Three new trustees appointed
Three new trustees have been appointed to the Otago Community Trust board to help manage and distribute more than $308 million for the benefit of Otago communities.
Dunedin
Strong winds divert flight
Strong winds divert flight
A flight between Auckland and Christchurch had an unexpected stop in Dunedin after high winds prevented landing in Christchurch yesterday.
Q’town, Dunedin go head-to-head
Q’town, Dunedin go head-to-head
Dunedin people are 500-times happier than people living in Queenstown.
National ticketing system set to replace Bee Cards
National ticketing system set to replace Bee Cards
Bee Cards are likely to be phased out in the region as soon as next year in favour of contactless credit and debit cards and other digital payment methods for public transport, the Otago Regional...
Plans set out to combat floods
Plans set out to combat floods
A $44 million plan to combat flooding means South Dunedin’s wait for action is over, Mayor Jules Radich says.
Days appear numbered for free Sunday parking in Dunedin CBD
Days appear numbered for free Sunday parking in Dunedin CBD
Dunedin residents could be forced to pay for parking on Sundays, despite one councillor calling the proposal "mean-spirited".
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20-year-old jailed for string of offences
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20-year-old jailed for string of offences
A Dunedin man has been jailed for two and a-half years for a string of car crimes and menacing threats.
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New option for peninsula road improvement
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New option for peninsula road improvement
Improving the outer reaches of Otago Peninsula’s main road — to the tune of about $20 million — is not only about finishing what the Dunedin City Council started but about delivering on a promise,...
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Retaining railways is preference
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Retaining railways is preference
A rail tourism company’s pitch to take over the Dunedin Railways operation has not found favour with the Dunedin City Council.
Festival to bring acts from around the world
Festival to bring acts from around the world
The Dunedin Arts Festival is back — and bringing with it shows from as far as Canada, the United Kingdom and Austria.
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Hope doco will bring justice
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Hope doco will bring justice
For more than 30 years, questions have been asked about why the British government let a British airliner land in Kuwait, just an hour after the country had been invaded by Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi...
Otago sends reminder of track record
Otago sends reminder of track record
The University of Otago is continuing to remind the government it can train more doctors to address the shortage.
Wind-affected flight diverted to Dunedin
Wind-affected flight diverted to Dunedin
A flight between Auckland and Christchurch had an unexpected pit-stop in Dunedin after high winds prevented touchdown in Christchurch.
Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies
Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies
Like all parents, the only thing Maddie and Mackenzie Palmer want is for their little girl to get the most out of life.
Stranded hiker saved by in-law
Stranded hiker saved by in-law
When a Dunedin woman called 111 for help after becoming lost in the bush, she did not think it would be her brother-in-law who would come to the rescue.
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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki
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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki
Otago Polytechnic will continue to cut costs as it is not viable to go alone at the moment, its executive director told a meeting in Cromwell this week.
South’s wants expressed
South’s wants expressed
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says the new Health Minister has got the message about the South’s desire for a tertiary hospital as "piled and planned".
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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
Affordability of rates was one aspiration stressed by Dunedin councillors as they discussed draft budgets.
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
Wastewater treatment plants are hot spots for avian botulism and once an outbreak has taken place at a site, the disease will likely return, Fish & Game says.
'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'
'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'
A Dunedin octogenarian was forced to take matters into his own hands when the city council did not prune branches "dangerously" hanging over his street.