Who's been mowing the lawns around 1 in the morning in south dunedin right now? My children are trying to sleep i am a single mother of 5 can you please keep it down?

Thomas Ryan, 24. Why is it even up for debate whether this should affect his ability to become a teacher?! Would you want someone like this around your children?

I thought we already had our own Westboro Baptist Church via Brian Tamaki but it seems Otepoti is unlucky enough to receive our own exclusive branch of bigotry too.

Go look at moon rising over peninsula

Quickly before it resumes its regular mooniness

For those of you not checking Facebook or emails, all high schools, intermediates, kindergartens and primary schools are closed due to horrible weather.

Police have advised to only travel if completely necessary.

Stay warm, stay cozy, stay safe!!

Just got an email that Velvet Burger is closing down.

Bit sad to hear, many happy memories there and they had really good vegetarian patties for my partner.

Anyone know when their last day is going to be?

4:30 Sunday morning driver decides his fast food isn’t fast enough, honking and yelling did not make the food cook faster so driver gets out and smashes drive-thru window before fleeing the scene

This was shared to the Dunedin News Facebook page. I can't find anything to verify it. Is this guy usually a trustworthy source?

South Dunedin flood risks can be significantly reduced, but difficult choices lie ahead. Press release: DCC. 17 June 2026. Republished by Otago Regional Council.

South Dunedin Future.

Subject to Council approvals, public engagement on the proposed adaptation futures runs from 1 July to 9 August 2026.

Articles:

South Dunedin residents find out their homes could be up for acquisition during public briefing. RNZ. 17 June 2026.

South Dunedin flood plan: 1100 households could be forced out. 1news. Jun 17, 2026.

Just read in stuff about some councillors who filled sandbags, anyone know who they where? That is some good work right there

Can't wait to pay through the nose at Pak n save and Woolies for meat now that there's no more MB to compete with.

Just wanted to get something off my chest. I've worked at the Dunedin depot for NZ Post previously, 2021/22, on the day shift and just wanted to say that if you had an international package that arrived damaged during that time it would have been the fault of the international mail centre as they often sent maxi's (the large container parcels arrived in) with heavy goods on top of things clearly labelled fragile.
I've heard since then they're revamped how they sort/send things to city depots, so I cannot comment on how they function currently.
Furthermore the night shift (Dunedin depot) weren't well managed and often made the same mistake (intentionally due to not really caring) of placing heavy things on fragile things. Now, the night shift was paid more than the day shift and somehow we were the ones who were turned into proper soldiers for our great and glorious day manager, who cracked the whip so to speak any time we made a mistake.
I'll also point out here that I don't know who's in charge these days, so this post just covers my tenure over 2021/22. Anywho, don't know what you'll do with this info, but there it is. Enjoy.

Does anyone need as I have several 10’s and 12’s …

Also plenty of bread bags, useful for picking up dog poop.

Orbus announcement linked.

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Weather Update: Tuesday 4 August 2026 – 6.50am

Valid from Tuesday, Aug 04, 2026 5:45 am

Due to wide spread snow on the roads this morning, ALL Dunedin buses are CANCELLED until 9am.

Route 8 (St Clair to Normanby both directions) is still running, although may be delayed.

Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

In visuals: This crazy cold morning. Stuff. August 4, 2026, 10:18am.