Lundy to appear before Parole Board
Lundy to appear before Parole Board
Mark Lundy is scheduled to appear before the Parole Board on Thursday.
Outage shows weakness: tech leader
Outage shows weakness: tech leader
A widely disruptive internet failure caused by rats and human error shows the vulnerability of the South’s network, a technology leader says.
Chimney cracks 'might not be new'
Cracked chimney stack forces closure of gasworks museum
Cracks in the Dunedin Gasworks Museum’s 25m-high brick chimney may not be that new.
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Hospital’s mental health facilities to undergo major upgrade
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Hospital’s mental health facilities to undergo major upgrade
A major redevelopment of Wakari Hospital will start with a troubled ward previously described as "not fit for purpose" and "volatile".
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Care urged after deadly start to year
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Care urged after deadly start to year
Otago's emergency services are pleading with drivers to take care over Easter after the deadliest start to the year on the region’s roads in five years.
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Central Otago rapist fails in bid for freedom
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Central Otago rapist fails in bid for freedom
A Central Otago man who raped a sleeping woman has failed in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
No paper tomorrow
No paper tomorrow
The Otago Daily Times will not be published tomorrow, Good Friday.
Work to start: ‘Overdue’ and ‘inevitable’
Work to start: ‘Overdue’ and ‘inevitable’
News that work on the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatients building is about to start is "overdue" and won’t make up for months of delays, a former project leader says.
Man on multiple charges
Man on multiple charges
A man who allegedly stole an e-bike and two e-scooters from the same Dunedin street has been arrested.
Witness describes horror scooter crash
Witness describes horror scooter crash
A witness has described the horrific aftermath of a collision in central Dunedin which left an e-scooter rider in a critical condition.
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
A proposed solution for a problematic North Dunedin intersection that would not involve adding traffic lights shows advice from the trucking industry has been heeded, a roading lobby group says.
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Appearance of wooden shack ‘unsurprising’
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Appearance of wooden shack ‘unsurprising’
A wooden shack has been built by a homeless man at the Oval in Dunedin.
Lotto 2473
Lotto 2473
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
School holiday fun
School holiday fun
Rory Harrolds, from King’s High School, fires the ball at the goal during a three-day Otago Water Polo camp at Moana Pool.
ACC hammering home safety message
ACC hammering home safety message
Work should not hurt — that is the mantra ACC is trying to hammer home for construction workers and tradespeople in Otago and Southland.
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Disco inferno as bar owners dispute mirror ball's owernship
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Disco inferno as bar owners dispute mirror ball's owernship
A tug-of-war over a disco ball has sparked an unlikely conflict between the owners of two of Dunedin’s live music venues.
Boaters say water-dwelling becoming unaffordable
Boaters say water-dwelling becoming unaffordable
The roughly 35,000 people for whom the waterways of England and Wales are home are worried that a longtime low-cost alternative to living on solid ground is now unaffordable.
NZ experienced fast population growth in decade
NZ experienced fast population growth in decade
In the five years to December 2023, NZ's population grew from 4.94 million to 5.31 million.
Christchurch man jailed over black market tobacco
Christchurch man jailed over black market tobacco
A Christchurch man behind a major black market tobacco operation has been jailed for more than three years.
Patient left with PTSD after GP fails to insert contraceptive
Patient left with PTSD after GP fails to insert contraceptive
A patient was left with PTSD, depression and felt demoralised and demeaned after they got pregnant and had an abortion when a doctor failed to re-insert their contraceptive device.