Local lieutenant wins array of top awards
A Dunedin soldier has put his military knowledge to good use — winning three top awards as he graduates from his officer’s course.
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‘Scumbag’: criminal lets loose flurry of abuse at judge
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‘Scumbag’: criminal lets loose flurry of abuse at judge
A prolific criminal, who has spent half his adult life in prison, called a judge a "scumbag mother......" after his partner was ejected from court.
Driver did ‘everything wrong’
Driver did ‘everything wrong’
A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington on Wednesday night did nothing right, police say.
Keeping clean
Keeping clean
Niki Hazelton, of the University of Otago, makes the most of her social impact leave yesterday by collecting rubbish on Portsmouth Dr near the Harbour Mouth Molars.
‘Rad’ plaque unveiled to honour steep battle to reclaim record
‘Rad’ plaque unveiled to honour steep battle to reclaim record
Any brave souls struggling up Baldwin St will now know who was responsible for the return of its title as the world’s steepest.
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Self-deprecating tone controversial
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Self-deprecating tone controversial
The tone of a self-deprecating Dunedin marketing campaign has not quite landed with the city’s tourism industry, councillors have heard.
Off the farm, into the water
Off the farm, into the water
Ezra Holmes, 20, who works on his parents’ Taieri farm, catches a wave at Brighton Beach last night during the weekly Surfing for Farmers event.
Man claims he was ‘groomed’ into crime
Man claims he was ‘groomed’ into crime
A Dunedin man who took photos of a half-naked stranger and downloaded child exploitation material says he was "groomed" into illegal behaviour.
Fined $52,000 for illegal tyre storage
Fined $52,000 for illegal tyre storage
The owner of a Milton company has been fined $52,000 for illegally storing about 55,000 used tyres, which he claimed he would convert into biofuel.
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Inhaled vaccine response focus of study
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Inhaled vaccine response focus of study
The end of painful measles vaccine injections for children is on the horizon after researchers found a way for people to inhale the vaccine.
Retrofit not recommended
Retrofit not recommended
Public servants have advised ministers a long-promised new inpatient building for Dunedin hospital should get built rather than refurbishing the old one, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
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Bid made for new railway operating model
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Bid made for new railway operating model
A large tourism company is looking at Dunedin Railways’ operations as part of a major expansion bid.
Drone finds no possums
Drone finds no possums
A thermal drone has swept Sandymount Reserve and come up empty as the war on possums on Otago Peninsula reaches its final, high-tech stages.
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Man hit, told to go back to the Philippines
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Man hit, told to go back to the Philippines
A dairy worker who coward-punched a Japanese man and told him to "go back to the Philippines" says he is not a racist.
Tertiary leaders to receive honorary degrees
Tertiary leaders to receive honorary degrees
Two recent leaders of the University of Otago will receive honorary degrees at this weekend’s graduation ceremonies.
Piece of Otago mining history found in Australia
Piece of Otago mining history found in Australia
A piece of Otago’s gold mining history has just been uncovered in Australia, and now its new owner is looking for information about the man it belonged to.
Study revises likelihood of earthquakes
Study revises likelihood of earthquakes
New constraints for estimating earthquake hazards around the rapidly developing Queenstown-Wānaka region have been provided, after new research has revealed the likelihood of a future earthquake...
Argument escalates to gun threat
Argument escalates to gun threat
An argument between a pair of Mosgiel men escalated from words to one pointing a rifle at the other’s face, police say.
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'It's horrible': Elderly woman lay injured for days
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'It's horrible': Elderly woman lay injured for days
Maori Hill residents have been left horrified after hearing an elderly neighbour fell in her garden and lay injured for several days before being discovered.
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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions
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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions
Discussions about a possible unitary authority for Otago were nearly scuppered in Dunedin, but they survived on the mayor’s casting vote.