Stolen ute abandoned in St Clair
Stolen ute abandoned in St Clair
Police have recovered a stolen ute in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair but are still looking for the driver.
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'Out of touch': INZ’s visa message shocks family
'Out of touch': INZ’s visa message shocks family
A NZ mother has criticised the Govt's "completely out of touch" immigration system after her son’s wife was asked to go from war-torn Kharkiv to Kyiv to get travel documents processed - despite the Russian invasion.
Claim ACC discriminating over age
'Appalling': Claim ACC discriminating over age
A Dunedin woman, hurt after a backyard fall, says she was discriminated against because of her age when ACC claimed her life-altering injuries were due to osteoarthritis instead.
Springing back from attack trauma
Springing back from attack trauma
Three years after being wounded in a white-supremacist terror attack, Temel Atacocugu is walking the route the terrorist took from Dunedin to Christchurch - but his aim is to support peace and unity, rather than hatred and division.
'Out of touch': INZ’s visa message shocks family
'Out of touch': INZ’s visa message shocks family
A Dunedin mother has criticised the Govt's "completely out of touch" immigration system after her son’s wife was asked to go from war-torn Kharkiv to Kyiv to get travel documents processed - despite the Russian invasion.
Fence 'smashed in' after car crashes in St Clair
Fence 'smashed in' after car crashes in St Clair
A teenage driver escaped unscathed after his poorly maintained car crashed into a fence last night in St Clair.
Peace outweighed by conflict
Peace being outweighed by conflict
A scathing review has detailed widespread conflict at the University of Otago’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
Some students to get alternate supply during outage
Some students to get alternate supply during outage
An alternate electricity supply will be provided to some student flats when a scheduled power outage goes ahead this later week.
'Massive relief': Hope for more border rule changes
'Massive relief': Hope for more border rule changes
Removal of self-isolation for NZ travellers has been greeted with "massive bloody relief" and "misty eyes", though tourism-dependent southern businesses are urging the Govt to go a step further.
Bus services cancelled at short notice
Bus services cancelled at short notice
Sixteen Orbus services have been cancelled at short notice this evening due to a number of drivers in Dunedin being sick.
Alternate power for students hit by outages
Alternate power for students hit by outages
An alternate electricity supply will be provided to many student flats when a scheduled power outage goes ahead this later week.
Woman injured in crash on Southern Motorway
Woman injured in crash on Southern Motorway
A woman was left with moderate injuries after a car crashed into a barrier on the Southern Motorway in Dunedin this morning.
Russians at protest to support Ukrainians
Russians at protest to support Ukrainians
Protesters marched through central Christchurch and Dunedin over the weekend, carrying Ukrainian flags and placards demanding Russia stop its invasion.
Russians at protest to support Ukrainians
Russians at protest to support Ukrainians
A Russian couple who turned out to support Ukrainians at a protest in central Dunedin on Saturday say they are ashamed to say they are Russian.
Covid arrest at 'pretty wild' Castle St party
Covid arrest at 'pretty wild' Castle St party
Dunedin police are working to identify people at an out-of-control party in Castle St where a Covid positive man was arrested and other people coughed on officers.
Car fire spreads to vegetation at Waituna Lagoon
Car fire spreads to vegetation at Waituna Lagoon
Fire Crews are battling a "fully involved" car fire which has spread to the surrounding area.
Power to be cut in Covid ravaged student area
Power to be cut in Covid ravaged student area
A student says he is "pretty annoyed" about a planned energy outage which is scheduled for North Dunedin next week.
'Heart-breaking': Dunedin protesters show support for Ukraine
'Heart-breaking': Dunedin protesters show support for Ukraine
Dozens of protesters turned out in Dunedin's Octagon today to show support for peace in Ukraine and to condemn Russia's invasion of the country.
Emergency services called to Omarama Airfield
Emergency services called to Omarama Airfield
Emergency services were called to a medical event involving a plane at Omarama Airfield in the Waitaki District today.
Sign’s threat to kill dogs upsets boy and mother
Sign’s threat to kill dogs upsets boy and mother
A Dunedin woman says an aggressive sign threatening to shoot people’s pets erected at the entrance to a popular walking track at Whare Flat is unacceptable and left her child anxious.