Dunedin

Cracks found in brick chimney beside busy supermarket

A 25m-tall historic chimney which looms over a busy Dunedin supermarket is being inspected by engineers after cracks were found in the brickwork.

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Lane shift on cards for problem intersection

Pine Hill Rd / Great King St intersection. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Lane shift on cards for problem North Dunedin intersection

Proposed changes to a notorious intersection in North Dunedin are a good interim fix, but a more comprehensive engineering solution will be needed longer term, a city councillor says.

Renowned academic Peter Matheson dies

Renowned academic and respected church leader Peter Matheson has died.

Electric bus first for Mosgiel-city route

Orbus driver Max Harvey is enjoying driving the new Geely C13E 75-passenger electric bus between...

Electric bus first for Mosgiel-city route

Most people have no idea what a Geely C13E is — yet.

Thousands in South hit as internet cables cut

The One NZ outage map shows services are affected across the South. Photo: Screenshot

Thousands in South hit as internet cables cut

Thousands of people have been affected by a widespread internet outage in the South after hungry rodents and human error cut two cables.

Youths tracked down in Dunedin after burglaries in Gore

Youths tracked down in Dunedin after burglaries in Gore

Several youths believed to have been involved in a recent spate of "frustrating" burglaries in Gore were located in Dunedin, police say.

Mother and pup reunited

After a week away, sea lion Mahira has returned to her 3-month-old pup. PHOTO: GIVERNY FORBES

Mother and pup reunited

Conservationists are relieved after a sea lion mother returned to a pup who was becoming thin after being left to fend for herself for more than a week.

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Dunedin man charged over trailer death

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Dunedin man charged over trailer death

The victim was critically injured in Brockville after falling from a trailer being towed by his partner who was named in court.

Lighting modifications enable cyclists to again use bus bike racks

Cyclists rejoice — bike racks on Orbus services in Dunedin and Queenstown will resume in time for Easter weekend.

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Academic ‘would not travel to the US’

University of Otago international relations Professor Robert Patman says he expected increased...

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Academic ‘would not travel to the US’

The University of Otago will soon issue advice on travelling to the United States amid concern its academics will be "targeted" by Donald Trump’s administration.

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80-min ambulance wait ‘a blur’

Green Island rugby player Ronan Dynes has his feet up as he recovers at home with a broken leg....

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80-min ambulance wait ‘a blur’

Ronan Dynes says waiting for almost 80 minutes — with his leg broken in two places — to get picked up by Hato Hone St John’s ambulance was "a blur".

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Ice hockey vehicle of hope for side

Ukraine leave the ice during their 5-1 win over Turkey in the division 2, group B world...

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Ice hockey vehicle of hope for side

"Your life is a priority and not even hockey — you want to be awake and alive".

Foraging session offers taste of nature

Taste Nature owner Clinton Chambers tries an abutilon flower or Chinese lantern given to him by...

Foraging session offers taste of nature

The owners of an organic Dunedin store and cafe gave visitors a chance to forage in their backyard which they have converted into a "mini-ecosystem".

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Govt advised to focus on the issues, not ideology

Scout Barbour-Evans. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Govt advised to focus on the issues, not ideology

The government should be focusing on building Dunedin’s new hospital rather than pregnancy terminology, a transgender parent in the city says.

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Easter rain with some ‘good breaks’

Lenox Gee, 15, of Raglan, shelters under his surfboard at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach as wet weather...

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Easter rain with some ‘good breaks’

It might pay to have some indoor activities planned for hyperactive children — and possibly some adults — who are high on sugar this Easter weekend.

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Hope cancer breakthrough will help health worldwide

University of Otago oral diagnostic and surgical sciences researcher Dr Simon Guan has led...

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Hope cancer breakthrough will help health worldwide

By combining the powerful potential of nano technologies with AI, University of Otago dentistry researchers have created a pioneering method to detect oral cancer earlier, and more accurately.