Dunedin

Daughter beats Mum’s 30-year-old record

Otago Girls’ High School year 9 student Eva McLean broke a 30-year-old record for the 1500m race...

Daughter beats Mum’s 30-year-old record

Setting records clearly runs in the family.

Home ‘total loss’ after fire

Fire and Emergency New Zealand fire investigators work to determine the cause of a large blaze...

Home ‘total loss’ after fire

An Otago Peninsula home has been deemed a "total loss" after an early morning fire ripped through the property.

This year’s Valentine’s Day even busier for florist

Miss Reid owner Jacqueline Margetts (left) and her team member Frances Auld hold a couple of...

This year’s Valentine’s Day even busier for florist

It was the busiest Valentine’s Day in years for one Dunedin florist.

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Chance meeting in carpark leads to research opportunity

Estelle Peyroux has been given $72,796 by Arthritis New Zealand to research axial...

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Chance meeting in carpark leads to research opportunity

It seems so unlikely that bumping into a complete stranger in the middle of Mitre 10’s carpark would one day lead to major research funding being given to study a severe and debilitating disease.

Baroque sounds rarely heard in New Zealand impress

A unique recital presented by the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand was performed for a good-sized audience in St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday evening.

Ethereal, graceful performance a festival taster

Michael Parmenter and Lucy Marinkovich rehearse. Photo: Jocelyn Janon

Ethereal, graceful performance a festival taster

The opening night of the Dunedin Arts Festival 2025 was presented as "a taster for the festival, in February" and has certainly set the bar for the rest of the programme.

Warning about using fake IDs

Sergeant Steve Jones, of Dunedin, holds a handful of altered IDs. Photo: Linda Robertson

Warning about using fake IDs

If a $250 fine and a call to mum and dad from the police is one of your goals for O-Week, offer a bouncer a fake ID.

Prohibited fire season declared from 8am today

Prohibited fire season declared from 8am today

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season in Otago’s Strath Taieri zone from 8am today.

Green Island from above

Green Island from above

Brighton Rd leads into Green Island, passing the Dunedin City Council landfill on the left, with its wetlands and landscaping, and light industry.

Disruptive passenger forces Dunedin-bound plane to divert

A "disruptive passenger" who forced a flight from Auckland to Dunedin to divert was taken away by police when the plane landed in Wellington.

Speed cameras temporarily down across south

Speed cameras temporarily down across south

Speed-safety cameras in Otago and Southland are temporarily out of action, as police hand them over to the NZ Transport Agency.

Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing

Musselburgh resident Pauline Geddes says the Dunedin City Council has missed its chance to...

Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing

An elderly Dunedin widow struggling to get by fears an unwanted heritage listing will ruin the resale value of her property.

Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire

Fire crews at Haywood Point this morning. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire

Emergency services were called to a well-involved house fire in Harwood this morning.

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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath

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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath

A Dunedin child will spend weeks cooped up indoors after he was bowled over by an alleged speeding e-scooter rider on a footpath.

Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport

A scene from the Dunedin flooding in October. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport

Council costs following the October floods have reached nearly $8million for transport alone.

Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches

Dunedin Police Sergeant Steve Jones holds doctored/altered ids at the Police Station. Photo:...

Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches

If a $250 ticket and a call to mum and dad from the Dunedin police is a goal for your O-Week, definitely give a club bouncer a fake ID.

Act wanted clearer assurances on school

The Otago medical school. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Act wanted clearer assurances on school

Act New Zealand voiced fears a business case for the University of Waikato’s proposed new medical school could become a "tick-box exercise", documents reveal.