Centre of expertise decision known by end of year
Centre of expertise decision known by end of year
The Otago Polytechnic should know before the end of the year if it has been chosen as a regional centre of expertise.
Tim Miller
Cycle lane work to affect parking
Cycle lane work to affect parking
Up to 200 Dunedin parking spaces will be unavailable for two months when work starts on the latest link in the city's cycle network.
Baldwin St threatened: a steep price to pay?
Baldwin St threatened: a steep price to pay?
Next week the unthinkable could happen. For more than 30 years Dunedin has basked in the glory of being home to the world’s steepest street but the title is now in jeopardy.
Six years' work to sort toxic stockpile
Six years' work to sort toxic stockpile
Thousands of tonnes of a potentially dangerous chemical - which last year came close to causing an environmental disaster - will finally be removed from the former Mataura paper mill.
Treble Cone to open after delays
Treble Cone to open after delays
After an unfavourable start to the season Treble Cone ski area near Wanaka will open tomorrow.
Resort may cash in on 'Rings'
Resort may cash in on 'Rings'
The exact details remain unclear but moves are being made behind the scenes for Queenstown to cash in on a slice of the billion-dollar The Lord of the Rings television series.
Council cash for school road safety
Council cash for school road safety
The Dunedin City Council will spend more than $1 million on permanent road safety improvements near central city schools.
Arborist struck by falling branch
Arborist struck by falling branch
An investigation is under way after an arborist was injured by a falling branch while working at a Dunedin golf club yesterday.
Baldwin St's Welsh challengers confident
Baldwin St's Welsh challengers confident
Dunedin's claim to the world's steepest street may only last a few more days.
Snow on campus as Hollywood arrives
Snow on campus as Hollywood arrives
A light dusting of snow on the University of Otago's registry building lawn may have befuddled more than a few people yesterday.
$1millon playgrounds upgrade project halfway through
$1millon playgrounds upgrade project halfway through
Dunedin's playgrounds are nearly halfway through a million-dollar upgrade but it's too early to say if the city will be getting a new jungle-gym.
Extremely localised snow hits Dunedin
Extremely localised snow hits Dunedin
Lights, snow, action.
Possible firearm reported at scene of fight
Possible firearm reported at scene of fight
A Dunedin man has described the fearful moment he rushed his young family inside after seeing a man carrying what appeared to be a gun striding up a quiet suburban street.
Men wanted after possible gun seen during fight
Men wanted after possible gun seen during fight
Police are looking for a group of men after one was seen carrying what was thought to be a gun during a fight in a North East Valley street.
Council set to debate climate emergency declaration
Council set to debate climate emergency declaration
Dunedin could become the latest city to declare a climate emergency.
Laying a complaint goes 'beyond a joke'
Laying a complaint goes 'beyond a joke'
Beyond a joke - that is how one Otago Harbour resident describes her experience making a complaint about noise coming from Port Otago.
Group considering crowdfunding to secure Foulden Maar
Group considering crowdfunding to secure Foulden Maar
A crowdfunding campaign is one option being mulled by the group behind the movement to save Foulden Maar, as attention shifts to securing the paleontological site in public ownership.
Restoration in progress
Restoration in progress
Scaffolders remove a gantry from the historic S.F. Auburn building in Princes St yesterday, as part of the ongoing restoration work on the building which was gutted by a fire.
Film industry stretching into bigger stride
Film industry stretching into bigger stride
The arrival of a Hollywood production company in Dunedin is the first sign the city's film industry is entering a new phase, the city's film co-ordinator says.
Murder on campus: Otago Uni students to feature in Hollywood horror
Murder on campus: Otago Uni students to feature in Hollywood horror
The University of Otago and its students will star in a Hollywood horror film which is set to start filming next week.