Beating the heat
Tiakaiwa Kingi, 24, of Dunedin, cools down at Outram Glen as temperatures topped 30°C on the Taieri at 3pm yesterday, as displayed on the Mosgiel clock.
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Nurse’s theft from patients ‘deceit of the highest level’
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Nurse’s theft from patients ‘deceit of the highest level’
A nurse's theft of more than $20,000 from vulnerable patients at Dunedin Hospital was "deceit of the highest level", a judge says.
Reti claims no knowledge of building sale
Reti claims no knowledge of building sale
Health Minister Shane Reti has batted away suggestions the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatients building could be sold.
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Sex offender to remain behind bars
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Sex offender to remain behind bars
A high-risk sex offender who used a hollowed-out bible to stash child-abuse material will be in prison for at least another 16 months.
Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses
Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses
Striking nurses say staffing and resourcing issues at Dunedin Hospital have reached a crisis point.
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HRT substitute embraced
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HRT substitute embraced
A global shortage of hormone replacement therapy patches has some clinicians embracing game-changing substitutes.
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Flood repair works could cost ORC up to $2.54m
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Flood repair works could cost ORC up to $2.54m
October flood repairs, including urgent work on infrastructure at the mouth of the Clutha River, could cost the Otago Regional Council up to $2.54 million, a new report says.
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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’
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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’
Asked if she thought she was as good at producing or directing as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron or even Peter Jackson for that matter, Pat Robertson just chuckled and mused about what it would be...
Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’
Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’
Staff at a poultry farm in East Otago are going through a "really tough time" as at least half the birds on site — 80,000 — are due to be culled amid an outbreak of avian flu.
Updated surgical skills training suite a boon
Updated surgical skills training suite a boon
Junior doctors from around the country are flooding back to Dunedin for surgical skills training, following a $1.8 million rebuild of the University of Otago’s surgical skills teaching facility.
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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants
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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants
A government-funded charity project offering homeless people a five-star forever home in a converted warehouse was nothing more than a "fairy tale", according to a...
Spruce-up in progress
Spruce-up in progress
Painting of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium roof has started and is expected to be completed before Christmas.
Variety programme by male choir, guests well received
Variety programme by male choir, guests well received
Dunedin Royal Male ChoirSt Paul’s CathedralMonday, December 2 The Royal Dunedin Male Choir, conducted by John Buchanan, and invited guests entertained a good-sized audience in St Paul’s...
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Driver slams critics after rail hit
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Driver slams critics after rail hit
People who can barely "drive their little town cars" should look in the mirror before criticising the driver who hit a Pine Hill handrail while driving a 20m-long truck, a truck driver says.
'All we want for Christmas is the hospital'
'All we want for Christmas is the hospital'
Christmas has arrived early at Parliament, with a posse of 20 Santas bringing their own southern wish list to the capital.
Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry
Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry
A person escaped with minor injuries after a collision between a truck and car near a Dunedin quarry this afternoon.
All Black avoids conviction for wilful damage
All Black avoids conviction for wilful damage
The All Blacks and Crusaders player who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can now be named.
Case against murder-accused a 'slam dunk'
Case against Yanfei Bao murder-accused a 'slam dunk': Crown
The case against the man accused of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao is an absolute slam dunk, the Crown has told the jury.
Pilot whales refloated after stranding at Farewell Spit
Pilot whales refloated after stranding at Farewell Spit
Pilot whales that stranded at Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island have been refloated on the high tide.
'Excessive': Officer grabbed child by throat
'Excessive': Officer grabbed child by throat
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found the use of an officers force on a child in Napier last year was unjustified.