Stops out to raise awareness of suicide
Stops out to raise awareness of suicide
A Dunedin paramedic is training to complete a nearly 250km multisport event in a bid to help lower the suicide rate.
Shawn McAvinue
Pet rescues part of firefighters’ lot
Pet rescues part of firefighters’ lot
Mostly cats but also dogs, horses and birds feature among animals Dunedin firefighters have been deployed to rescue in the past five years.
Trust grants $10K for Green Island projects
Trust grants $10K for Green Island projects
The Otago Community Trust is funding the cultivation of flavoursome fruit and lifelong learners in Dunedin.
New pet doesn’t get their goat
New pet doesn’t get their goat
A Dunedin woman has accepted an orphan goat into her home, slapped a nappy on it and given it a nightly sleeping spot in the marital bed.
Dunedin lights back on after outage
Dunedin lights back on after outage
Street lights are back on in Dunedin after a widespread outage was reported on Thursday night.
Council slammed after flooding
Inadequate flood protection irks residents
Residents are slamming the Otago Regional Council for inadequate infrastructure after yesterday’s heavy rain resulted in more flooding on the Taieri.
Chief vet wants cats contained
Chief vet calls for cats to be contained
New Zealand Veterinary Association chief veterinary officer Helen Beattie is making a stand on the nation’s cat problem.
Dunedin’s hair stylists a cut above
Dunedin’s hair stylists a cut above
Half of the prizes in a national hairstyling competition were won by Dunedin stylists.
'Gas leak’ scare becomes range of medical conditions
'Gas leak’ scare becomes range of medical conditions
Emergency services rushed to a house on Otago Peninsula yesterday after a range of medical events was initially reported as relating to a gas leak, police say.
Leave your motor running and beware whatever comes your way
Leave your motor running and beware whatever comes your way
A large truck was stolen and dumped a short distance away in central Dunedin yesterday.
'Range of medical events' at Portobello house
'Range of medical events' at Portobello house
Emergency services rushed to a house on Otago Peninsula today after a range of medical events was initially reported as a gas leak, police say.
Hats off to 80 years of travellers' tales
Hats off to 80 years of travellers' tales
Elegant hats and gloves were a feature of the 80th birthday celebration of the Dunedin Travel Club yesterday.
Cat-astrophe averted
Cat-astrophe averted
A distressed woman called firefighters to rescue her cat from a roof in South Dunedin about 2.40am yesterday.
Cat rescued from St Kilda roof
Cat rescued from St Kilda roof
Firefighters had an early morning callout to rescue a cat stuck on the roof of a South Dunedin house today.
Children en pointe for the ballet
Children en pointe for the ballet
Dunedin dancers (from left) altar boy Matthew Lemon, flower girl Jasmine Potter and servant at the ball Asher Armstrong rehearse for the Royal New Zealand Ballet production Romeo and Juliet.
Innovation to protect seabirds wins award
Innovation to protect seabirds wins award
Dunedin commercial fisherman Gavin Heineman has been recognised at an awards ceremony for his innovation designed to protect seabirds.
Kereru shot in wing unable to be saved
Native pigeon shot in wing unable to be saved
A Dunedin woman rehabilitating New Zealand wood pigeons is ‘‘appalled’’ one of the native birds had to be euthanised after it was shot.
Brighton car fire investigated
Brighton car fire investigated
A fire investigator has been requested to examine a vehicle damaged by fire in Dunedin today.
Sea Shepherd patrol boat launched
Sea Shepherd patrol boat launched
A Sea Shepherd vessel named after a Nordic god was launched in Dunedin yesterday, fresh from defending whales in the North Atlantic.
Nostalgia gets ahead of steam
Nostalgia gets ahead of steam
Dunedin deserves its own steam engine, a group working to make it happen says.