Dunedin

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.

Pupil surprised by win in writing contest

George Street Normal School pupil Ash Boraman-Ritchie earned a medal for coming first in New...

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.

Expecting George St market to be a hit

The 2024 Thieves Alley Market Day in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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.

Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital

Piles have been driven on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building. The hospital...

Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has pledged to complete the new Dunedin hospital if his party is elected in 2026.

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.

Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured

Fire crews at the scene this morning. PHOTO: OLI BLACKBOURN

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.

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Shocked after knife brandished at girl

Pak'n Save in South Dunedin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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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

Yuki Nishikawa will be deported to Japan once he has completed his sentence. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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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

Athletes from Otago and Eastern Southland are applauded at the opening of the Regional Summer...

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

School pupils cheer as their names are called out at the Orange Day parade. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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

Aqua jogging belts on a stand beside the Moana Pool dive/lap pool where there is friction between...

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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

Dunedin lawyer Sally Peart with her chihuahua Pedro on the edge of the Octagon. PHOTO: GERARD O...

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Amended dog bylaw approved

Who let the dogs out in central Dunedin? The Dunedin City Council, that’s who.

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

At the 2024 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Competition, in Kansas City, are Dunedin members...

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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.