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‘Bit of a shock’ to spot mysterious weka in city

A weka struts around a North East Valley driveway on Thursday, after it narrowly avoided getting...

‘Bit of a shock’ to spot mysterious weka in city

Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, or Christopher Luxon — a sighting of any of these in Dunedin would be considered extremely rare. And once upon a time, a sighting of Dunedin’s mysterious and...

‘Underlying attraction’ to girls

Michael Nunn was sentenced to 15 months’ two weeks imprisonment for sexual offending. PHOTO:...

‘Underlying attraction’ to girls

A Dunedin man with a self-confessed "underlying attraction to young females" molested a child for 30 minutes, a court has heard.

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Divers check for spread of invasive marine worm

Otago Regional Council contractors Dr Daniel Pritchard, Xjana Luamanuvae-Su’a and Dr Jess Wenley...

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Divers check for spread of invasive marine worm

A crack team of divers combing through the Otago Harbour waters are fighting against a potential invasion by foreign sea worms.

Shuttle parking change

The World Vision 40 Hour Famine challenge starts on Friday and about 90,000 young people across...

Shuttle parking change

New signs have been placed outside Dunedin’s Toitū Otago Settlers Museum to help with cruise ship shuttle parking.

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Documents hint at 10% rates rises for 3 years

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Documents hint at 10% rates rises for 3 years

Dunedin residents could be facing rates rises of almost 10% a year for the next three years.

Planting the seeds of success

Sawyers Bay youngsters (from left) Fletcher Adam, 9, Alex Seaton, 10, and brother Isaac, 8, have...

Planting the seeds of success

From little acorns, mighty oaks grow.

Fruit for all volunteers’ mantra

Community Fruit Harvest Dunedin Ōtepoti co-ordinator Angus Sinclair-Thompson picks plums from a...

Fruit for all volunteers’ mantra

Tonnes of fruit are being saved from a rotten fate and instead redirected to hungry mouths around Dunedin, thanks to volunteer fruit pickers.

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Rising rents ‘endlessly stressful’

A report by the Child Poverty Action Group has found rental properties in Gore are 19% less...

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Rising rents ‘endlessly stressful’

Residents across Otago have shared stories of being forced to move in with parents and left on the edge of homelessness amid skyrocketing rental prices.

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Call for council to ramp up spend on events

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: ODT files

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Call for council to ramp up spend on events

Dunedin should ramp up its spending to attract events before Christchurch’s new stadium gets established, councillors have been told.

Ill-gotten gains

Ill-gotten gains

Police investigating the burglary of an air ambulance in Mosgiel have located a trove of stolen items from several other suspected burglaries.

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Plan dashed as lodge to be sold

The semi-abandoned Aaron Lodge holiday park, once proposed as a solution to the homeless crisis,...

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Plan dashed as lodge to be sold

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is disappointed his plan to help solve the homeless crisis in the city is no longer an option.

Getting into character

Getting into character

The former Forbury Park raceway is being used for costume fittings for the Netflix production of East of Eden, which is being filmed in Dunedin for several days, starting tomorrow.

Council’s verges policy may change

Canongate resident Allison Beck is pleased the Dunedin City Council is planning to spend more...

Council’s verges policy may change

Dunedin residents enraged by a council policy to save money by letting grass verges become overgrown appear to have scored a victory.

Young artists create vibrant mural designs

South Dunedin Street Art Trail’s young workshop participants finish their mural in Wilkie Rd...

Young artists create vibrant mural designs

A South Dunedin street wall has been transformed into a canvas for some young graffiti artists.

Brushing up on basketball skills

With ball in hand, Harry Bruce, 10, fakes to the right side of Fergus Kindiak, 9, as he eyes up...

Brushing up on basketball skills

Crossover Basketball hosted its Low Hoop Summer Basketball camp in Dunedin, Mosgiel and Oamaru this past week.

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Fee might reduce museum visitors: DCC

A ''Dunedin Sound'' Evening will be held at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Photo: ODT

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Fee might reduce museum visitors: DCC

Charging fees for international and out-of-town visitors to Toitū Otago Settlers Museum could lead to a major drop-off in visitor numbers, Dunedin City Council staff warn.

Show day beckons

Show day beckons

Bella Robson, of Timaru, warms up her horse, Digby, at the Taieri A&P Showgrounds in Mosgiel yesterday for a big day today at the annual Taieri A&P Show.

Nitrous oxide use focus of study

Nitrous oxide canisters have been increasingly used as recreational drugs. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Nitrous oxide use focus of study

People know less about recreational nitrous oxide use than they think they do, after a new study found just 28.1% knew about its ability to inactivate the B12 vitamin.

Research challenges govt stance on smoking

New research by the University of Otago calls into question the government’s decision to abandon game-changing measures to mandate very-low-nicotine cigarettes.

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Eco-focused producers: a struggle to grow

Lian Redding and Fiona Collings with their son Arne (2) at their Purakaunui market garden. They...

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Eco-focused producers: a struggle to grow

Produce from local, ecologically-focused farms straight into shoppers’ baskets supports biodiversity, our climate and community resilience, but the groundswell of small vegetable farmers...

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