Over 1000 shoppers queue to buy clothing by the kilogram
Hundreds of Dunedin shoppers queued for several hundred metres to buy branded vintage clothes by the kilogram cheaper than a tray of mince.
Bending over backwards to entertain
Bending over backwards to entertain
Since the age of 6, June Ward has been getting herself into all sorts of awkward positions.
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Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’
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Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’
Dunedin swimmers, young and old, donned their wetsuits and reconnected with nature by plunging into open water yesterday.
Low HPV jab rates spur call
Low HPV jab rates spur call
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates are low in New Zealand following a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Street festival draws hundreds
Street festival draws hundreds
Gloomy weather did not deter hundreds from attending the South Dunedin Street Festival on Saturday.
Murder-accused teen had adopted 'gangster ways'
Murder-accused teen had adopted 'gangster ways'
A Dunedin teen accused of murder had adopted “gangster ways” in the lead up to a fatal stabbing, a court has heard.
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Refurbishment brings small school together
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Refurbishment brings small school together
A Dunedin primary school has opted to have one big teaching space for its entire year 1-6 roll, instead of six individual classrooms.
Sixteen-year-old allegedly double adult alcohol limit
Sixteen-year-old allegedly double adult alcohol limit
A speeding 16-year-old who led Dunedin police on a chase was allegedly over double the legal alcohol limit for adults when he was caught.
Man in custody after Taieri Rd incident
Man in custody after Taieri Rd incident
Updated 3.40 pm
One man is in custody this afternoon after armed police were called to an incident in Dunedin's Halfway Bush.
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Easy does it
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Easy does it
Picking up a fridge they bought for $45 at the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre garage sale on Saturday are (from left) Alastair Fleming, Zac Evans and Nirai Smart.
Information on missing people sought
Information on missing people sought
There are serious concerns for a man who has been missing for three months, and who was last seen in central Dunedin.
Happy days
Happy days
Olympian Eliza McCartney was beaming after winning the national women’s pole vault title at the national track and field championships on Saturday.
Idea to drop lake levels criticised
Idea to drop lake levels criticised
A pristine southern lake could suffer lasting damage if a push for more power generation leads to lower lake levels, an esteemed conservationist says.
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Cyclone wind, rain ‘terrifying’; ‘trees down everywhere’
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Cyclone wind, rain ‘terrifying’; ‘trees down everywhere’
A former Dunedin couple living in Brisbane say they had to remove water from their swimming pool three times since ex-tropical cyclone Alfred’s relentless and "terrifying" wind and rain began wreaking havoc.
Bonjour Dunedin
Bonjour Dunedin
French cruise operator Compagnie du Ponant’s vessel Le Soleal at the Fryatt St wharf yesterday, after travelling from the Snares Islands in the subantarctic.
The sound of music
The sound of music
Playing a rendition of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op 64, are Bertil Feng (left) on violin and John Van Buskirk on piano at the Dunedin Concerto Competition...
Deep low forecast to bring stormy weather to South
Deep low forecast to bring stormy weather to South
Southlanders are being urged to brace themselves for stormy weather tomorrow as a deep low passes over the South Island.
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No writing residency next year due to cut
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No writing residency next year due to cut
For the first time in 32 years, the University of Otago is unable to offer one of its prestigious writing residencies next year, following a major external funding cut.
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Number of parking tickets issued down 25%
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Number of parking tickets issued down 25%
Motorists in Dunedin were much less likely to be pinged for parking offences last year than a year earlier.
Larnach Castle last known location of missing man
Larnach Castle last known location of missing man
A man missing for three months was last seen in central Dunedin and his vehicle found at Larnach Castle, police say.