News | Otago Daily Times Online News

'Carnage' predicted as more electronic travel checks to come

Registrar-General and general manager Jeff Montgomery said people may need passports quickly for...

'Carnage' predicted as more electronic travel checks to come

Getting online travel documents together and sharing private information with more foreign governments is frustrating and worrying, according to an aviation commentator.

Devastating flooding in aftermath of cyclone

Flooding in Brisbane following Cyclone Alfred. Photo: Getty Images

Devastating flooding in aftermath of cyclone

When a tropical cyclone first hit, Malcolm Drysdale compared it to being "flogged quietly by wet lettuce".

Outrage at school's $10k fee

A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools.

Permit to kill protected species unlawful

Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass earthworks. Photo: Waka Kotahi/NZTA

Permit to kill protected species unlawful

A Department of Conservation (DOC) permit issued to NZTA Waka Kotahi allowing it to kill protected species at the Mt Messenger bypass site in Taranaki has been ruled unlawful.

Homicide investigation after Christchurch death

A homicide investigation is being launched after a death in Christchurch last night, police say.

Happy days

Olympian Eliza McCartney was beaming after winning the national women’s pole vault title at the national track and field championships on Saturday.

Idea to drop lake levels criticised

A pristine southern lake could suffer lasting damage if a push for more power generation leads to lower lake levels, an esteemed conservationist says.

SUBSCRIBER

Cyclone wind, rain ‘terrifying’; ‘trees down everywhere’

An image of some of the damage from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, near Brisbane yesterday. PHOTOS:...

SUBSCRIBER

Cyclone wind, rain ‘terrifying’; ‘trees down everywhere’

A former Dunedin couple living in Brisbane say they had to remove water from their swimming pool three times since ex-tropical cyclone Alfred’s relentless and "terrifying" wind and rain began wreaking havoc.

Life-saving reflector tested successfully

Dr Tom Dowling (front left) of the University of Auckland and Jamie Halla (front right) of DST...

Life-saving reflector tested successfully

A life-saving device that floats on rough seas and can be seen by satellites has been successfully tested in the Southern Ocean thanks to aluminium foil and gaffer tape.

SUBSCRIBER

Easy does it

REPORT: TIM SCOTT / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

SUBSCRIBER

Easy does it

Picking up a fridge they bought for $45 at the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre garage sale on Saturday are (from left) Alastair Fleming, Zac Evans and Nirai Smart.

Bonjour Dunedin

Bonjour Dunedin

French cruise operator Compagnie du Ponant’s vessel Le Soleal at the Fryatt St wharf yesterday, after travelling from the Snares Islands in the subantarctic.

Information on missing people sought

There are serious concerns for a man who has been missing for three months, and who was last seen in central Dunedin.

Bending over backwards to entertain

June Ward, 15, shows off her contortionist skills at the South Dunedin Street Festival on...

Bending over backwards to entertain

Since the age of 6, June Ward has been getting herself into all sorts of awkward positions.

Over 1000 shoppers queue to buy clothing by the kilogram

Over 1000 shoppers queue to buy clothing by the kilogram

Hundreds of Dunedin shoppers queued for several hundred metres to buy branded vintage clothes by the kilogram cheaper than a tray of mince.

SUBSCRIBER

Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’

About 40 swimmers gather on the Portobello jetty ahead of a 1.5km open water swim around Pudding...

SUBSCRIBER

Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’

Dunedin swimmers, young and old, donned their wetsuits and reconnected with nature by plunging into open water yesterday.

SUBSCRIBER

Refurbishment brings small school together

St Leonards School principal Sarah Thompson (right) standing with community members Pam Whipp ...

SUBSCRIBER

Refurbishment brings small school together

A Dunedin primary school has opted to have one big teaching space for its entire year 1-6 roll, instead of six individual classrooms.

Low HPV jab rates spur call

Low HPV jab rates spur call

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates are low in New Zealand following a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The sound of music

Playing a rendition of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op 64, are Bertil Feng (left) on violin and John Van Buskirk on piano at the Dunedin Concerto Competition...