South D store robbed at gunpoint
Jewellery store robbed at gunpoint
A man armed with a handgun entered a jewellery store in South Dunedin yesterday and demanded money and gold.
Shawn McAvinue
Dunedin woman killed in Waimate crash
Dunedin woman killed in Waimate crash
Police have named a young Dunedin woman killed in a South Canterbury crash over the holiday period.
'No damage to $500k sculpture'
'No damage to $500k sculpture'
The University of Otago has disputed claims a $500,000 artwork on the campus in Dunedin was damaged at the weekend.
Plans dashed after Ford found in ford
Ford in a ford
A Dunedin man had to abandon plans to ''wash'' his 4WD in a local ford at the weekend after finding a partially submerged ute in the waterway.
SUV hits van, then house
Two hurt as SUV hits van, then house
Two people were injured when an SUV hit a parked vehicle, crashed through a fence and smashed into a house in North Dunedin last night.
Young musos shine at Gold Guitars
Young musicians shine at Gold Guitar Awards
Two Dunedin siblings are part of a group that won a top prize at the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards.
Moreporks rule the roost at workshop
Moreporks rule the roost at workshop
About 150 lanterns shaped as moreporks were created at Dunedin Midwinter Carnival workshops at Otago Museum on Saturday and yesterday.
Green light for climate support
Green light for climate support
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin is bathed in green light last night to protest against United States President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Hopes Taieri Sevens will go ahead
Hopes Taieri Sevens will go ahead
A Taieri Sevens organiser is hopeful the postponed event will run tomorrow.
TV role for ex-King’s pupil
TV role for ex-King’s pupil
A Dunedin actor is set to appear on the children’s television show Power Rangers.
Relief at leaving after boarding house sells
Relief at leaving after boarding house sells
The manager of a boarding house in central Dunedin says she is "relieved" it has sold and she and its tenants have to move out because there had been more bad times than good at the property.
Brighton camping site ‘a no-go zone’
Brighton camping site ‘a no-go zone’
The Saddle Hill Community Board has withdrawn its support for a proposed new freedom camping site in Brighton.
1080 drop disrupts business, spoils plans
1080 drop disrupts business, spoils plans
Four Paws Outdoors owner Jamie Hughes said his dog-walking business regularly exercised up to 10 dogs at a time on tracks in the Silver Peaks area.
More rocks rain down on Port Chalmers road
More rocks rain down on Port Chalmers road
Rocks continue to fall on a Dunedin highway.
Owners of Maori artefacts sought
Owners of Maori artefacts sought
The Government is seeking the rightful owner of more than 180 Maori artefacts salvaged from Otago Peninsula.
SPCA rebuild makes good progress
SPCA rebuild makes good progress
Whippet-cross Inky inspects progress on the $1.5million building project at SPCA Otago in Dunedin yesterday.
Dreams of glamour as book sale nears
Dreams of glamour as book sale nears
The cash flow from a book sale in Dunedin next week will buy a ''waterfall curtain'' to restore an ''element of glamour and majesty'' to Regent Theatre.
Honoured for doing a power of good
Coach gains award for doing a power of good
Otago Special Olympics Powerlifting coach Amanda Young celebrates winning the Lotto New Zealand Sport Maker Award.
SUV crashes into gym
SUV crashes into gym
An SUV crashed through the wall of a Dunedin gymnasium yesterday after the driver accidentally put her foot on the accelerator.
Midwinter Carnival route to double
Midwinter Carnival route to double
The Dunedin Midwinter Carnival procession route will double in length next year.