christchurch Hospital following a fall at Leap Indoor Trampoline Park, in Dunedin, yesterday.
Clock baker, bake me a clock
Clock baker, bake me a clock
Creating an edible gingerbread cuckoo clock is not everyone's idea of an after-work hobby, but for Dunedin baker Tammy Corbett, who works at Marbecks Foodstore, it was the perfect challenge.
Woman injured in fall at trampoline park
Woman injured in fall at trampoline park
A woman has been injured after a fall at a Dunedin trampoline park and has been flown to hospital.
This seal prefers tarseal
This seal prefers tarseal
Dale the town-dwelling fur seal held up hundreds of morning commuters in Dunedin yesterday.
Grateful mum paying it forward
Food recipient pleased to be paying it forward
A Dunedin solo mother who went up to four days at a time without food in order to feed her son last Christmas is helping feed strangers this year.