News | Otago Daily Times Online News

SUBSCRIBER

‘Things we love and cherish ... at risk’

SUBSCRIBER

‘Things we love and cherish ... at risk’

Museums, libraries, pools and playgrounds are among spending priorities at risk if the government’s back-to-basics direction for councils takes hold, a Dunedin city councillor says.

SUBSCRIBER

Mayors challenge claim not sticking to basics

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

SUBSCRIBER

Mayors challenge claim not sticking to basics

Being told to get back to basics and keep rates rises in check would be easier to swallow if central government did not add to the financial challenge, mayors in the South say.

Shield gets growl of approval

Green Island Rugby Football Club players of Abbotsford School put their claws up as Ollie Moore,...

Shield gets growl of approval

Real grizzly bears might have been frightened by all the growling at Abbotsford School yesterday when members of the Green Island Rugby Football Club dropped in for a visit.

Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman

Protesters took to the streets of Dunedin yesterday to remind the city about the threat of...

Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman

The arrest of six coal protesters who shut down the Dunedin Railway Station was an act of "selfless martyrdom", a spokesman for the group says.

Girl, 14, arrested after crash

Girl, 14, arrested after crash

A teenage girl crashed a stolen car with a blown tyre after leading police on a high-speed chase through South Dunedin yesterday morning, police say.

St John stalwarts calling time

Leaving the Order of St John after over 100 years combined are district operations manager for...

St John stalwarts calling time

Pauline Buchanan and Pat Bain were both encouraged to join the Order of St John as children by their mothers in 1968.

SUBSCRIBER

Competition brings festive feel to city

Christmas decorations line shop-fronts in George St, including at St Vincent de Paul. PHOTOS:...

SUBSCRIBER

Competition brings festive feel to city

Snowmen, nutcrackers and even the Grinch adorned shopfront windows in George St as businesses vied to be the best decorated.

Singing to shoppers

Singing to shoppers

Members of the Knox Church Children's Choir entertain shoppers in George St yesterday with a selection of Christmas carols.

Councillors abused after vote

The nine Nelson Tasman cases are all from one household. Photo: Getty Images

Councillors abused after vote

Nelson councillors have been receiving abusive emails after a majority voted that the city council boycott businesses which operate in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.

Australia sees massive spike in anti-Islam hate

Independent Australian senator Fatima Payman has received Islamophobic and violent letters. Photo...

Australia sees massive spike in anti-Islam hate

Horrific stories of Australian Muslims being attacked, assaulted and abused with expletive-ridden tirades reveal the personal stories behind a rise in acts of religious-based hate.

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

The scene of an explosion in which Russian general Igor Kirillov, in charge of nuclear protection...

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons has been assassinated in Moscow using a bomb hidden in an electric scooter.

Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest

The fast-track legislation has passed its third and final reading in Parliament.

Wood you look at that

Otago Woodturners Guild club president Ray Palmer, of Dunedin, holds a platter bowl he made from chestnut.

Luxon a 'drop-nuts' if he avoids Waitangi - Waititi

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Luxon a 'drop-nuts' if he avoids Waitangi - Waititi

The prime minister not attending Waitangi Day would show he "has no balls and may be a drop-nuts", Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says.

Coal protesters sentenced to community work

Police talk to supporters of the protest, two of whom are seated at the back of the coal train’s...

Coal protesters sentenced to community work

Six coal protesters whose demonstration shut down the Dunedin Railway Station have been convicted over their actions.

Vanuatu quake: One dead, tsunami warning lifted

Scenes from Port Vila in Vanuatu post-earthquake. Photo: Facebook / Michael Thompson

Vanuatu quake: One dead, tsunami warning lifted

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 has struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, damaging buildings and cars with at least one person reported killed.

DCC seeks commercial tenants for South D complex

The exterior design for the South Dunedin Library and Community Complex. Image: Supplied

DCC seeks commercial tenants for South D complex

South Dunedin’s planned $22 million library will require commercial tenants to keep the project financially sustainable, the Dunedin City Council says.

Two-vehicle crash blocks intersection

Two-vehicle crash blocks intersection

A South Dunedin road was partially blocked after a two-vehicle crash today.

Alleged spy linked to Andrew denies wrongdoing

Prince Andrew has issued a statement to the BBC and other media in which he said he had ...

Alleged spy linked to Andrew denies wrongdoing

A Chinese national with close links to Prince Andrew says he's done nothing wrong and isn't a spy, after the businessman was named in court as being a suspected agent.

Getting answers about the new Dunedin hospital

Protesters make their thoughts known on the plans to downgrade the new hospital. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Getting answers about the new Dunedin hospital

Health authorities sat on information about the new Dunedin hospital for months as the project spiralled out of control, emails show.

Search form

Search form