'Bit of a dunga': Options sought to revitalise ageing Chch mall
Would-be investors will be sounded out and businesses might grow as the city council works out how to break the cycle of decline at the ageing Bishopdale Village Mall.
Stu Oldham
School kids ‘have a right to get to school safely'
School kids ‘have a right to get to school safely'
An increasingly frustrated school community wants officials to help get a school crossing that their children can have confidence in.
Plan to restore early settlers’ cemetery headstones
Plan to restore early settlers’ cemetery headstones
A new bid is being made to restore some of Akaroa's most historically-significant headstones.
Seafarers’ welfare ‘grossly underfunded’ as pandemic takes toll
Seafarers’ welfare ‘grossly underfunded’ as pandemic takes toll
A seafarers' charity in Lyttelton could fold unless the Government paves the way for consistent funding as the sector struggles through the global pandemic.
'Needless eyesore’: Still no decision on future of rock-strewn beach
'Needless eyesore’: Still no decision on future of rock-strewn beach
Officials are looking at ways to improve a now rock-strewn Christchurch beach some neighbouring residents say is blighted by a needless eyesore.
Police no-show threat to fair trial, lawyer says
Police no-show threat to fair trial, lawyer says
The Police Prosecution Service has been challenged to improve its resources in the busy Queenstown District Court after a failed pitch to dismiss an assault case.
Decision reserved over remedial work on Kmart building
Decision reserved over remedial work on Kmart building
Prosecuting the company that built the Kmart building in Queenstown is causing ripples in New Zealand construction even as it focuses on a law to promote accountability, the Queenstown District Court was told yesterday.
Alternative road in flood needs work
Alternative road in flood needs work
The road that kept traffic moving when State Highway 1 was closed at the Rangitata Bridge will have to be sealed — and South Canterbury ratepayers may have to help fund it.
Referendum next step for End of Life Choice Bill
Referendum next step for End of Life Choice Bill
The decision is now in New Zealanders' hands.
Year of the Flood
Year of the Flood
It was dark outside, so bread-truck driver John Spain did not see that a big chunk of the Outram Bridge was missing until he was right on top of it. By then, it was too late. The three-tonne...
Lions present rescue helicopter trust donation
Lions present rescue helicopter trust donation
Central Otago Lions club members presented a donation to the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust at Mosgiel yesterday.
Bell tolling for Dunedin's heritage
Bell tolling for Dunedin's heritage
Decades of neglect may have saved them but further decades of neglect could see their demise. The bell is tolling for many slowly crumbling warehouses, factories, workshops, and head offices in...
Pupils having a blast by making science fun
Pupils having a blast by making science fun
Jessica Jensen expected an explosive week at the Otago University Advanced School Sciences Academy and, after plunging her hand in alcohol, she got what she expected.
Whaling activist in 'Ady Gil' sinking rescue recalls alarm
Whaling activist in 'Ady Gil' sinking rescue recalls alarm
Dunedin electrician Brad Latimer joined the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to save sharks in tropical waters but ended up pulling bits of Ady Gil out of the Southern Ocean.
Wind turbine company seeks investors
Wind turbine company seeks investors
A Dunedin wind turbine company has given itself a March 31 deadline to get the cash it needs to manufacture turbines for the national and international markets.
Big blades journey early to wind farm
Big blades journey early to wind farm
The first blades for a dozen turbines to be installed at TrustPower's Mahinerangi wind farm will arrive for the site this morning.
Par-tee time at Chisholm Park for 90-year-old
Par-tee time at Chisholm Park for 90-year-old
Helen Laidlaw started playing golf at Dunedin's Chisholm Park Golf Club when she was 18 and, apart from a 15-year stint in Christchurch, Invercargill and Waiouru until 1964, has been a member ever since.
Bus shelters subjects of 'joint venture'
Bus shelters subjects of 'joint venture'
It "looks like" the Dunedin City Council owns the city's 232 bus shelters and it appears the Otago Regional Council has agreed to help fix them.
Octagon fan zone dropped
Octagon fan zone dropped
Dunedin's world cup fan zone might be shifted to the Forsyth Barr Stadium after the Dunedin City Council decided not to have it in the Octagon.
Waste plan progresses
Waste plan progresses
New ways to charge about 800 Dunedin businesses for trade waste have passed their latest hurdle without debate.