Otago University graduands, 4pm
Otago University graduands, 4pm
About 375 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in medicine, surgery and public health in a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today.
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Road to nowhere
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Paver stockpile a saver in the long run: council
Pavers left over after Dunedin’s George St upgrade could cover an area equivalent to more than five basketball courts and the city council says their $265,000 cost is worth it in the long run.
Expanded cultural festival to ring in Chinese New Year
Expanded cultural festival to ring in Chinese New Year
Dunedin's Chinese New Year celebrations have been expanded into a two-week cultural festival that celebrates the city’s ties with the Middle Kingdom.
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Local govt expert: council must step up
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Local govt expert: council must step up
Dunedin city councillors need to step up and show leadership amid a difficult time with their chief executive, a local government scholar believes.
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two Dunedin schools have become the latest recipients in a series of bomb threats sent to secondary schools nationally.
Charges after ride home in patrol car
Charges after ride home in patrol car
A man given a ride home repaid the favour by smashing a patrol car window and attacking two officers, police say.
Support needed for vaping teens
Support needed for vaping teens
Researchers have again called for the government to consider ending the sale of vaping products in dairies and service stations, capping retailer numbers and preventing vape stores from operating within 500m of schools and marae.
Gull dive
Gull dive
A stubborn seagull takes in a bird’s eye view of the Moana Pool diving pool from the lofty heights of a 3m springboard during its five-day stay at the complex.
Farm near Dunedin free of bird flu
Farm near Dunedin free of bird flu
Tests on a small free-range layer chicken farm near Dunedin are negative for bird flu, Biosecurity NZ has confirmed.
Plenty of spring rain for South but temps steady
Plenty of spring rain for South but temps steady
While spring rainfall amounts set records at both ends of the spectrum — ranging from wildly wet to extremely dry across Otago and Southland — temperatures were remarkably average.
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Keep a close watch for symptoms: SPCA
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Keep a close watch for symptoms: SPCA
Otago residents with chicken coops at home "should be cautious but not overly alarmed" after the avian flu discovery, the SPCA says.
Rolling out plans for a Dunedin lawn bowls hub
Rolling out plans for a Dunedin lawn bowls hub
The planned development of "brown field reserve land" into a lawn bowls hub would strengthen the sport in Dunedin, council staff say.
Humble heroes honoured
Humble heroes honoured
Ten people who played crucial roles in thwarting a Dunedin supermarket stabber’s frenzied attack have been honoured for their selfless acts.
Trailblazer’s honorary doctorate
Trailblazer’s honorary doctorate
An "extraordinary trailblazer" for women in medicine is to be awarded an honorary doctor of laws at tomorrow’s University of Otago graduation ceremony.
Reducing sickness anxiety for children
Reducing sickness anxiety for children
Demystifying the world of bacteria for children is the goal for one Dunedin medical laboratorist.
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Release of sex offender healer proof ‘the system is broken’
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Release of sex offender healer proof ‘the system is broken’
Warning: distressing content. A Dunedin healer who sexually assaulted seven of his clients will be released from jail 18 months before the end of his sentence.
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Two Dunedin schools were included in a bomb threat emailed to secondary schools throughout NZ this morning.
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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’
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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’
The government is showing a "striking double standard" in pushing ahead with the proposed new medical school despite University of Waikato’s debt problems, a Green MP says.
Crews tackle fire near Taieri Mouth
Crews tackle fire near Taieri Mouth
Fire crews from Dunedin and Clutha are battling a blaze near Taieri Mouth this afternoon.
Pixies ring in ‘another very Christmassy time’
Pixies ring in ‘another very Christmassy time’
"Little pixie footsteps" have once again returned to the halls of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, heralding the festive season.