Ruby Shaw

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Laine Priestley |Ruby Shaw

Monday, 2 June 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe face of an upcoming programme showcasing Māori across Te Waipounamu (the South Island) hopes it will encourage all people to connect to the land. Tonight the show, called Nomad, will premiere on Whakaata Māori and online platform MĀORI+.

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller |Ruby Shaw

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDCCWalk-outs, insults, political manoeuvring and cackling councillors. It was anything but your usual Dunedin City Council meeting. Ruby Shaw and Grant Miller explore why this year’s long-term plan hearing was overshadowed by the drama.

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe absence of senior staff from Dunedin’s long-term plan hearings showed a lack of respect for submitters and a "thumbing of the nose" towards elected members, a councillor says. Three councillors have raised concerns about fewer members of the executive leadership team (ELT) being at last week’s long-term plan hearing than in previous years.

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Mark John

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDemolition may be the only option for a historic Dunedin structure damaged by a recent earthquake, an experienced bricklayer warns. However, the trust that runs the Dunedin Gasworks Museum says it is hopeful it can retain as much of the 118-year-old chimney at the museum as possible — it is the oldest structure on site.

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Shawn McAvinue

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeOther NewsA South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction". On April 9 it was announced that from July, government agencies would be directed to use woollen fibre products in the construction and refurbishment of publicly funded buildings "where practical and appropriate".