Journalists recognised at rural awards
Journalists recognised at rural awards
Three Allied Press journalists have been recognised at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators annual awards in Wellington.
Dunedin
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Teacher who crashed was seven times legal limit
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Teacher who crashed was seven times legal limit
A teacher who flipped his car after a boozy session at a Dunedin pub was seven times the drink-drive limit, a court has heard.
Beer festival off to a flier
Brewers and patrons enjoy festival atmosphere
Brewers from the Far North to the Deep South have made their way to the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival.
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Buzz from brewing, not drinking, mates say
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Buzz from brewing, not drinking, mates say
After brewing beer out of each other’s garages for more than five years, a "couple of good old Dunedin workers" are taking their business to the city’s stadium.
Midwifery functions to be moved
Midwifery functions to be moved
More midwifery functions will be moved out of Dunedin Hospital and into the community in a bid to free up room, the Otago Daily Times has been told.
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Building coming down at last
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Building coming down at last
Demolition of a 19th century Dunedin commercial building has begun, more than a decade after the current owners took the keys.
Māori Maps offers digital gateway to Aotearoa
Māori Maps offers digital gateway to Aotearoa
It's a comprehensive interactive digital map, aimed at helping Māori people abroad reconnect with their ancestral homes.
$3m funding boosts children’s study
$3m funding boosts children’s study
An interdisciplinary longitudinal study testing to see if children’s self-regulation and academic skills can be fostered using the Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) programme, will be able to continue...
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Only ‘a few spits’ forecast for city as rain front passes
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Only ‘a few spits’ forecast for city as rain front passes
While more heavy rain warnings are being scattered about Southland, Fiordland and South Otago over the next two days, most of it will miss Dunedin.
View Trump’s impact could last decades
View Trump’s impact could last decades
Donald Trump’s impact as American president could span decades, one expat has warned.
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Residents fume over unkept verges
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'We’re sick of it': Residents fume over unkept verges
Battling through waist-high green grass has become a defining feature of one Dunedin suburb since verge maintenance was all but abandoned four years ago, locals say.
Woman who approached children sought
Woman who approached children sought
Police are on the hunt for a woman seen approaching children in Alexandra and Dunedin and asking them to accompany her.
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Socio-economic barriers remain to med school entry
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Socio-economic barriers remain to med school entry
People from poorer backgrounds still face significant barriers to entering medical school at the University of Otago, a new study finds.
'Clowns': inside the tangled Dunedin hospital project
'Clowns': inside the tangled Dunedin hospital project
Incompetence, infighting and unnecessary delays. Mary Williams uncovers the inside story of how the mega-build of Dunedin's new hospital became a tangled mess.
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Deep-fake video of prof pushes potentially dangerous advice
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Deep-fake video of prof pushes potentially dangerous advice
An online video featuring one of the world’s most respected endocrinologists giving advice about treating type-2 diabetes has been revealed as a potentially dangerous scam.
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Dunedin game business goes global
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Dunedin game business goes global
A Dunedin trading card and table-top game business has officially gone international in only its third expansion beyond the city.
Teacher sad to be leaving school after 36 years
Teacher sad to be leaving school after 36 years
After 36 years teaching at Concord School, Jacqui Seque knows there will be a few tears on her final day.
Build moving full steam ahead
Build moving full steam ahead
Work continues on Maitland St to construct seven housing units after minor consent changes were approved by the Dunedin City Council last month.
Advice to give babies vitamin D after resurgence of rickets
Advice to give babies vitamin D after resurgence of rickets
Otago researchers are urging parents of newborns to give their babies vitamin D supplements after a new survey found a resurgence in the number of rickets cases being notified in New Zealand.
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Donation to hospital, cenotaph
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Donation to hospital, cenotaph
Under the Finance Act, which was passed by Parliament this week, the trustees of the Dunedin Savings Bank are authorised to contribute out of the surplus profits of the bank a sum not exceeding ...