Mower who goes extra yard
Mower who goes extra yard
Sometimes it's the people behind the scenes who clear the way for sporting success. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to Dave Mclean, who knows how to make a clean sweep for cross-country runners.
Sam Henderson
Mower who goes extra yard
Mower who goes extra yard
Sometimes it is the people behind the scenes who clear the way for sporting success. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to local identity Dave Mclean, who knows how to make a clean sweep for cross...
Unique looks from nature
Unique looks from nature
A Dunedin artist is experimenting with ways to capture the colours of nature on handcrafted clothing. Kirsten Koch uses a process called botanical dying which involves placing organic material...
Building industry will need thousands
Building industry will need thousands
A massive building boom in Dunedin will need thousands of people in the construction industry as the new Dunedin Hospital project gains momentum.
Chilli eater keeps his cool to win spot in final
Chilli eater keeps his cool to win spot in final
It takes a cool customer to hang on to your guts and not hurl while eating increasingly hot chillies.
Pirate radio
Pirate radio
Children’s radio host Captain Cornflakes talks to his newly appointed "news girl" Emery Goodwin (7), during his early morning radio show Space Station Kiwi on Radio Dunedin.
Physio pool sorely missed
Physio pool sorely missed
Broken down and bone dry, Dunedin’s physiotherapy pool lies hollow and empty behind locked doors. It has been a year since the pool had to close on May 20, 2021 when the heating unit broke down....
Darting away to Belgium
Darting away to Belgium
Europeans take their darts seriously, paradarts player Rob Gillan says.
Combining artistry and technology
Combining artistry and technology
The global gaming sector is worth billions and Dunedin is increasingly grabbing a bigger slice of the pie with an impressive collection of innovative video game companies.
Research focused on solar storms
Research focused on solar storms
Storms from space could be easier to predict thanks to a five-year project led by the University of Otago.
Disability advocates agree govt response was lacking
Disability advocates agree govt response was lacking
Disabled people experienced considerable stress and confusion by the Governments’ Omicron response, says the Human Rights Commission.
Signs of joy
Signs of joy
Dunedin children’s performer Rainbow Rosalind is helped by siblings (from left) Wish (8), Betty (7) and Bash (5) Skinley to put the finishing touches to her new music video The Sign Language Song.
Seaweed as sustenance on show
Seaweed as sustenance on show
What could be simpler than salty snacks sourced straight from the sea.
Emotional return 10 years on
Emotional return 10 years on
Dunedin's Tama Sasaki is amazed at the coincidence she picked up a lost SD card showing a Japanese family and was able to return it to them.
Hotere’s studio listed as historic place
Hotere’s studio listed as historic place
A painter and his simple Port Chalmers cottage have been recognised by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
Wild about nature
Wild about nature
The 2022 Wild Dunedin New Zealand Festival of Nature finishes today.
Graves reveal human cost
Graves reveal human cost
Tales of war and sacrifice emerged from silent gravestones during a tour of Andersons Bay Cemetery on Anzac Day. Dunedin historian Gregor Campbell led about a dozen people on a journey around the...
Emotional return 10 years on: Japanese family amazed at find
Emotional return 10 years on: Japanese family amazed at find
Playing with a pet rabbit, celebrating a birthday with cake, hugging your dog, taking part in sporting events.
Hook tells tale of Pacific people
Hook tells tale of Pacific people
An ancient fish hook shows the connection between different peoples of the Pacific Islands a University of Otago archaeology professor says.
Knowledge of vaka, the sea to be shared
Knowledge of vaka, the sea to be shared
Ancient sea skills will be shared during a talk at Tuhura Otago Museum on Saturday. Called "Navigating Moana Nui", listeners will go on a Pacific Island voyage of discovery. Papa Mata Taurarii,...