Injuries after hit by van
Injuries after hit by van
A Woman sustained moderate injuries after being hit by a van in Dunedin yesterday.
Shawn McAvinue
Exercise simulates cruise ship disaster
Exercise simulates cruise ship disaster
A cruise ship sinks in Otago Harbour. What do you do?
Synthetic cannabis a 'burden'
Synthetic cannabis a 'burden'
Synthetic cannabis is a ''clinical burden'' on health services, a Dunedin Hospital emergency department doctor, Ohad Dar, says.
High Court judge farewelled
High Court judge farewelled
The kind words spoken at a special High Court sitting at Dunedin for a retiring judge went without argument on Friday.
600 brave low temperatures
600 brave low temperatures
Bleak weather and a move to Dunedin's Middle Beach failed to dampen the spirits of swimmers at the annual Polar Plunge yesterday.
'Zombie-like' youth concern
'Zombie-like' youth concern
Zombie-like youth, high on a ''dirty drug'', with twitching muscles and slurred speech, are changing the work of social service staff in Dunedin, Otago Adventure Development counsellor Scott Blair says.
Outrage over paua decision
Outrage over paua decision
Former All Black Kees Meeuws is ''outraged'' consultation on sharing recreational paua fishery in Otago and Southland with commercial paua divers has been extended.
Old villa leaves for new life in country
Old villa leaves for new life in country
A 99-year-old villa began its move from Dunedin to East Taieri yesterday.
$23,000 timepiece not quite going like clockwork
$23,000 timepiece not quite going like clockwork
A new $23,000 Mosgiel clock is ''overstating'' temperatures by up to 10degC, says Mosgiel Taieri Community Board chairman Bill Feather.
'It was heading straight for us'
'It was heading straight for us'
An out-of-control Subaru station wagon jumped a kerb, crashed through a fence and dropped to stop vertically "on its nose" with its young female driver and three passengers...
Anti-Chinese Government leaflet sparks racism fears
Anti-Chinese Government leaflet sparks racism fears
A Christchurch-based right-wing political party has delivered anti-Chinese Government flyers in the South as it prepares to form Otago branches.
$12m bill for quad bike mishaps
$12m bill for quad bike mishaps
Quad bike-related claims cost the Government nearly $12 million last year and, despite extended safety campaigns, riders continue to die.
Hospital lounges get digital TV
Hospital lounges get digital TV
The digital television upgrade has been rolled out in Southern District Health Board hospitals but patients will have to move to their ward's lounges to watch it.
Longevity attributed to daily walk
Longevity attributed to daily walk
A daily walk up a Mornington street is the secret to longevity, a Dunedin centenarian says.
SDHB relying on 'deficit support'
SDHB relying on 'deficit support'
The bottom line of the Southern District Health Board balance sheet is in the red as the members get set to request $11.9 million of ''deficit support'' from the Minister of Health.
'Grim' outlook for Dunedin man
'Grim' outlook for Dunedin man
A bowel cancer charity and a Dunedin man whose disease was detected too late to cure want the Government to commit to a national screening programme.
Seclusion noted at hospital
Seclusion noted at hospital
A surprise visit by inspectors to a Dunedin mental health ward to see if patients were exposed to ''torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment'' revealed ''reasonably high'' use of seclusion rooms.
CEO gets more authority
CEO gets more authority
The Otago Regional Council has ''clarified'' the chief executive's authority to initiate and withdraw prosecutions. Councillors voted at Regional House in Dunedin this week on the amendment of its delegations to the council chief executive.
Colortronics staff hired
Colortronics staff hired
Two Colortronics print shop staff in Dunedin have been offered full-time employment despite $200,000 of work falling through after fire gutted their former workplace.
School of lantern fish created in North Dunedin
School of lantern fish created in North Dunedin
A school of 70 fish lanterns were fashioned on Saturday for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival on June 22.