Doing a power of good
Doing a power of good
A Dunedin girl had her head shaved yesterday to support her grandmother in her battle against cancer.
Shawn McAvinue
Globe repairs set to start
Globe repairs set to start
Builders are set to take centre stage at Dunedin's Globe Theatre after $500,000 was raised to start repair work.
Celebrating the return of Rupert
Celebrating the return of Rupert
Missing dog Rupert has returned after going bush for 13 nights.
Ship 'beached' in India
Ship 'beached' in India
The trouble-plagued ship Melilla 201 is now ''beached'' at a recycling yard in India.
WellSouth helps drivers keep on truckin'
WellSouth helps drivers keep on truckin'
Truckies were stopped at the Saddle Hill weigh bridge on Friday for a health check and a chat about healthy living.
Medals for surf canoe team
Medals for surf canoe team
A medal haul ended a busy patrol season at Brighton Surf Life Saving Club.
Feast on words at city's festival of literature
Feast on words at city's festival of literature
Auhtor speed dating, pub poetry lock-ins and story-time train rides - the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival programme is available from today.
Blazes keep Dunedin crews busy
Blazes keep Dunedin crews busy
Couch, scrub and forest fires kept Dunedin firefighters busy overnight.
Anger after one-man crime wave
Anger after one-man crime wave
Mornington business owners are angry after seven premises were targeted by a thief on one night.
Parking fears with new health centre
Parking fears with new health centre
The likely sale of a busy car park to make way for a new health centre in Green Island will leave motorists searching for parking, a former city councillor and a businessman say.
Wingatui horse trainer seriously injured
Wingatui horse trainer seriously injured
Respected horse trainer Steve Anderton (43) was seriously injured this morning in an accident at a Wingatui stables.
Horse trainer dies in hospital
Horse trainer dies in hospital
Horse trainer Steve Anderton has died at Dunedin Hospital after an accident at the family stables near Mosgiel yesterday.
Electricity settlement win for 'wee guy'
Electricity settlement win for 'wee guy'
A man living near Mosgiel without electricity for more than 18 months is hailing a victory for the ''wee guy'' after an out-of-court settlement with an Otago electricity supplier.
Jeweller at Munich show
Jeweller at Munich show
A Dunedin contemporary jeweller is showcasing her work at a German skilled trades fair.
Crash driver may have been asleep at wheel
Crash driver may have been asleep at wheel
A 71-year-old man may have fallen asleep at the wheel of the car he was driving at Clarendon yesterday before it collided with an oncoming car and sent four men to Dunedin Hospital.
Knocking on the doors of 'no-go zones'
Knocking on the doors of 'no-go zones'
They arrive in trucks loaded with goods for sale - televisions, steam mops, vacuum cleaners and the like. Among the salesmen's customers are vulnerable beneficiaries living in a boarding house....
Police seek man who fled on bike
Police seek man who fled on bike
Police are calling for information on a man who fled police on an unregistered trail bike in Dunedin about 12.30pm yesterday, Southern District Command Centre Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said.
Green Is projects begin
Green Is projects begin
The $240,000 given to enhance the Greater Green Island area is being spent and projects are taking shape.
Community urged to push for Mosgiel pool
Community urged to push for Mosgiel pool
The Mosgiel community needs to continue making its voice heard for a $15 million pool to go ahead, Taieri Communities Facilities Trust chairman Michael Stedman believes.
Big man body slam part of city doco
Big man body slam part of city doco
Dunedin film-makers are raising funds to make a short documentary about a man wrestling to hold on to the best of himself.