Man trapped by tree badly hurt
Man trapped by tree badly hurt
A man is in Southland Hospital with serious injuries after being trapped under a tree.
Timothy Brown
Big southern welcome wanted
Big southern welcome wanted
Dunedin's mayor is calling on residents to roll out the welcome mat for the All Blacks and Wales when they arrive for their test match next week.
Violent offender turns himself in
Violent offender turns himself in
A high-risk violent offender who used a child as a human shield during an armed stand-off with police in Otago has handed himself into police after breaching his parole conditions only months after his release.
Pair mum over liquor licence appeal
Pair mum over liquor licence appeal
The agencies behind an appeal of the renewal of Wests' liquor licence are keeping silent on the reasons for their appeals.
Appeal baffles Wests
Liquor licence appeal baffles Wests
Public Health South and the Dunedin City Council's decision to appeal the renewal of a Dunedin soft drinks institution's liquor licence is "bewildering in the extreme'', the company's director says.
Builder 'bitter' over council’s opposition
Builder 'bitter' over council’s opposition
Plans to raze an uninhabitable flood-damaged Forbury house and build two homes in its place have been dealt a blow after being opposed by a Dunedin City Council planner.
'Let’s not wait until there’s a tragedy'
'Let’s not wait until there’s a tragedy'
Otago Peninsula community board chairwoman Christine Garey says she is kept awake at night by the prospect of tourist drivers causing a tragedy on the peninsula's roads.
Firm has 3 weeks to pay Carisbrook $3.1m debt
Firm has 3 weeks to pay Carisbrook $3.1m debt
The buyers of Carisbrook have three weeks to pay the Dunedin City Council for the former sports ground after an earlier plan to subdivide and develop the site to meet the $3.1million debt did not eventuate.
Wind farm decision expected in two weeks
Wind farm decision expected in two weeks
The fate of a contentious wind farm proposal for Porteous Hill will be known in a fortnight.
Bar decision reserved
Bar decision reserved
A central Dunedin bar has voluntarily operated a 3am one-way door policy in the hopes of securing licence renewal as opposition to the operation was withdrawn.
Cable car museum approved
Cable car museum approved
A temporary museum promoting a proposed High St cable car line will be built on part of Mornington Park.
Community pleads for freedom camping curbs
Community pleads for freedom camping curbs
A petition, signed by almost 250 people calling for an end to non-self-contained freedom camping at Warrington Domain has been presented to the Dunedin City Council.
Brave souls tackle polar plunge
Brave souls tackle polar plunge
Single-digit temperatures, drizzle and a chilly wind were not enough to keep about 100 hardy souls from plunging into the Pacific Ocean during the 87th Polar Plunge.
Rugby test 'massive' for city
Rugby test 'massive' for city
The first All Blacks test in Dunedin in two years has delivered millions of dollars in benefits to the city.
Landslip left out of Lim
Landslip left out of Lim
A young Dunedin couple have been left out of pocket and forced to leave their first home after landslips undermined the foundation and safety of their property.
Trolley bus No1 returns
Trolley bus No1 returns
Dunedin's first trolley bus has returned to the city, 50 years after it was taken out of service and sent to the North Island.
Charges likely over high-speed chase
Charges likely over high-speed chase
A 34-year-old man is likely to appear in the Dunedin District Court this week after a high-speed chase near Dunedin at the weekend.
Liquor licence renewal opposed
Liquor licence renewal opposed
A central Dunedin bar which had its liquor licence suspended last month after firefighters found it was severely overcrowded, has had its licence renewal opposed by a neighbouring business and a licensing inspector.
Brexit seen as ‘chance’
Brexit seen as ‘chance’
It's a world away from home and when the Welsh rugby supporters leave New Zealand's shores they will return to a world forever changed.
'Uninhabitable' house sells for $1000
'Uninhabitable' house sells for $1000
The Abbotsford home at the centre of a landslip dispute between the Dunedin City Council and its former occupants has sold for $1000.