Festival-goers welcomed with love
Festival-goers welcomed with love
Two hours of ''entertainment foreplay'' left hundreds of Dunedin residents wanting more at the gala opening of the Dunedin Fringe Festival last night.
Rosie Manins
Less is more for trail riders
Less is more for trail riders
Riders will dare to bare all in a clothing-optional bicycle event in Middlemarch on Sunday.
362 sign Corstorphine bus petition
362 sign Corstorphine bus petition
A petition about the Corstorphine bus service has attracted 362 signatures and is being considered by the Otago Regional Council.
Courthouse contract likely let this month
Courthouse contract likely let this month
A contract to upgrade Dunedin's historic courthouse is likely to be awarded at the end of the month.
Otago prison nurses at leading edge
Otago prison nurses at leading edge
Otago prison nurses are the first in the country to gain extra credentials in primary mental health.
All 10 nurses at the Otago Corrections Facility in Milburn have been working under a new programme developed by the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses.
Big rise in inmate treatment rate
Big rise in inmate treatment rate
Otago prisoners are among the rising number of inmates taking drug and alcohol treatment programmes.
Prison programme not for Otago
Prison programme not for Otago
An Invercargill Prison programme to help incarcerated fathers bond with their children is not being considered for the Otago Corrections Facility.
City in international spotlight
City in international spotlight
Dunedin is in the spotlight.
iD Fashion moves forward
iD Fashion moves forward
On the eve of the 15th iD Dunedin Fashion Show, Rosie Manins takes a look back at highlights from its history.
Bid to rid Macandrew Bay of campers
Bid to rid Macandrew Bay of campers
Macandrew Bay may soon be free of freedom campers: residents' opposition has prompted the Otago Peninsula Community Board to seek immediate changes to the Dunedin City Council's trial of designated freedom camping locations.
First home performance advisers
First home performance advisers
Dunedin residents wanting warmer, drier homes can now get independent advice from the city's first certified home performance advisers.
Mill workers 'fingers crossed'
Mill workers 'fingers crossed'
Otago workers of Southern Cross Forest Products are hoping the business will be bought as a going concern and they will retain their jobs.
Tourette's support group being set up in Dunedin
Tourette's support group being set up in Dunedin
A support group for Otago people with Tourette's syndrome and their families is being established in Dunedin.
Dirt row weighs heavy on group
Dirt row weighs heavy on group
A year-long dispute threatening the existence of a 90-year-old community group is yet to be resolved.
Tension as family still living in Kiev
Tension as family still living in Kiev
Olga Shevtsova has more riding on the Ukraine situation than most Dunedin residents.
Dumping of rubbish rife in forests
Dumping of rubbish rife in forests
Animal carcasses, broken televisions, old cars and household waste are being dumped in Dunedin's forests.
Nervous wait for 100 staff
Nervous wait for 100 staff
About 100 Farmlands staff in Dunedin face an anxious wait after the company yesterday proposed consolidating its administrative and support operations in Christchurch.
Crisis has implications for NZ
Crisis has implications for NZ
The trouble in Ukraine has left New Zealand in a critical position as it vies for selection to the United Nations Security Council, University of Otago politics professor Robert Patman says.
'Marvellous' life together for 70 years
'Marvellous' life together for 70 years
Seventy years ago, in a cold, 13th-century church, Fred Shield and Grace Suley said ''I do'' amidst the chaos of war-torn England.
Regulation of shark tourism welcomed
Regulation of shark tourism welcomed
Regulation of shark tourism is being welcomed by Dunedin cage-diving operator Peter Scott.