Collecting for Christmas
Emergency services are preparing for their annual Christmas foodbank appeal to support local families in need.
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
Spending exceeding $60,000 on designing a seesaw and more than $50,000 on a shade canopy design in George St, Dunedin, is indefensible, a city councillor says.
Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader
Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader
Dame Elizabeth Hanan DNZM CRSNZ will be remembered by family, friends, colleagues, students, political opponents and the people of the city she served with indefatigable enthusiasm.
Pupil surprised by win in writing contest
Pupil surprised by win in writing contest
When Ash Boraman-Ritchie completed a writing test earlier this year she was not too confident she had done well.
Warning given just before cutbacks
Warning given just before cutbacks
Clinicians warned officials about the dangers of scaling down the new Dunedin hospital project just two days before the government announced cutbacks, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
About 40 residents of an apartment complex in Dunedin had to be evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the building, rupturing a gas line.
Expecting George St market to be a hit
Expecting George St market to be a hit
George St will be the location for the next iteration of the Thieves Alley Market in the new year.
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Shocked after knife brandished at girl
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Shocked after knife brandished at girl
A Dunedin mother is shocked by the response from police after a man brandished a knife at her 11-year-old daughter.
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Investigation into DCC
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Investigation into DCC
An investigation is being undertaken into the Dunedin City Council’s financial reporting, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
A Dunedin nightclub worker who plied a schoolgirl with drinks and sexually abused her was arrested at the airport as he awaited a flight home to Japan, a court has heard.
Summer games held across city
Summer games held across city
A hint of sporting fever has hit Dunedin with the Regional Summer Games being held over the weekend.
Parade celebrates traffic safety
Parade celebrates traffic safety
Dunedin's first Orange Day Parade since 2020 attracted hundreds of pupils from 20 schools.
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Claims young divers intimidating aqua joggers
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Claims young divers intimidating aqua joggers
Divers as young as 10 are being accused of using "intimidation tactics" against aqua joggers, as tensions rise over the allocation of pool space.
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Amended dog bylaw approved
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Amended dog bylaw approved
Who let the dogs out in central Dunedin? The Dunedin City Council, that’s who.
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Hopes are high Dunedin’s live music scene can be revived with the appointment of a blended band of experienced, young, passionate and knowledgeable people for the DCC's Ōtepoti music advisory panel.
New hospital on Santa’s list
New hospital on Santa’s list
Santa, also known as Mike Waddell, says all he wants for Christmas is the new Dunedin hospital to be built to its specifications as promised.
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Dunedin chorus among best in world
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Dunedin chorus among best in world
They may have just been named one of the top Sweet Adelines choruses in the world, but Dunedin singer Robyn Abernethy is pretty sure that won’t qualify them to make superstar dressing room demands.
Hundreds meet for Taurite Tū games
Hundreds meet for Taurite Tū games
An Ōtākou strength and exercise programme with a uniquely Māori kaupapa has flourished into a national movement.
Highlanders get in the Christmas spirit
Highlanders get in the Christmas spirit
Otago Highlanders James Arscott (left) and Josh Whaanga tell Santa about how good they have been this year, during his visit to Meridian Mall in...
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‘Ripple effects’ from cutting English courses
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‘Ripple effects’ from cutting English courses
The refugee community is reeling from the confirmation Otago Polytechnic has cut English language learning courses.