McDonald's staff threatened over order
McDonald's staff threatened over order
A man upset over his dinner order threatened to shoot a staff member at a Dunedin fast food restaurant.
Arches marching on
Arches marching on
The new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through in Green Island is starting to take shape.
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
Developers of cycling and walking trails may soon have a fairly clear steer about whether they can use floodbanks in Otago.
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
An authority on world-leading technologies says society has not yet figured out the best way to control artificial intelligence.
Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry
Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry
A person escaped with minor injuries after a collision between a truck and car near a Dunedin quarry this afternoon.
Fitting finale
Fitting finale
Members of the Royal Dunedin Male Choir entertain during the choir’s end-of-year concert at St Paul’s Cathedral last night.
Trucking along the beltway
Trucking along the beltway
A large truck travels past the Dunedin Railway Station on State Highway 1 yesterday.
World interest in dissection of rare, little-known whale
World interest in dissection of rare, little-known whale
Researchers have travelled from as far as the United States to get a first-hand look at the dissection of a rare whale that washed ashore on a Dunedin beach earlier this year.
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
A Dunedin grandmother says the police let her grandson down after he was robbed of his shoes by a trio of teenagers on the doorstep of the central police station.
Summer unleashes the heat
Summer unleashes the heat
Only three days into summer and already it looks as if parts of Dunedin and Mosgiel could reach that magical 30°C mark today.
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Interactions with sea lions 'disappointing' - Rūnanga
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Interactions with sea lions 'disappointing' - Rūnanga
Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou is urging people to alert authorities if they see injured, entangled, or harassed sea lions after a pair of tourists were seen throwing sand at an animal for the sake of a photograph.
Christmas hamper choice brings smiles
Christmas hamper choice brings smiles
A Dunedin parish has been working for months to ensure some of the region’s most vulnerable families experience some Christmas cheer.
Callout to fire at Otago Corrections Facility
Callout to fire at Otago Corrections Facility
Emergency services were called to the Otago Corrections Facility, near Milton, this evening after a fire was discovered on site.
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Operational budget for library concerns
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Operational budget for library concerns
Projected costs for running the new South Dunedin library and community complex have shocked at least one city councillor.
Man gets lost as sealion spooks walkers
Man gets lost as sealion spooks walkers
A territorial sealion spooked a group of late-night Dunedin beach-goers and caused a man to become lost.
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
What does it take to pop the perfect manu?
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
A Dunedin man who robbed his ex-partner is facing a raft of charges after police tracked him down and found a boot-load of weapons.
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
A Dunedin carer’s attempts to bring conversations about palliative care to a wider audience has been acknowledged at the New Zealand podcasting awards.
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
A disagreement between two Dunedin men led to one threatening the other with a homemade scythe.
Cause of house fire investigated
Cause of house fire investigated
An investigation is underway to discover the cause of a fire that gutted a Brockville home.