Line repair cost ‘scary’
Line repair cost ‘scary’
The Taieri Gorge railway line is set to reopen next month after an expensive flood damage clean-up.
Margot Taylor
Battle won to achieve diploma
Battle won to achieve diploma
Study could not have been further from the mind of Mark Kliegl when he lay in intensive care fighting for survival, his car wrapped around a power pole.
Majority back freedom camping restrictions
Majority back freedom camping restrictions
A proposal to limit freedom camping in Dunedin to self-contained vehicles has received strong public backing.
Former Silver Fern games ambassador
Former Silver Fern games ambassador
Former Silver Fern Jodi Brown helped launch the country's largest multisport event in Dunedin last night.
Technical skills put to the test
Technical skills put to the test
Kaikorai Valley College's school hall resembled a factory yesterday as pupils from around the region descended on it for a technology competition.
Precinct stages approved
Precinct stages approved
A revamp of Dunedin's warehouse precinct could be finished by the end of next year following unanimous council approval of the $1.25 million final ''shared space'' stages.
Eyeing a bargain
Looking out for a bargain
Eyes will be fixed on unusual items at Hayward's Auction House in Dunedin tomorrow.
A man of great stature
A man of great stature
It's 123 years since the death of Rev Dr Donald Stuart, and debate swirls around where the statue of one of Dunedin’s most significant but almost forgotten figures should stand.
Council U-turn over fashion week
Support for iD declined then adopted
The Dunedin City Council is financially backing next year's iD Dunedin Fashion Week, after initially declining support as it asked for more information.
Council asked for support to move statue
Council asked for support to move statue
The statue of a prominent Dunedin figure could have its view of a brothel swapped for the University of Otago clocktower.
Cream of the crop
Cream of the crop
Fifty-six year 13 pupils from every high school in the region were presented awards by Prime Minister Bill English at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Releasing 25,000 Jaffas big task
Releasing 25,000 Jaffas big task for 4-year-old
Lincoln Spencer can barely hold a decent handful of Jaffas, but this month the excited preschooler will have 25,000 to manage.
Word spreads around world
Word spreads around world
A Dunedin engineering company is spreading success across paddocks around the world.
Bed shortage denied
Bed shortage denied
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman yesterday deflected claims there was a shortage of intensive care unit beds at Dunedin Hospital, saying there were sufficient nationally to cope.
Third medical school discussed
Third medical school discussed
A third medical school would focus on encouraging all graduates to enter general practice roles, University of Waikato vice-chancellor Prof Neil Quigley says.
‘Huge year’ since ‘sassy’ son’s death
‘Huge year’ since ‘sassy’ son’s death
A year after her son died from a brain tumour, Chevonne Marsh says her son’s ashes travel most places with her.
100th AGM for nurses’ fund
100th AGM for nurses’ fund
Financial assistance for people who spend their careers helping others is as crucial today as it was during World War 1, the chairwoman of the New Zealand Nurses’ Memorial Fund says.
Smoked eel stout on brewery menu
Smoked eel stout on brewery menu
New Zealand’s newest microbrewery opens to the public today in one of Dunedin’s oldest buildings.
Pupils develop app for contest
Pupils develop app for contest
An app developed by three Dunedin high school pupils will work to address a United Nations development goal.
Young woman grabbed by man in Dunedin
Young woman grabbed by man in Dunedin
A young woman was grabbed by a stranger in Dunedin yesterday.