Dunedin

Five firms to review retrofit of hospital

Consultants have been brought in to examine retrofitting the existing Dunedin Hospital instead of constructing a new inpatient building, the Otago Daily Times has learned.

Bill for remedial work hits $1.3m

Neidpath Rd in Mornington, Dunedin, remained closed yesterday, as work is still needed there....

Bill for remedial work hits $1.3m

The Dunedin City Council has so far spent $1.3million on remedial work after last month’s flooding and slips.

Robertson to fund scholarships at Otago

Robertson to fund scholarships at Otago University

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson is dipping into his pocket to pay for a new range of scholarships.

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Orchestra’s visit a chance to enthuse pupils

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra education liaison and flute player Feby Idrus plays the piccolo flute...

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Orchestra’s visit a chance to enthuse pupils

Pupils at a Dunedin primary school got their first taste of a night at the orchestra yesterday.

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Theatre’s alcohol sales in question

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Theatre’s alcohol sales in question

Dunedin's Regent Theatre is under fire from police and the licensing inspector after selling alcohol illegally.

Rally to send a message to decision-makers: Radich

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich in Wellington, where the delegation delivered an updated petition to...

Rally to send a message to decision-makers: Radich

A town hall meeting will be another opportunity for the public to send a message to health decision-makers, Dunedin’s mayor says.

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.

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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

Enjoying the atmosphere at the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium...

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

BS Brewing Co directors Steve Pulford (left) and Brent Taylor pour a glass of beer at their...

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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

Demolition has begun of a 19th century building in Rattray St. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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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

Ōtākou marae on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: ODT FILE

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

University of Otago psychology researcher Professor Elaine Reese reads some children’s books...

$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

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

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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

West Harbour residents are battling through wild grass growing on council-owned verges and should...

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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

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

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

The Otago Medical School in Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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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

Hundreds of piles, on the old Cadbury factory site, await their fate while Dunedin people fume....

'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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