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Graham to stay for another year as DCC chief executive

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Graham to stay for another year as DCC chief executive

The Dunedin City Council’s chief executive signalled she wanted a two-year extension to her contract but has ended up accepting a one-year deal.

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Man taped knife to pole ready for fight

The weapon Tyler Christie took to a fight. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Man taped knife to pole ready for fight

A Dunedin man taped a blade to a metre-long metal pipe in preparation for a fight with his friend, a court has heard.

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Ex-healer avoids recall to prison

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Ex-healer avoids recall to prison

A Dunedin healer who sexually assaulted seven women will not be recalled to prison.

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Attack on officers at alcohol checkpoint admitted

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Attack on officers at alcohol checkpoint admitted

A Dunedin man has admitted attacking three police officers at an alcohol checkpoint, forcing them to Taser him.

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‘Remarkable’ 29.5°C sizzler smashes record

Otago Polytechnic students (from left) Lucy Lees, Lucia Nielsen and Hannah Scott, all 18, take a...

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‘Remarkable’ 29.5°C sizzler smashes record

Some heat-sensitive, sun-loving Dunedin residents out there may have thought yesterday’s balmy early autumn weather was on par with a summer cracker.

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Direct engagement better than liaison group: ORC

An excavator works at the Green Island Landfill. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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Direct engagement better than liaison group: ORC

A formal community liaison group need not be formed to manage the ongoing use and eventual closure of the Green Island landfill, the Dunedin City Council says.

Night shelter birthday marked with reopening

Dunedin Night Shelter manager David McKenzie in front of the newly refurbished and expanded...

Night shelter birthday marked with reopening

Singing Happy Birthday at the official opening of a building is not commonplace — but then, the Dunedin Night Shelter is not just any old place.

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‘Give it a go’: Dunedin urged to try Austen opera

NZ Opera is staging a production based on Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park. PHOTO: NZ HERALD

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‘Give it a go’: Dunedin urged to try Austen opera

A Dunedin performer is encouraging audiences to pull on their evening gloves and give opera a go this weekend.

Student musicians in harmony

Ainsley Tucker conducts young musicians at the Advanced Orchestral Workshop Day. PHOTO: PETER...

Student musicians in harmony

A new generation of musicians from Dunedin secondary schools has come together for the first time to perform as an orchestra.

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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny

Christchurch Court House. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny

Long-standing Ngāi Tahu rights that could lead to joint management of South Island waterways are being deliberated by a High Court judge.

Arrest after man seen with knife

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

Arrest after man seen with knife

Police arrest a man in Cumberland St after he was seen walking down the road wielding a kitchen knife.

46-year career ends under cloud

46-year career ends under cloud

A mental health nurse’s almost half-century career ended when he was found to have been sexually intimate with a patient in his care.

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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour

Darren Clark, a University of Otago graduate from Wellington, has been personally nominated for...

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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour

A twice award-nominated composer whose theatre career began in Dunedin says it is "just completely insane" to be in the running for the highest honour in British theatre.

Four injured in three-car crash near Waitati

Four people have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles and a cow on State Highway 1, north of Waitati tonight.

Fatal capsizing highlights failings of outdated 111 system

Two hours into an i-Catcher excursion in September 2022 the boat capsized off Good Bay, killing...

Fatal capsizing highlights failings of outdated 111 system

A boat capsize that claimed five lives off Kaikōura has shown up failings in the outdated 111 emergency call system yet again.

A light decay

A light decay

Sunrise over the Harbour Molars sculpture at the mouth of Otago Harbour.

'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1

'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1

An engine fire on a bus filled with passengers closed State Highway 1 near Pigeon Flat Rd north of Dunedin this evening.

HIV self-tests to be available at NZ pharmacies

HIV testing will soon be able to be done at home in New Zealand. File photo: Getty Images

HIV self-tests to be available at NZ pharmacies

New Zealanders who want to know if they are HIV positive can now access home tests from the pharmacy for the first time.

Minister's sister advised against baby formula rules

Andrew Hoggard, an ACT MP, dairy farmer and former president of Federated Farmers, said he was...

Minister's sister advised against baby formula rules

Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard is facing criticism over potential conflicts of interest, after it emerged his sister advised his office against introducing tougher regulation of baby formula.

South Korean president ousted over martial law move

People gather as they wait for the Constitutional Court ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's...

South Korean president ousted over martial law move

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been ousted by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his imposition of martial law.

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