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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'

Ollie Charlesworth believes Dunedin is ready for a reset in this year’s council elections. PHOTO:...

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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'

An overthrow of Dunedin City Council incumbents could be coming if the masses are inspired to rise up, a 24-year-old political aspirant says.

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Innovation needed to fashion pods

High-tech pods created to display Eden Hore's fashion collection, like the one seen here in...

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Innovation needed to fashion pods

A massive, high-tech "Lego set", inspired by the Maniototo landscape, has been created by a Dunedin company to display some of the country’s top fashion.

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Fierce Grey Power boss busier than ever at 85

Grey Power Otago president Jo Millar is celebrating her 20th year as president of the association...

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Fierce Grey Power boss busier than ever at 85

If it wasn’t for Jo Millar, where would we be?

Warning of frosts as skies clear for Anzac Day

Among the autumn leaves in Queens Gardens yesterday are Paisley Timms, 5, of Waiwera South, and...

Warning of frosts as skies clear for Anzac Day

MetService is warning of overnight frosts for much of the South Island, as skies clear around the country leading into Anzac Day.

Vatican crowd in shock - Dunedin photographer

Vatican crowd in shock - Dunedin photographer

A Dunedin-born photographer has described an "eerie" atmosphere in the Vatican City, just hours after the death of Pope Francis.

Named crosses for remembrance field

Named crosses for remembrance field

Brothers (from left) Jack, 9, and Rory, 6, McKee and their cousin Tom McKee, 9, of Waikaia, hold crosses they will add to Toitū Otago Settlers Museum’s field of...

Study in gold

Study in gold

University of Otago student Olivia Erai, 19, walks among the autumn leaves in Union St, Dunedin, yesterday.

Francis warm, open man who ‘went to his own drum’

Francis warm, open man who ‘went to his own drum’

Pope Francis was a warm and open man who "went to his own drum", Dunedin’s bishop says.

Garage fire catalyst for caravan holidays

The Sintmaartensdyk family (from left) Ruby, 13, Andre, Monty, 11, Lisa and their dog Van make...

Garage fire catalyst for caravan holidays

Losing their camping gear to a garage fire did not stop a Dunedin family from continuing their family camping tradition.

Hundreds gather for Chinese Easter games

Christina Wen, for Wellington, looks to pass the ball at yesterday’s basketball tournament.

Hundreds gather for Chinese Easter games

The New Zealand Chinese Association’s Easter games at the Edgar Centre wrapped up yesterday.

Driver flees after crash

Emergency services attend a vehicle accident in Glen Rd yesterday morning.

Drivers urged to look out for sea lions on coastal roads

The pup nests are near a grass verge a metre from the road near Hoopers Inlet.

Drivers urged to look out for sea lions on coastal roads

Driving to the conditions is an important skill — and that goes double if you spot a sea lion on the road, advocates warn.

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Dunedin rapist preyed on teenage girls

Jodin Crawford-Cooke has been jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of raping two...

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Dunedin rapist preyed on teenage girls

A Dunedin man who raped two girls, violated one while driving his moped, and said "having sex was like a competition" has been jailed for seven years.

Town meets country

Town meets country

Glenleith, a blend of rural and semi-rural living, was formerly the location of Donaldsons Nursery.

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‘Dos and don’ts’ of attracting birds

A hungry tūī swoops in for a meal from a sugar water feeder in north Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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‘Dos and don’ts’ of attracting birds

Attracting birds to your yard might mean you are providing a good habitat, University of Otago zoology professor Bruce Robertson says.

Cliff-face rescuers ‘incredible’

A rescuer pats the dog rescued with its owner from the cliffs at St Clair on Sunday night. PHOTO:...

Cliff-face rescuers ‘incredible’

A Dunedin woman at the centre of a three-hour cliff rescue drama says the emergency services that saved her were "absolutely incredible".

Witness to claim Beckenridge received help faking deaths

John Beckenridge’s car is recovered from Curio Bay in 2015. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Witness to claim Beckenridge received help faking deaths

A coronial hearing will hear from a witness claiming John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike were helped to escape after they disappeared in Southland a decade ago.

Three-hour ordeal: Woman, dog rescued from cliff

Specialist lines crews arrive in Cliffs Rd. Photo: Ruby Shaw

Three-hour ordeal: Woman, dog rescued from cliff

A major rescue operation ended a three-hour ordeal for a woman and a dog, trapped on a St Clair cliff after a recovery attempt gone awry.

Interest fires up in saving old engines

Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society member Errol Thompson and his grandchildren (from left)...

Interest fires up in saving old engines

A society dedicated to owning and restoring old fire engines is experiencing some growing pains.

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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not

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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not

Curbing waste emissions has gone better than expected for the DCC, but the rest of the city may be holding it back as decisions loom about zero-carbon goals and how much to invest to achieve them.

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