Trailer flips at Lookout Point
Trailer flips at Lookout Point
A trailer flipped on Dunedin's southern motorway this morning but no one was injured in the crash at Lookout Point.
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Thomas lives; surgery soon
Thomas lives; surgery on Monday
Thomas the guinea pig has been given a last-minute reprieve after his owners accepted offers to pay for the injured pet’s surgery bill.
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Dunedin children had a "blast" in a bid to set a new record in the Octacan food drive.
Area closed to fix gas leak
Area closed to fix gas leak
A gas hob left on overnight in a central Dunedin restaurant forced a "full evacuation" during rush hour yesterday morning.
Supermarket sold ‘rotten’ lamb
Supermarket sold ‘rotten’ lamb
A Dunedin supermarket that sold "rotten" roast lamb is offering customers refunds and its supplier has apologised as both companies launch an investigation.
Returned pet to be put down
Returned pet to be put down
A Dunedin family is set to put down its injured guinea pig today as police fear family pets are being stolen to order.
'Cool costumes and lanterns' ready for carnival
'Cool costumes and lanterns' ready for carnival
Moa feathers are being fluffed and Haast eagle claws sharpened in preparation for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival on Saturday.
No Dunedin show for McCartney
McCartney to play in Auckland only
Is musician Sir Paul McCartney coming to Dunedin?
Getting shipshape at sunrise
Getting shipshape at sunrise
Southern Discoveries vessel Pride of Milford sits on a slipway at Birch St wharf in Dunedin yesterday.
Man due in court after fire
Man due in court after fire
A 31-year-old Dunedin man has been arrested following a fire that extensively damaged a South Dunedin house yesterday.
Resident anglers seek protection
Resident anglers seek protection
A "xenophobic" group of Southern men is lobbying for greater protection of the freshwater fishery in New Zealand.
Fresh fields for fringe director
Fresh fields for fringe director
Josh Thomas lists two reasons for stepping down as Dunedin Fringe Festival director.
Possum control operation starts
Possum control operation starts
Cereal pellets are due to rain from a helicopter in the Silver Peaks today to tempt possums to eat poison later this month.
Call to move bus stop
Call to move bus stop
Dunedin City Councillor Mike Lord wants a bus stop on a road near Moana Pool that’s as "slippery as snot on a doorknob" relocated.
No stopping stream cleaner
Unusual car wash method criticised
Washing vehicles in streams has been slammed by the Otago Regional Council but the man who sparked the criticism has vowed to continue doing it.
Heat pump servicing firm under investigation
Heat pump servicing firm under investigation
The Commerce Commission is investigating a heat pump servicing company after a Dunedin pensioner raised concerns about its service.
GigCity grant brings Shakespeare to pupils
GigCity grant brings Shakespeare to pupils
The rehearsal of a Shakespearean play in Dunedin was broadcast live to pupils in three classrooms yesterday.
Bargain hunters play it by the book
Regent sale bargain hunters play it by the book
Darlene McLay surfaced from the rolling maul at the start of the Star Regent 24-Hour Book Sale in Dunedin with five books about rugby.
New horse dung rule pleases, riles
New horse dung rule pleases, riles
Horse droppings must be cleaned from Dunedin tracks by riders but they can remain on footpaths and roads, a new bylaw states.
Daughter 'taken too soon'
'Beautiful, feisty' soul remembered
A ''feisty and beautiful'' woman was remembered by her grieving family in Dunedin yesterday.