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Man vowed to shoot up police station
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Man vowed to shoot up police station
A Dunedin man with a violent criminal history threatened to shoot up the police station "just like Tarrant", a court has heard.
Driver to appear in court
Driver to appear in court
The driver involved in a crash in Brockville, Dunedin, that left a person in a critical condition will appear in the Dunedin District Court today, police say.
New DIY skatepark celebrated
New DIY skatepark celebrated
A DIY skatepark on the wharf has held its official first event, hooking in both local skaters and more from further afield.
Post-quake inaction criticised
Post-quake inaction criticised
Humanitarian efforts following Myanmar’s devastating earthquake are being hampered by the country’s hostile military rulers, members of Dunedin’s Burmese community say.
A helping hand
A helping hand
The harbour cruise boat Monarch is pushed into a berth after being towed to Careys Bay by the fishing trawler Mary Ann yesterday.
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Letting some Three Waters assets fail part of strategy
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Letting some Three Waters assets fail part of strategy
Allowing some infrastructure to fail by not replacing it before its use-by date is part of the city’s approach to managing Three Waters assets, the Dunedin City Council says.
Lotto 2468
Lotto 2468
Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw.
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Puzzle pros gather for speed competition
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Puzzle pros gather for speed competition
There was a deafening silence permeating the room as speed puzzlers worked to out-jigsaw one another in Dunedin’s first speed puzzle competition.
Author set to embark on pilgrimage across Spain
Author set to embark on pilgrimage across Spain
A Dunedin-born author is preparing for another European pilgrimage, after already walking thousands of kilometres following a life-changing diagnosis.
Mural ‘amazing advertisement to city’
Mural ‘amazing advertisement to the city’
Not even the gloomy weather could take the gloss off celebrating the completion of the new Ōtepoti Dunedin mural.
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New bishop ‘at home’ in role
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New bishop ‘at home’ in role
People piled into a packed St Paul’s Cathedral to welcome Dunedin’s 11th Anglican bishop to the congregation.
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A bird in the hand
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Diving falcon sits on plinth
The New Zealand falcon, kārearea, depicted in Dunedin’s Knox Church gardens, is in dive mode, which is not quite the same as attack, its creator says.
Works to make you think, contemplate, yearn for more
Works to make you think, contemplate, yearn for more
If I could simply say this work was amazing, that would be my review done.
Infectious singalong renditions get all toe-tapping
Infectious singalong renditions get all toe-tapping
A sparse crowd of youthful and mature swamp rockers foot-tapped, sang along, danced and cajoled the Credence Clearwater Collection’s rendition of their namesake’s repertoire.
Entertainment value plentiful from IVY, youth orchestra
Entertainment value plentiful from IVY, youth orchestra
Music is a universal language with endless genres and styles.
History lecture made long night of show
History lecture made long night of show
A sparse audience in the Regent Theatre listened silently as Dion Pride recounted loving memories of his father Charley Pride, country singer and former baseballer.
Fiery halo for holy day
Fiery halo for holy day
A Balinese man is hit with burnt dried coconut leaves during a fire fight ritual ahead of the holy day of Nyepi.
World in pictures
World in pictures
Recent photographs from Reuters
NZ man deported from Australia after violent attack
NZ man deported from Australia after violent attack
A man who grabbed his partner by the throat, "lined her up", and then delivered a series of savage blows is about to be shipped back to New Zealand from Australia, the country he has called home for the past 10 years.
Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government
Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad family rule.