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New Zealand Jigsaw Puzzle Association marketing and media manager Jacqui Davis, of Auckland,...

Fast fingers to fly as puzzling pros pile on the pace

Competitive puzzling is a far cry from family jigsaw night, and today Dunedin will get a front-seat view as some of the region’s quickest hands fire away to put the pieces together quicker than the...

City promo video showing sea lion being ‘disturbed’ pulled

A marketing video for Dunedin showing a sea lion being "actively disturbed" has been pulled for good after a public backlash, but one councillor maintains it was a great promotion for the city.

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Sex offender to return home early

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Sex offender to return home early

A Japanese national who plied a girl with drinks and sexually assaulted her will return home with nearly two months of his sentence remaining.

Hedge your bets with a fence

Hedge your bets with a fence

Foliage grows through temporary fencing at Dunedin’s Northern Cemetery, installed by the Dunedin City Council in February last year.

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Jones in ministerial diary mishap again

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Jones in ministerial diary mishap again

When is a ministerial meeting not a ministerial meeting?

Wet weather blamed for car crashes

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

Wet weather blamed for car crashes

A wet afternoon in Dunedin has been blamed for two car crashes involving multiple vehicles within ten minutes of each other.

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PPP model still on the cards

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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PPP model still on the cards

A public-private partnership for the new Dunedin hospital remains in play after the government refused to rule it out.

Car towing trailer rolls

Car towing trailer rolls

A car towing a trailer rolled on Three Mile Hill Rd near Dunedin yesterday evening, partly blocking the road.

Big day out

Big day out

Litia Maiono, a staff member at Pacific Trust Otago, is ready for today’s Moana Nui Festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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Full-circle award for Wild Hero

NZ Festival of Nature's Wildlife Hero of the year 2025 winner Jeannie Hayden. Photo: Isabell Harrex

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Full-circle award for Wild Hero

A lifetime of conservation work by a Dunedin woman has been marked with an award from the nature festival she helped set up almost ten years ago.

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New and old worlds joined for performance

Practising on traditional Māori musical instruments are performers (from left) Ariana Tikao,...

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New and old worlds joined for performance

A multimedia Dunedin performance company are combining Māori instruments with digital cinema to celebrate the beauty of a traditional art form.

George St in running for urban design award

HOME magazine’s Small Home of the Year 2025, "Kaka Pod" by Rafe Maclean Architects. PHOTO: SIMON...

George St in running for urban design award

The revamp of George St in Dunedin is one of 31 projects shortlisted for the 2025 Southern Architecture Awards.

Moving testament to love severely tested

Arthur and Jane: long-married, in tune with each other’s oddities, comfortable.

Phys ed school’s 75th anniversary reunion attracts 130 former students

University of Otago alumni (from left) Rosalie Mitchell, 84, of Auckland, Rex Billington, 85, of...

Phys ed school’s 75th anniversary reunion attracts 130 former students

Graduates from across seven decades of study had plenty of memories to share as the University of Otago marks a milestone in its physical education programme.

Group takes initiative on climate change

Group takes initiative on climate change

The Dunedin City Council may not have proactively pursued community opinion about potential to invest more money in zero-carbon work, but public input is coming anyway.

Offer to help Port Chalmers prompts suggestions

Offer to help Port Chalmers prompts suggestions

A person claiming to have won the $5.3 million Lotto prize sold in Port Chalmers says they want to give back to the area — and plenty of suggestions are flooding in.

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Remembering our lives in the first Covid lockdown

Craft Bar and Kitchen owner John McDonald. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Remembering our lives in the first Covid lockdown

Five years ago, almost to the day, New Zealanders went into their first Covid-19 Lockdown.

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Pest eradication to save species

Rodent spotter Piki and her dog handler, Fin Buchanan, arriving at mouse-infested Auckland Island...

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Pest eradication to save species

Vital island havens for rare birds are dependent on them being pest-free.

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Funding urgent, researchers say

Post-doctoral researcher Dr Amy Liu of Monash University Auckland sifting leaf litter for...

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Funding urgent, researchers say

Extermination of pests on New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands needs urgent funding to enable critical climate change studies.

King briefly in hospital for cancer treatment side effects

King briefly in hospital for cancer treatment side effects

King Charles required a short period of observation in hospital after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said yesterday.

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