Tim Scott

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Tim Scott

Inflammatory rhetoric from political leaders is to blame for a "significant" rise in anti-social behaviour, including hate speech and sexual harassment, at this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival, organisers say. Festival co-organiser Ruth Harvey, who lived in the United States during the first presidency of Donald Trump, said New Zealand needed to send a message as a country that "everyone is welcome here".

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Tim Scott

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SouthlandA Southland pub described as "putrid" by patrons is up for sale after being banned from selling alcohol. Colac Bay Tavern, near Invercargill, had its applications for new liquor licences declined over concerns which included the "unsanitary state" of an adjoining campground.

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Tim Scott

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinIt is open for only four hours a week and last served a meal before the Covid lockdown — is this New Zealand’s most peculiar pub? The unusual operating practices of Dunedin’s Harbourview Stadium Hotel have been revealed after it applied to renew its liquor licence recently.

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Tim Scott

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe owner of a Dunedin business in the heart of the city’s bus hub has accused city leaders of doing nothing other than a survey to address safety concerns. Smiths Sports Shoes owner Greg Lapwood said since the bus hub opened there had been a lack of responsiveness from both the Otago Regional Council (ORC) and Dunedin City Council (DCC) in addressing issues.

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Tim Scott

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA lack of action at Dunedin’s bus hub is leading to overcrowding and dangerous conditions elsewhere as fearful students congregate at another stop, a principal says. The concerns were raised by Otago Girls’ High School principal Bridget Davidson, who submitted on the Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) Draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-2035.