The best view in town
The best view in town
WashCo’s Shinya Nomura cleans the ASB Regional Centre Otago windows yesterday.
Mark John
Rotting sign to be replaced with replica
Rotting sign to be replaced with replica
A Dunedin sign that evoked the entrance to another world is to be replaced with a replica.
Leave our rubbish bins alone, pupils say
Leave our rubbish bins alone, pupils say
Soiled nappies and empty alcohol bottles are just some of the items a Dunedin secondary school’s fed-up pupils keep discovering in their bins.
One hurt after Warbird crashes
One hurt after Warbird crashes
One person has been moderately hurt after a 1930s British biplane flown at the Warbirds over Wanaka air show crashed while landing in Cromwell.
Boost of at least m from air show
Boost of at least m from air show
Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow will have injected more than $40 million into the resort town’s economy, the Wanaka Business Chamber says.
One hurt after Warbird crashes in Cromwell
One hurt after Warbird crashes in Cromwell
One person has been moderately hurt after a 1930s British biplane flown at the Warbirds over Wanaka air show crashed while landing in Cromwell.
Misogynistic attitudes tackled
Misogynistic attitudes tackled
A disturbing number of teenage boys are learning how to treat women from misogynist online influencers, Dunedin secondary schools have been told.
Disabled community protests funding rules, cuts
Disabled community protests funding rules, cuts
Dunedin's disabled community feels dismissed and undervalued by the government’s recently announced funding reductions.
Lack of light on charter school conversion
Lack of light on charter school conversion
Schools and communities are being "left in the dark" about state school to charter school conversion, the secondary schools union leader says.
Team effort to retrieve ring from drain
Team effort to retrieve ring from drain
The search for a lost ring brought together an unlikely fellowship for a quest to the depths of a muddy North Dunedin drain.
Concern over plan for ethnic ministry cuts
Concern over plan for ethnic ministry cuts
A Dunedin MP says plans to cut staff bridging the gap between ethnic communities and the government are worrying.
Selling to save
Selling to save
Tibetan monk and Dhargyey Buddhist Centre spiritual director Lhagon Tulku, of Dunedin, holds an item during a garage sale on Saturday to raise funds to save grade 1-listed heritage property 22...
Protesters call for boycott of McDonald’s
Protesters call for boycott of McDonald’s
Marches of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, and now a boycott of some international brands, continue to attract hundreds every weekend in Dunedin.
Journalists take the plunge in solidarity
Journalists take the plunge in solidarity
Supporting efforts to free an American journalist imprisoned in Russia for a year is a way of standing up for journalists everywhere, says the organiser of a swim at Brighton Beach in Dunedin.
Festival chance to showcase cultures
Festival chance to showcase cultures
It was an honour and a privilege to showcase their cultures at another successful Moana Nui Festival, members of Dunedin’s Pasifika community said.
Protesters call for boycott of McDonald's
Protesters call for boycott of McDonald's
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets over the weekend to call for a ceasefire in Gaza - and now a boycott of some international brands.
Protesters demand ceasefire, boycotts in solidarity with Gaza
Protesters demand ceasefire, boycotts in solidarity with Gaza
Hundreds of protesters marched through central Dunedin calling again for a ceasefire in Gaza and a boycott of some international brands.
Pupil to attend international science forum in London
Pupil to attend international science forum in London
An East Otago High School pupil set to travel to the United Kingdom for a science forum is keen to battle the perception people at rural schools are not destined for excellence.
Gumboot run under way
Gumboot run under way
A Dunedin high school is in the middle of its 24-hour run to fundraise for mental health charity Gumboot Friday.
School fights for roll after ministry urges it to cut numbers
School fights for roll after ministry urges it to cut numbers
A Dunedin primary school is going back and forth with the Ministry of Education to retain its school roll after being urged to cut back pupil numbers.