Just spinning a yarn
Just spinning a yarn
Dunedin Spinners and Weavers Guild member Barbara Quin spins yarn at the guild’s monthly meeting at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.
Man barred from bus
Man barred from bus
A Dunedin man was kicked off a bus after threatening the driver and fellow passengers, police say.
Self-defence claim disputed in closing addresses
Self-defence claim disputed in closing addresses
A jury has repeatedly watched every tragic moment of a Dunedin schoolboy being stabbed to death.
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New rules hit airport hard, DCC hears
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New rules hit airport hard, DCC hears
New regulations on Dunedin Airport are "another fairly rough deal" from the government — and the city council may need to step in and help, councillors have heard.
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Robertson praises the ‘soft skills’ of the arts
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Robertson praises the ‘soft skills’ of the arts
The long-delayed and awaited lecture by Grant Robertson to the University of Otago School of Arts has finally gone ahead, with no protesters in sight.
NZ govt’s silence at key stages of Gaza conflict ‘deafening’
NZ govt’s silence at key stages of Gaza conflict ‘deafening’
New Zealand’s silence at key stages of the Gaza conflict has been "deafening", a leading international relations academic says.
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‘Just’ Dunedin tagline dumped by DCC
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‘Just’ Dunedin tagline dumped by DCC
It's "just" Dunedin no longer.
Push for Dunedin to piggyback on Netflix show
Push for Dunedin to piggyback on Netflix show
The release of a highly anticipated Netflix show could inspire people to find their own slice of Eden in Otago, Dunedin councillors were told.
One with the tide, going with the flow
One with the tide, going with the flow
A seagull casts its eye over the first rehearsal of University of Melbourne Victorian College of Arts head of dance Professor Carol Brown’s Saltlines for Sealion Women at St Clair Beach...
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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years
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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years
Four masked businessmen held together by their ties are about to hit the streets of Dunedin.
Milestone celebrated
Milestone celebrated
Ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dunedin Fringe Festival ahead of its opening night birthday event is festival co-director Ruth Harvey.
Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended
Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended
The search for a surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach has been suspended.
Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years
Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine more years in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement, the Interpress news agency reported.
World-first discharge for artificial heart patient
World-first discharge for artificial heart patient
Almost two decades after his father died from heart failure, Daniel Timms has helped to transform treatment for patients across the globe.
Teacher who groomed students named
Teacher who groomed students named
A Whanganui High School teacher who groomed two students can now be named as Jason Shepherd.
Rising temperatures impact global water cycle
Rising temperatures impact global water cycle
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again.
Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report
Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report
Nearly 98% of health IT experts and healthworkers say proposed cuts to Health NZ's digital services budget will hurt patients, according to a new survey.
Pakistan frees 155 hostages from train
Pakistan frees 155 hostages from train
Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in the southwest of the country, security sources said today.
Student hit by train dies
Student hit by train dies
A Matamata College student has died after being hit by a train this afternoon in Matamata.
Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells
Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells
Large swells have cancelled Cook Strait sailings on both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries.