New flavour sounds fishy
Seafood and ice cream is not a combination on many menus — but the team at Patti’s & Cream felt it was time for the two ingredients to come together.
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Sex offender appeals sentence
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Sex offender appeals sentence
A man who was jailed for sexually abusing a girl dozens of times when he was a teenager has appealed his sentence in hopes of getting home detention.
Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’
Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’
"Do it once, do it really well" is the message to Dunedin city councillors considering a spruce-up of the city’s playgrounds.
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‘Dead hedgehog’ fills gap: chairman
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‘Dead hedgehog’ fills gap: chairman
Dunedin's Mayfair Theatre has been labelled a "dead hedgehog" in discussions about the city’s need for new or improved venues.
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View moving water services to company worth looking at
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View moving water services to company worth looking at
A former water manager for the Dunedin City Council says shifting operations to a company could be worth considering.
Student quarter left out of draft plan: Influx ignored
Student quarter left out of draft plan: Influx ignored
The University of Otago has called out the city council for seemingly failing to plan for a massive influx of students over the next decade.
Reading time celebrates dame’s new book
Reading time celebrates dame’s new book
A legendary New Zealand children’s author made reading time for a Dunedin primary school extra special.
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Last call for tavern after licence lost
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Last call for tavern after licence lost
South Dunedin’s St Kilda Tavern could soon serve its last drinks after being stripped of its liquor licence due to concerns about its Auckland-based owner.
Lack of action over sun strike slammed
Lack of action over sun strike slammed
A lack of action over sun strike has been criticised after another crash on a dangerous section of Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
Pupils’ safety request met with questions
Pupils’ safety request met with questions
Portobello children, pleading their case for safety improvements around their school, did not escape a few tough questions from one Dunedin city councillor.
Trust established to support fundraising
Trust established to support fundraising
A special trust has been set up to give schools and early learning centres access to extra funds in Mosgiel.
Pair of crashes on Dunedin roads
Pair of crashes on Dunedin roads
Emergency services attended two crashes on Dunedin roads within minutes of each other this morning.
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Locals to drive Wakari redevelopment: Doocey
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Locals to drive Wakari redevelopment: Doocey
Redevelopment of Wakari Hospital in Dunedin will be shaped locally, the Minister for Mental Health says.
200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'
200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'
A Dunedin teenager caught driving his new Mustang more than 200kmh told police he "wanted to have some fun in it".
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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’
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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’
A city councillor says he finds it "extraordinary" a former mayor has called out a fellow councillor’s inclusion on a hearings panel.
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Review to cover bases: councillor
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Review to cover bases: councillor
The scope of a review into Enterprise Dunedin may not be comprehensive, because of cost, but city councillor Andrew Whiley says the point of the exercise will still be achieved.
Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police
Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police
A man performing an ‘‘indecent act’’ on a street in Dunedin student quarter was arrested by police.
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‘Expectation’ club handles issues
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‘Expectation’ club handles issues
Outram's rugby club has been told there is a "high expectation" there will not be a repeat of behaviour that raised concerns ahead of its 125th celebratory jubilee.
Standing in solidarity
Standing in solidarity
Protesters gathered in the Octagon by the hundreds at the weekend to stand in solidarity with the transgender community.
Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel
Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel
Dunedin police got a front-seat view of an allegedly drunk man speeding down a central city street before he denied being behind the wheel.