This year’s Valentine’s Day even busier for florist
This year’s Valentine’s Day even busier for florist
It was the busiest Valentine’s Day in years for one Dunedin florist.
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Chance meeting in carpark leads to research opportunity
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Chance meeting in carpark leads to research opportunity
It seems so unlikely that bumping into a complete stranger in the middle of Mitre 10’s carpark would one day lead to major research funding being given to study a severe and debilitating disease.
Baroque sounds rarely heard in New Zealand impress
Baroque sounds rarely heard in New Zealand impress
A unique recital presented by the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand was performed for a good-sized audience in St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday evening.
Ethereal, graceful performance a festival taster
Ethereal, graceful performance a festival taster
The opening night of the Dunedin Arts Festival 2025 was presented as "a taster for the festival, in February" and has certainly set the bar for the rest of the programme.
Warning about using fake IDs
Warning about using fake IDs
If a $250 fine and a call to mum and dad from the police is one of your goals for O-Week, offer a bouncer a fake ID.
Prohibited fire season declared from 8am today
Prohibited fire season declared from 8am today
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season in Otago’s Strath Taieri zone from 8am today.
Green Island from above
Green Island from above
Brighton Rd leads into Green Island, passing the Dunedin City Council landfill on the left, with its wetlands and landscaping, and light industry.
Disruptive passenger forces Dunedin-bound plane to divert
Disruptive passenger forces Dunedin-bound plane to divert
A "disruptive passenger" who forced a flight from Auckland to Dunedin to divert was taken away by police when the plane landed in Wellington.
Speed cameras temporarily down across south
Speed cameras temporarily down across south
Speed-safety cameras in Otago and Southland are temporarily out of action, as police hand them over to the NZ Transport Agency.
Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing
Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing
An elderly Dunedin widow struggling to get by fears an unwanted heritage listing will ruin the resale value of her property.
Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire
Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire
Emergency services were called to a well-involved house fire in Harwood this morning.
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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath
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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath
A Dunedin child will spend weeks cooped up indoors after he was bowled over by an alleged speeding e-scooter rider on a footpath.
Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport
Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport
Council costs following the October floods have reached nearly $8million for transport alone.
Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches
Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches
If a $250 ticket and a call to mum and dad from the Dunedin police is a goal for your O-Week, definitely give a club bouncer a fake ID.
Act wanted clearer assurances on school
Act wanted clearer assurances on school
Act New Zealand voiced fears a business case for the University of Waikato’s proposed new medical school could become a "tick-box exercise", documents reveal.
Dunedin market aims to divert pre-loved clothes from landfill
Dunedin market aims to divert pre-loved clothes from landfill
A new weekly Dunedin fashion market promises to help keep clothing out of the landfill.
Capsule blast from the past
Capsule blast from the past
When a Dunedin man helped bury a time capsule at his school nearly 30 years ago, he never thought his daughters would be helping to uncover it.
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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint
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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint
The Law Society says it has full confidence in Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton.
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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane
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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane
A newly-wed couple marched down the aisle to the very spot they met — in front of the biscuit shelves the pair once stacked at a Dunedin supermarket.
No conviction for covert filming
No conviction for covert filming
A Swiss chef who set up a GoPro to covertly record two women has avoided a black mark on his criminal record.