Fickle cruising day
Fickle cruising day
Thick fog at Taiaroa Head delayed the arrival of Pacific Explorer (pictured) yesterday morning, but Royal Princess was not affected two hours earlier.
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Pupil power helps solve moa mystery
Pupil power helps solve moa mystery
When a Dunedin teacher uncovered a prehistoric bone on the edge of an Otago river she turned to her pupils to help deduce its origins.
'Enraged' motorist rear-ends slow driver
'Enraged' motorist rear-ends slow driver
A driver became enraged at another motorist's low speed and drove into the back of their vehicle near Caversham, police say.
Police car rammed before Dunedin vape store ransacked
Police car rammed before Dunedin vape store ransacked
Two vehicles involved in a night of mayhem in which a police car was rammed in South Dunedin were later seen in the area of a vape store break-in.
Penny-farthing club on extraordinary tour
Penny-farthing club on extraordinary tour
When people see Graeme Simpson pedalling his penny-farthing towards them, the first thing they usually ask him is "why?"
Property values, demand on rise across Dunedin
Property values, demand on rise across Dunedin
Property values in Dunedin are up in two-thirds of the city’s suburbs since August, curbing a steady fall in prices over the past year.
Ordinary Cycle Club on no ordinary tour
Ordinary Cycle Club on no ordinary tour
When people see Graeme Simpson pedalling his penny-farthing towards them, the first thing they usually ask him is "why?"
Attack ‘possibly racially’ driven
Attack ‘possibly racially’ driven
An attack in which a man was punched and kicked at Dunedin’s bus hub may have been racially motivated, police say.
Mystery 'purple crystalline' substance found in city bust
Mystery 'purple crystalline' substance found in city bust
A woman has been arrested after she was found with 18 bags of an ‘‘unknown purple crystalline substance’’ in her vehicle this morning, police said,
Dunedin bus hub bashing 'racially motivated'
Dunedin bus hub bashing 'racially motivated'
A man was punched and kicked at Dunedin’s bus hub by a drunk in a racially motivated attack, police say.
Person taken into custody after house fire
Person taken into custody after house fire
A person has been taken into custody after a house fire in Oamaru on Monday night.
Tossing out the old
Tossing out the old
A contractor moves material from the roof of the former Rogano restaurant as demolition continues in Princes St yesterday afternoon.
Chronic back pain research receives $600,000 boost
Chronic back pain research receives $600,000 boost
A solution to chronic back pain is one step closer after a Dunedin researcher was awarded a fellowship to trial a new brain-based stimulation treatment.
One in custody after house fire in Oamaru
One in custody after house fire in Oamaru
A person has been taken into custody after a house fire in Oamaru this evening.
Students’ rubbish a frustration for residents
Students’ rubbish a frustration for residents
With exams finished and friends flying home, areas of the University of Otago are awash with rubbish left behind by students.
Stabilisation work under way to protect against erosion
Stabilisation work under way to protect against erosion
Work is under way to stabilise the site of slip above a busy Dunedin road.
Believable email was a scam
Believable email was a scam
A Dunedin woman has been left feeling "angry and violated" after she was duped by a scammer posing as her therapist.
Crash downs lines, cutting power
Crash downs lines, cutting power
Sparks flew after a truck crashed into a power pole in Green Island, bringing down lines and cutting off power to more than 1000 Dunedin households for three hours yesterday afternoon.
No-show from public at council workshop
DCC open workshop attracts no members of public
After years of discussions behind closed doors, Dunedin City Council workshops finally opened to the public — to an empty house.
Funeral mourner 'almost seven times' legal limit
Driver's breath alcohol 'almost seven times' legal limit after funeral
A woman caught driving while allegedly almost seven times the legal alcohol limit told police she had been drinking wine at a funeral.