Dunedin

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

An investigation is underway to discover the cause of a fire that gutted a Brockville home.

Taking over George St

Taking over George St

The Entire Alphabet band members Paul McLennan-Kissel (on drums) and Chris Miller (guitar) entertain passers-by in George St on Saturday afternoon.

Dissection of rare whale 'a huge opportunity'

Marine mammal experts from around the world gather at the Invermay Agricultural Centre to view a...

Dissection of rare whale 'a huge opportunity'

Researchers have travelled from as far as the US to get a first-hand look at the dissection of a rare whale that washed ashore on a Dunedin beach earlier this year.

Christmas spirit

The real McCoy?

Floral performance delights crowd

Dunedin entertainer Tahu Mackenzie welcomes families to the flower-themed Christmas in the Garden event at the Dunedin Botanic Garden on Saturday evening.

Claus catastrophe kept at bay

Santa Claus gives a festive wave, backed by some of the 80 floats that travelled down George St...

Claus catastrophe kept at bay

Ice cream, hot sun and Santa Claus — it has all the makings of a great family day out, right?

Hipkins makes hospital pledge

"They’re playing politics with Dunedin’s future, saying one thing to get votes, then doing...

Hipkins makes hospital pledge

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has promised his party will build the new Dunedin hospital to its pre-election campaign specifications if elected in 2026.

Anniversary of first fishing season marked

Otago Fish & Game councillor John Highton re-enacts the scene on the Water of Leith, Dunedin,...

Anniversary of first fishing season marked

It seems fish were elusive in Dunedin’s Water of Leith on the 150th anniversary of the first trout being caught under licence in New Zealand.

Whimsical exploration of mental distress

Whimsical exploration of mental distress

The stage at Allen Hall on Friday evening was sparsely set for an amusing and insightful take on the range of mental distresses which plague us all to various degrees.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Pupils and their parents from Dunedin’s Rainbow Preschool celebrate the meaning of Christmas....

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Photos from the Dunedin Santa Parade.

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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old

The crowd watches the performances beside the statue of Robert Burns. PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old

The Octagon air was ringing with the skirl of bagpipes during St Andrew’s Day festivities on Saturday as the 50th anniversary of the Dunedin and Edinburgh sister city relationship was celebrated.

Collecting for Christmas

Gearing up to collect for a good cause are firefighters (from left) Aimee Taylor, Mark Leonard,...

Collecting for Christmas

Emergency services are preparing for their annual Christmas foodbank appeal to support local families in need.

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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis

Design costs of a seesaw and canopies in George St, Dunedin, have been criticised as unjustified....

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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis

Spending exceeding $60,000 on designing a seesaw and more than $50,000 on a shade canopy design in George St, Dunedin, is indefensible, a city councillor says.

Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader

Dame Elizabeth Hanan at the opening of the University of Otago dental school’s Walsh Building,...

Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader

Dame Elizabeth Hanan DNZM CRSNZ will be remembered by family, friends, colleagues, students, political opponents and the people of the city she served with indefatigable enthusiasm.

Warning given just before cutbacks

Clinicians warned officials about the dangers of scaling down the new Dunedin hospital project just two days before the government announced cutbacks, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.