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‘No engagement’ about glass issue: supermarket

The University of Otago proctor has joined police in calling for a ban on the sale of alcohol in...

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‘No engagement’ about glass issue: supermarket

A supermarket giant has hit out at a bid by police and the University of Otago to restrict the sale of alcohol in glass bottles in North Dunedin.

Pair chosen to hone skills as lifeguards

Charlotte Underwood-Nicol, pictured exiting the surf at Brighton Beach yesterday, will travel to...

Pair chosen to hone skills as lifeguards

The surf had better be up for a pair of high-performing Dunedin surf lifeguards headed to Mt Maunganui this week.

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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’

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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’

A Dunedin city councillor has questioned why a nearly $150m package to boost Dunedin’s walking and cycling infrastructure was included in the council’s budget.

Meet, greet and buy

Meet, greet and buy

Artsenta artist Lizzette Haddon displays some of her multimedia artworks which were for sale at the annual Artsenta Market, in Princes St, yesterday.

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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport

Chamber of Coffee, the cafe at the top of the escalators at Dunedin Airport, is set to close next...

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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport

Customers at Dunedin Airport will only be able to buy food and drink from one seller once a local operator bids farewell.

Vehicle in mechanic’s custody

Vehicle in mechanic’s custody

Police and passers-by attempt to shut off a malfunctioning electric police car in Bow Lane about 11.50am yesterday.

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Division over tree’s potential removal

A large pōhutukawa at the corner of Fifield and Tweed Sts is blocking views and causing damage to...

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Division over tree’s potential removal

A large protected pōhutukawa tree is damaging a historic Dunedin home and needs to be removed, the house’s owner says.

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Polytech cutting three more courses

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Polytech cutting three more courses

Otago Polytechnic has announced further cuts to courses as confusion reigns in the vocational education sector.

Globe’s exuberant production a special treat

Shipwrecked twins Viola (Sacha McConnon, standing) and Sebastian (Sam Kelly). Photo: Don Townsend

Globe’s exuberant production a special treat

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Dunedin Sound infused University of Otago in the 1980s - can they come together in a coherent and satisfying whole?

Visitors being urged to come in off the highway

Visitors being urged to come in off the highway

Tūhura Otago Museum has taken over the Dunedin signs on the Northern and Southern Motorways to encourage visitors to the city to visit the "Lego Relics: A New World Rises" exhibition, which...

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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles

Wakari resident Suzanne Middleton stands outside the South Dunedin Community Pop-up Library,...

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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles

Dunedin people who "cannot afford a Cromwell crib" to spend their holidays at have been left high and dry with the closure of the city’s public libraries, a concerned resident says.

Royalty law for artists welcomed

Royalty law for artists welcomed

A Dunedin artist is "delighted" with a legislation change that will allow artists to see more profits from their work.

Solar power company goes into liquidation

SolarZero directors say the company explored a range of options for a restructure, but were...

Solar power company goes into liquidation

A nationwide solar power company that was founded in Christchurch has been put into liquidation, leaving some customers worried about the contracts they have signed with the business.

Health NZ staff 'filled with anxiety' over proposed job cuts

Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora employees set to lose their jobs say the restructure process has been gruelling and staff are distressed and filled with anxiety.

Inside the prison set to become NZ's largest

Waikeria prison, about a 45 minute drive from Hamilton, is to see 810 bed expansion. Photo: RNZ /...

Inside the prison set to become NZ's largest

Corrections says Waikeria prison is on track to become the largest prison in the country, upon completion of facilities adding more than 1400 beds.

University wants glass bottle ban

Broken glass has been a long-running problem on the streets of North Dunedin. Photo: File image /...

'Real problem': Otago University wants glass bottle ban

The University of Otago wants the sale of glass bottles to be banned at liquor stores around its main campus in a bid to clean up the broken glass problem.

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Ban on new off-licences may not be enough

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Ban on new off-licences may not go far enough, councillors told

Banning new off-licences in Dunedin's student quarter may not be enough to combat the "mountain of alcohol-related harm" the city faces, councillors have heard.

One dead, 13 injured after tourist bus crash

The scene of a crash on SH1, north of Tīrau. Photo: RNZ / Natalie Akoorie

One dead, 13 injured after tourist bus crash

One person is dead and 13 others are injured after a small bus loaded with international tourists collided with two vehicles on State Highway 1 in Waikato this afternoon.

Victim named in Blenheim homicide investigation

The woman who was found dead at a Blenheim property on Monday can now be named.

First new charter school set to open

David Seymour said Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki will open in Christchurch at the start...

First new charter school set to open

New Zealand's first new charter school will open in Christchurch at the start of next year.

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