Shuttle parking change
Shuttle parking change
New signs have been placed outside Dunedin’s Toitū Otago Settlers Museum to help with cruise ship shuttle parking.
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Documents hint at 10% rates rises for 3 years
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Documents hint at 10% rates rises for 3 years
Dunedin residents could be facing rates rises of almost 10% a year for the next three years.
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Call for council to ramp up spend on events
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Call for council to ramp up spend on events
Dunedin should ramp up its spending to attract events before Christchurch’s new stadium gets established, councillors have been told.
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Family still living in ‘limbo’ after last year’s floods
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Family still living in ‘limbo’ after last year’s floods
A young South Dunedin family stuck in "limbo" since last year’s floods have been left bouncing between rentals while a decision on what to do with their extensively damaged home drags on.
‘Bit of a shock’ to spot mysterious weka in city
‘Bit of a shock’ to spot mysterious weka in city
Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, or Christopher Luxon — a sighting of any of these in Dunedin would be considered extremely rare. And once upon a time, a sighting of Dunedin’s mysterious and...
Wet end to weekend for Otago coast
Wet end to weekend for Otago coast
A change in the weather is expected to bring a very wet Sunday for those in coastal Otago, including Dunedin, MetService says.
Planting the seeds of success
Planting the seeds of success
From little acorns, mighty oaks grow.
Ill-gotten gains
Ill-gotten gains
Police investigating the burglary of an air ambulance in Mosgiel have located a trove of stolen items from several other suspected burglaries.
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Plan dashed as lodge to be sold
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Plan dashed as lodge to be sold
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is disappointed his plan to help solve the homeless crisis in the city is no longer an option.
Getting into character
Getting into character
The former Forbury Park raceway is being used for costume fittings for the Netflix production of East of Eden, which is being filmed in Dunedin for several days, starting tomorrow.
Council’s verges policy may change
Council’s verges policy may change
Dunedin residents enraged by a council policy to save money by letting grass verges become overgrown appear to have scored a victory.
Brushing up on basketball skills
Brushing up on basketball skills
Crossover Basketball hosted its Low Hoop Summer Basketball camp in Dunedin, Mosgiel and Oamaru this past week.
Show day beckons
Show day beckons
Bella Robson, of Timaru, warms up her horse, Digby, at the Taieri A&P Showgrounds in Mosgiel yesterday for a big day today at the annual Taieri A&P Show.
Nitrous oxide use focus of study
Nitrous oxide use focus of study
People know less about recreational nitrous oxide use than they think they do, after a new study found just 28.1% knew about its ability to inactivate the B12 vitamin.
Research challenges govt stance on smoking
Research challenges govt stance on smoking
New research by the University of Otago calls into question the government’s decision to abandon game-changing measures to mandate very-low-nicotine cigarettes.
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Eco-focused producers: a struggle to grow
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Eco-focused producers: a struggle to grow
Produce from local, ecologically-focused farms straight into shoppers’ baskets supports biodiversity, our climate and community resilience, but the groundswell of small vegetable farmers...
Harbour sparkles for rowers
Harbour sparkles for rowers
Rowers train on Otago Harbour on a bright summer evening earlier this week.
Warrant leads to trove of stolen goods
Warrant leads to trove of stolen goods
Police investigating the burglary of an air ambulance helicopter in Mosgiel have located a trove of stolen items from several other suspected burglaries.
Cadbury site may be back on cards
Cadbury site may be back on cards
Contractors working on the new Dunedin hospital have been given an indication that the Cadbury site will be built on.
Stadium boss challenges collaboration plans
Stadium boss challenges collaboration plans
The boss of Christchurch's new stadium says big acts will only play in one South Island city and Dunedin will inevitably lose out.