Chance to try out surfboard welcome
Chance to try out surfboard welcome
University of Otago student Mia O'Keefe swapped her wheelchair for a surfboard in Dunedin yesterday.
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Mum steps out for son at Relay for Life
Mum steps out for son at Relay for Life
A Dunedin mother broke down in tears yesterday recalling the ''long journey'' since her 10 year old son was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Sounds like recovery
Sounds like recovery
Sisters Margie Smith and Jane Naish, of Oamaru, share a special moment as they play a piano duet of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag in the Arthur Barnett furniture department in Dunedin this week.
Union files on behalf of sacked bus driver
Union files on behalf of sacked bus driver
A Dunedin bus driver sacked for making an urgent toilet stop has had proceedings against Go Bus filed with the Employment Relations Authority, after Go Bus refused to attend mediation, a union secretary says.
Winning display
Winning display
Arthur Barnett visual merchandiser Christopher Wilson, of Dunedin, displays props used in his winning entry in the Maxwell and Williams' historic palaces visual merchandising competition.
Death of puppy 'suspicious'
Death of puppy 'suspicious'
The death of a puppy found inside a suitcase in a Milton cemetery is being treated as suspicious, a SPCA Otago inspector says.
Residents urged to continue push for Mosgiel pool
Residents urged to continue push for Mosgiel pool
Taieri residents need to continue making their voices heard if they want a $15 million pool facility in Mosgiel to proceed, Taieri Communities Facilities Trust chairman Michael Stedman says.
Curator 'can't wait' to start
Curator 'can't wait' to start
Lucy Hammonds is ''thrilled'' with her appointment as Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator.
Behind every good man...
Behind every good man...
Reigning musterers champion Sheree Healey usually closes her eyes when dragged behind a galloping horse.
Concern over melting road seal
Concern over melting road seal
A melting Dunedin road is dangerous and motorists are fed up waiting for it to settle down, a concerned resident says.
Crash recovery astonishes doctors
Crash recovery astonishes doctors
A Mosgiel family wants to thank those who supported them while their son was recovering from a car crash.
Antics galore at show
Antics galore at show
Muster a musterer, maintain the mower and bench-press your better half - the Strath Taieri A&P Show is coming.
International interest in film on Dunedin musician
International interest in film on Dunedin musician
A candid documentary about a Dunedin musician is making the global film festival circuit.
Prediction '50 Shades of Grey' will spark rise in sex play injuries
Prediction '50 Shades of Grey' will spark rise in sex play injuries
Love hurts: injuries sustained during sex have hit a six year high, ACC figures reveal.
Couple see every dog has its day
Couple see every dog has its day
A husky grabbing a terrier by its throat sparked the creation of a club to allow small dogs exclusive use of a Dunedin dog park.
Funding boost for Dunedin rapper's video
Funding boost for Dunedin rapper's video
A Dunedin rapper is ''stoked'' with the $10,000 government grant to make a music video.
Plea for information on missing Albie
Plea for information on missing Albie
A Brighton woman has made an impassioned plea for information on her missing life-sized woollen albatross Albie.
Postie injured on road
Postie injured on road
A postie has received minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Dunedin.
Outram gears up for Out West Cavalcade
Outram gears up for Out West Cavalcade
The marquee is up, the kitchen cupboards are full and Outram is ready to host the Out West Cavalcade.
Church sold car park land forless for sake of public good
Church sold car park land forless for sake of public good
A land deal between the Dunedin City Council and St Margaret's Church in Green Island built on ''good faith'' was about $100,000 shy of another offer tabled but was accepted by the parish because it would create a community asset, former city councillor Colin Weatherall said.