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Faster highway speed limits from today

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (centre) and Transport Minister Chris Bishop made the...

Faster highway speed limits from today

Thirty-eight sections of the state highway network will have higher speed limits, in a move the govt believes is safe. Changes to another 49 sections of highway, including the Milford Road, are being considered.

More GPs turning away patients

Gore Health Clinic has been running a waitlist since October, when one of its doctors resigned....

More GPs turning away patients

More general practices are closing their books, with over a third of doctors turning away new patients last year. In Southland, the Gore Health Centre has been running a waitlist since October.

Strong quake jolts lower North Island

Strong quake jolts lower North Island

A strong 5.3 earthquake has rocked the lower North Island, centred 10km east of Eketāhuna in the Tararua district.

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Simms pitches mayoralty bid

Rebecca Twemlow and Andrew Simms have started a "Future Dunedin" ticket to seek election to the...

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Simms pitches mayoralty bid

A prominent Dunedin businessman has hit the accelerator on his campaign to be the city’s next mayor.

Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies

Baby Maya, held her parents, Mackenzie and Maddie Palmer, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at...

Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies

Like all parents, the only thing Maddie and Mackenzie Palmer want is for their little girl to get the most out of life.

Stranded hiker saved by in-law

Emergency services personnel talk to a woman who got lost while walking the Organ Pipes track on...

Stranded hiker saved by in-law

When a Dunedin woman called 111 for help after becoming lost in the bush, she did not think it would be her brother-in-law who would come to the rescue.

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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree

Taranaki-based artist Milarky completed the deep-sea diver piece in 2021. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree

You may not know Shane Pekama Ngatai but he has increasingly been making a name for himself around Dunedin.

Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk

A total of 34 bollards are being installed outside the front of Woolworths Dunedin Central to...

Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk

Fears of ram-raids and rising retail crime has spurred a Dunedin supermarket to take action by installing bollards.

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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki

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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki

Otago Polytechnic will continue to cut costs as it is not viable to go alone at the moment, its executive director told a meeting in Cromwell this week.

Touring memories

Touring memories

Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden manager Alan Matchett made a final tour of the grounds with staff, sharing stories and knowledge he's accumulated in his more than 40 years’ working there.

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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas

Beneficiary advocates and groups working with the country's poorest said it was disappointing...

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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas

Affordability of rates was one aspiration stressed by Dunedin councillors as they discussed draft budgets.

Plan to cut police executive

Plan to cut police executive

New police commissioner Richard Chambers wants to reduce the size of the police executive and is proposing to cut 17 roles in total.

South’s wants expressed

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says the new Health Minister has got the message about the South’s desire for a tertiary hospital as "piled and planned".

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Boy rescued after swept down Taieri

Emergency services rescue a boy from the Taieri River at Outram Glen yesterday. PHOTO: HAYDEN MEIKLE

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Boy rescued after swept down Taieri

Not a bad story for school.

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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game

The Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game

Wastewater treatment plants are hot spots for avian botulism and once an outbreak has taken place at a site, the disease will likely return, Fish & Game says.

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New hockey turf will be among first in the world

Poligras contractors spread a thin layer of rubber underlay in preparation for an Olympic Games...

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New hockey turf will be among first in the world

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games had the world’s first and only carbon zero hockey turf . Now Dunedin is getting one just like it.

Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid

Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid

Ukraine is asking for more help in its fight against Russia, saying it is a global war with significance for New Zealand.

Clock presages exciting future

University of Otago anatomy researcher Associate Prof Tim Hore conducts DNA sampling for androgen...

Clock presages exciting future

Yes, it is a clock, but it will not tell you the time of day.

Call to report bad behaviour on buses

The incident happened at the bus hub in the central city, next to the police station. Photo: ODT...

Call to report bad behaviour on buses

The Otago Regional Council and Dunedin youth are calling on the public to report bad behaviour on or around Otago’s buses.

Glad to be there to help woman on fire: friend

A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her former partner in Australia is glad she was able to be there with her friend.

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