Floral performance delights crowd
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.
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Claus catastrophe kept at bay
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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.
Pupil surprised by win in writing contest
Pupil surprised by win in writing contest
When Ash Boraman-Ritchie completed a writing test earlier this year she was not too confident she had done well.
Expecting George St market to be a hit
Expecting George St market to be a hit
George St will be the location for the next iteration of the Thieves Alley Market in the new year.
Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital
Hipkins pledges 'full rebuild' of Dunedin hospital
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has pledged to complete the new Dunedin hospital if his party is elected in 2026.
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Hopes are high Dunedin’s live music scene can be revived with the appointment of a blended band of experienced, young, passionate and knowledgeable people for the DCC's Ōtepoti music advisory panel.
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
About 40 residents of an apartment complex in Dunedin had to be evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the building, rupturing a gas line.
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Shocked after knife brandished at girl
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Shocked after knife brandished at girl
A Dunedin mother is shocked by the response from police after a man brandished a knife at her 11-year-old daughter.
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Investigation into DCC
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Investigation into DCC
An investigation is being undertaken into the Dunedin City Council’s financial reporting, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
A Dunedin nightclub worker who plied a schoolgirl with drinks and sexually abused her was arrested at the airport as he awaited a flight home to Japan, a court has heard.
Summer games held across city
Summer games held across city
A hint of sporting fever has hit Dunedin with the Regional Summer Games being held over the weekend.