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Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio

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Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio

Dunedin's mayor appears to have struck a second compromise over her new governance structure, this time creating a portfolio for councillor Lee Vandervis to lead.

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Dad takes heart from installation of lifesaving device

St Brigid’s School pupils Cooper (left) and Connor McCook with the school’s new AED unit...

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Dad takes heart from installation of lifesaving device

A Dunedin father of two boys — both with pacemakers — says he can rest a little easier now there is a defibrillator at their school.

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

A hair found in the hand of a Dunedin man stabbed to death is all the evidence the jury needs to convict his alleged killer, the Crown says.

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Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required

Oxford Court rest-home in Oxford St, South Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required

As another horror story emerges from Oxford Court rest-home, WorkSafe says it did not pay a visit as complaints were more about employment disputes and health issues.

Cleanup job after water pipe bursts

Cleanup job after water pipe bursts

Contractors prepare to work on a water main that burst in Princes St about 6am yesterday, causing gravel to be strewn down the road and into Dowling St

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24/7 urgent healthcare service to start

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24/7 urgent healthcare service to start

An around-the-clock urgent healthcare service will start in Dunedin before Christmas, potentially easing pressure on the city hospital’s emergency department.

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Supporting youth ‘benefits city as a whole’

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Supporting youth ‘benefits city as a whole’

An action plan for Dunedin’s youth is an investment in the city’s future, councillors say.

Study links Vit C in food with skin health

University of Otago (Christchurch) Mātai Hāora Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine researcher...

Study links Vit C in food with skin health

It turns out grandma was right after all — beauty really does come from within, not from expensive face creams.

Being awarded fellowship has extra meaning for writer

Award-winning Dunedin writer Laurence Fearnley has won a 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowship....

Being awarded fellowship has extra meaning for writer

Dunedin writer Laurence Fearnley was a student when she first experienced poetry as "a living, breathing form".

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'As far as running the company, they were awful'

Winely co-founders Jacob Manning and Abbe Hyde. Photo: supplied

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'As far as running the company, they were awful'

Two employees of failed Dunedin wine venture Winely say the firm was more about ideas than the reality of running a business.

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Man felt ‘helpless’ during alleged abuse

Christopher Todman. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Man felt ‘helpless’ during alleged abuse

A man who alleges he was indecently assaulted by his former Dunedin teacher recalls the "indescribable terror" he felt during the incidents.

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Five-year stint turns into almost 60 years

Picture framer Lesley Kendall is retiring after nearly 60 years at Dunedin firm Nevill Studios....

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Five-year stint turns into almost 60 years

When she started as a teenager, Lesley Kendall did not picture herself working at the same Dunedin framing firm for nearly 60 years.

Window to be put on display

University of Otago marine science professor Ceridwen Fraser holds her stained-glass artwork that...

Window to be put on display

A stained-glass window conceived as bathroom decor during a renovation will now be hung in the University of Otago’s Geology Museum.

Design inspired by Tongan culture wins award

Otago Polytechnic School of Architecture master’s student Mila Makasini with a visualisation of...

Design inspired by Tongan culture wins award

Connections to time, space and culture have propelled an Otago architecture student to the top of his class.

Large crowd enjoy great concert

The Royal Dunedin Male Choir entertained a large audience in St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday evening.

Principal disputes claim mouldy food already at school

One of the meals that was served up to students on Monday. Photo: Supplied / Haeata Community Campus

Principal disputes claim mouldy food already at school

A Christchurch principal is disputing her school served mouldy week-old meals to students.

Otago to patrol seas again

Offshore patrol vessel the Otago. PHOTO: DEFENCE FORCE (file)

Otago to patrol seas again

The Navy will return to service the Otago, one of two offshore patrol vessels idle since 2021, at a cost of "tens of millions of dollars" next year.

Ex-DHB employee jailed for stealing Covid funding

Alister Thorby was jailed for two years and eight months after defrauding $1.8 million of Covid...

Ex-DHB employee jailed for stealing Covid funding

Alister Thorby spent fraudulently obtained DHB funds on buying a house, vehicles and overseas travel.

Leary defends I am Hope criticism: 'Read the letter'

Former comedian Mike King has been slammed over his comments about alcohol and mental health....

Leary defends I am Hope criticism: 'Read the letter'

Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says Mike King has "cherry-picked" elements of a letter about government funding of his charity after accusing her of being "obsessed" with making cuts to it.

Storm death toll nears 800 as scale of disaster revealed

An ambulance drives through an area hit by flash floods in Palembayan in Indonesia's West Sumatra...

Storm death toll nears 800 as scale of disaster revealed

As rescuers battled to clear roads, improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people in Southeast Asia.

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