Courage under fire
Courage under fire
Dr Venod Skantha (left) admits defeat to Otago University student Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett at the Dunedin heats of the NZ Chilli Eating Champs.
Shawn McAvinue
Body cameras for parking officers just the ticket
Body cameras for parking officers just the ticket
The Dunedin City Council hopes the body cameras its parking officers will wear from today will be just what is needed to stop threatening behaviour.
Disability support workers set to strike
Disability support workers set to strike
The staff supporting Southerners with intellectual disabilities are preparing to walk off the job to protest a lack of progress in pay talks.
Conservator consulted on mining submarine
Conservator consulted on mining submarine
A conservator from Auckland is coming on board a project in Middlemarch to try to preserve the oldest surviving submarine in New Zealand.
Exciting openings for director
Exciting openings for director
Dunedin film director Jan Oliver Lucks is "super excited" to be selected for a mentoring programme for New Zealand film-makers and an artists’ residency in Finland.
Inaugural Chinese film festival opens
Inaugural Chinese film festival opens
Dragons danced and sister sister relationships were strengthened at the launch of the inaugural China Film Festival in Dunedin last night.
Aquatic facility trust aims to play fair over pitches
Aquatic facility trust aims to play fair over pitches
Footballers fear the preferred site for the new aquatic facility in Mosgiel will result in fewer pitches at Memorial Park.
Shaved advertising chance to repay CanTeen's help
Shaved advertising chance to repay CanTeen's help
A Dunedin woman who had a close shave with cancer is offering Otago businesses a unique marketing opportunity.
Marine forum to ask for more time
Marine forum to ask for more time
The South-East Marine Protection Forum will ask the Government for more time to deliberate.
Fewer illegal angling offences
Fewer illegal angling offences
The number of anglers caught breaking Otago Fish & Game rules this season has ''dropped dramatically''.
Fog hits flights at Dunedin Airport
Fog hits flights at Dunedin Airport
Fog has delayed flights at Dunedin Airport this morning.
Preferred pool site pleases
Preferred pool site pleases
Everyone seems happy with the preferred site for the Mosgiel aquatic facility.
Echoes of an earlier era in show
Echoes of an earlier era in show
Roll up, roll up and enter the ruthless Victorian underbelly of hucksters, mediums and carnies.
Thefts prompt police warning
Thefts prompt police warning
Police are urging people to lock sheds, garages and vehicles in Otago to deter thieves.
A toilet - but not as we've known it
A toilet - but not as we've known it
The Regent Theatre in Dunedin is being applauded for its new interplanetary all-inclusive toilet sign.
Waddle it be? Freedom, thanks
Waddle it be? Freedom, thanks
Buster, the beleaguered penguin, has put on his winter coat and returned home.
Camera skills run in the family
Camera skills run in the family
A Dunedin family took a share of the honours at the 2017 Otago Wildlife Photography Competition at Otago Museum on Saturday.
Fleeting rifleman image wins contest
Fleeting rifleman image wins contest
The fleeting beauty of a tiny bird won a Dunedin man the top prize at a wildlife photography competition.
Deerstalkers help protect penguins
Deerstalkers help protect penguins
Predators of yellow-eyed penguins on Otago Peninsula beware - deerstalkers have you in their sights.
Goodwill grows as gardeners gather
Goodwill grows as gardeners gather
Fellowship and friendship bloomed in Dunedin on Saturday.