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Father questions sentence after toddler killed in driveway

James Philp holds an image of Malakai Kumeroa-Philp, 3, at the Charlton Park Cemetery in Gore...

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Father questions sentence after toddler killed in driveway

A Gore toddler killed when he was run over by his mother in a driveway did not ‘‘get the justice he deserved’’, the boy’s father says.

Government aims to slash costs, red tape of solar

Regulation Minister David Seymour rides an electric cherry picker at the Electric Cherries
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Government aims to slash costs, red tape of solar

New Zealand could soon become the simplest place in the developed world to install solar panels, Regulation Minister David Seymour announced yesterday at an all-electric cherry orchard in Central...

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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop

Otago Furniture chief executive Allister Sneddon with half-made chairs at the company’s Dunedin...

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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop

One of Dunedin’s oldest companies, Otago Furniture, is closing its doors.

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'Unteachable' curriculum came ‘out of nowhere’

Dunedin North Intermediate principal Heidi Hayward talks about the new school curriculum. PHOTO:...

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'Unteachable' curriculum came ‘out of nowhere’

A new draft school curriculum is ‘‘unteachable’’, ‘‘rushed’’ and was ‘‘written in secret’’ without sector input, the vice-president of the principals’ federation says.

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'Appalling': 6000 child referrals declined

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'Appalling': 6000 child referrals declined

Paediatric services are being stretched beyond breaking point in the South, as the Southern health district has been forced to decline more than 6000 referrals in the past three years alone.

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Lemalu hoping to hit right note for graduands

Bass/baritone Jonathan Lemalu is to receive an honorary doctor of music degree at tomorrow’s...

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Lemalu hoping to hit right note for graduands

Dunedin opera singer Jonathan Lemalu is not surprised he will have to ‘‘sing for his supper’’ when he returns to the town hall stage tomorrow for two University of Otago graduation ceremonies.

Netball festival day brings cheer

Netball festival day brings cheer

Pupils from Fairfield School’s netball team (from left, rear) Elise Tomlin, 12, Bailey Donaldson, 12, Taylor Brown, 11, Indi Van Betuw, 12, Emma Solomon, 12, (front, from left) Isla Hill, 12,...

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Ong intent on harming city: Simms

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Ong intent on harming city: Simms

The latest confidentiality breach from controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong is a ‘‘sinister escalation of his behaviour’’, another councillor says.

After-work drinks end badly

After-work drinks end badly

After-work drinks ended badly for a Dunedin man when he lost control of his car and wrapped it around a power pole.

Voters ‘running out of time’: official

Electoral official Cormac Tobin will be outside Dunedin’s Civic Centre to collect last-minute...

Voters ‘running out of time’: official

Voters are ‘‘running out of time’’ to have their say as the deadline for the Dunedin City Council by-election looms.

Blue cod hooked for dinner

Blue cod hooked for dinner

Leroy Rust, of Dunedin, holds one of the blue cod he caught while kayak fishing off the coast at St Clair Beach yesterday.

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Call for urgency on lead paint issue

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Call for urgency on lead paint issue

A Dunedin City Council by-election candidate who used to chair a committee responsible for regulatory matters is calling for urgency to resolve a thorny issue affecting redevelopment.

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The best summer we didn’t have

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The best summer we didn’t have

Some like it hot, some like it not.

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Work on Mosgiel park and ride set to start

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Work on Mosgiel park and ride set to start

Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride will begin in the coming weeks despite initial expectations the project would be complete this month.

Extreme heat found to raise stroke risk

Extreme heat found to raise stroke risk

While most of us enjoy a hot day, new research has revealed extreme heat can increase the risk of having a stroke and dying.

Solar installation a 'red tape nightmare'

David Seymour has released his letter to Pharmac's board chair setting out his expectations for...

Solar installation a 'red tape nightmare'

The Regulation Minister is taking aim at what he says is excessive red tape around rooftop solar that makes it too hard for home-owners and businesses to set up panels.

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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do

Azamara Onward (left) and Carnival Splendorfront at Port Chalmers in February. A total of 110,000...

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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do

Many cruise ship passengers are arriving in the centre of Dunedin without knowing what to do, a meeting has been told.

Woman high on meth left baby on road after realising it was in stolen car

Caregiver Theresa Anne Johnson, 59, leaves the Hamilton District Court this afternoon after being...

Woman high on meth left baby on road after realising it was in stolen car

A woman high on methamphetamine stole a car before discovering it had a baby strapped in the back seat, so she pulled over, left the infant on the side of the road and drove off.

Judges taken by joyousness, impact of PhD thesis

University of Otago PhD graduate Dr Mere Taito has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Tracey
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Judges taken by joyousness, impact of PhD thesis

An Otago PhD graduate has won a prestigious Australian thesis award, with an academic work that ‘‘breaks the mould of what a PhD can be’’ and struck the judges with its ‘‘joyousness’’.

Woman jailed for racist bus attack on teen

Jason directly after being attacked on the bus by Ioana Kariki in 2024. Photo: Open Justice

Woman jailed for racist bus attack on teen

The woman responsible for a brutal and racist bus attack in 2024 set fire to a building a year later and has lasting burns to her face and body.

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