Lookout Point bridge considered
Lookout Point bridge considered
Private land might be bought to build a bridge across Caversham highway in Dunedin.
Stu Oldham
Knight collection fetches $250,000
Knight collection fetches $250,000
A collection gathered by a Dunedin adventurer and antiquarian, who some believe found wood from Noah's Ark, has sold for more than $250,000 at an auction in Australia.
Call for specialised mine robot
Call for specialised mine robot
News searchers tried and failed to send a military robot through the Pike River mine reinforces the need for governments to co-operate to produce a robot that can safely be used in mine rescues, a United States mine automation specialist says.
2000km, one day at a time
2000km, one day at a time
About a week into his walk from Bluff to Cape Reinga, Karl Taaffe's shins are sore.
Memories of Fernhill cave-in relived
Memories of Fernhill cave-in relived
For weeks afterwards, Ernie Tweedie jumped and groaned as he dreamed of the miners he could not save from a cave-in at the Fernhill Coal Company's mine near Brighton.
Dunedin's buses safe
Dunedin's buses safe
Dunedin's commuter buses were declared to be of a high mechanical standard after a roadside audit similar to that which forced 28 buses off the road in Christchurch.
Biodiesel producer expects to double output
Biodiesel producer expects to double output
The Solid Energy-owned company that makes biodiesel from canola expects to double production, buoyed by the work of a pair of Otago Polytechnic-backed southern fuel consortiums.
Waitati curve plan effects significant, committee told
Waitati curve plan effects significant, committee told
Plans to soften the curve where State Highway 1 meets Waitati will have potentially significant consequences for the local community, the Dunedin City Council's hearing committee has been told.
Charged scientist offers help
Charged scientist offers help
A Dunedin scientist charged with the attempted murder of his terminally ill mother wants to use DNA to help identify what are hoped to be the remains 17 New Zealand Coastwatchers, including two from Otago, beheaded during World War 2.
$70m plan to upgrade electricity network
$70m plan to upgrade electricity network
Transpower could build new power lines between Oamaru and Livingstone in a push costing up to $70 million to improve an electricity network already at capacity.
Hillside workers despondent: union
Hillside workers despondent: union
"Dispirited" Hillside Engineering workers are in the "ridiculous" position of having to convince parent company KiwiRail they should build freight wagons of a type they have already built, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union says.
Christmas comes early for some
Christmas comes early for some
Alex Hill's mother Debbie told a little white lie that turned into a shiny red bicycle.
Dunedin girl gets dream job testing toys for Mattel
Dunedin girl gets dream job testing toys for Mattel
There is a good chance Mia Blakie-Parsons' ideas will influence the toys many parents will be encouraged to buy next Christmas.
Tales in print at last
Tales in print at last
Tobias (Toby) Martin (89) jokes that he left his run a bit late to be a multi-title, best-selling author.
Lack of buildings online shocks
Lack of buildings online shocks
Internet giant Google could barely believe one of the southern hemisphere's most historic cityscapes had only one building rendered in three dimensions on Google Earth - and that the building was modern and soon to be mothballed.
Biodiesel will be available to households
Biodiesel will be available to households
Dunedin residents will not have to drive a bus to get biofuel when the city's first dedicated biodiesel depot fills its first tank in January.
Result made all the effort worthwhile
Result made all the effort worthwhile
Pam Adams abandoned her privacy to tell southerners about the emergency neurosurgery that saved son George Clarke's life - and yesterday, she said the effort was worth it.
Families expected the worst
Families expected the worst
Mosgiel man Bob Heenan remembers the night in 1944 when a government official arrived from Wellington to tell his father his brother was dead.
Bodies may include two Otago men
Bodies may include two Otago men
The bodies of two Otago men beheaded by Japanese soldiers during World War 2 may have been found buried in Kiribati.
More crashes at level crossings
More crashes at level crossings
Level crossing collisions have spiked, but Kiwirail does not have the resources or the money to significantly increase crossing upgrades, the state-owned railway company says in its annual report.