Autumn leaves fitting mark

Edit Otago Daily Times 02 May 2016
Autumn in Dunedin's Northern Cemetery offers a time for reflection, Peter Matheson writes. One walks through autumn trees, the exotics, that is, for the sheer pleasure of it ... One forgets, or I had forgotten, how extensive it is, sprawling across the Opoho slopes, the grass paths looping up and down the hill, opening up spectacular views across city and harbour ... Or to their hypocrisy?. Surely nor everyone was so ‘‘dearly beloved''? ... ....

Black Sabbath's farewell to Australasia

Edit Otago Daily Times 01 May 2016
Previous .. Next.  . Black Sabbath fans who gathered in their masses for the band's Dunedin concert on Saturday night were well behaved, police say ... • Review ... Next Europe in June.'' ... Dunedin City Council environmental health and animal services manager Ros MacGill said the council received 14 noise complaints about the concert from Central Dunedin, Northeast Valley, Opoho, Pine Hill, Ravensbourne, Signal Hill and Wakari ... ....

Band bids noisy farewell to Australasia

Edit Otago Daily Times 01 May 2016
English heavy metal band Black Sabbath perform at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. Photo supplied ... Generally, the fans were well behaved, Snr Sgt Ure said ... Next Europe in June.'' ... Dunedin City Council environmental health and animal services manager Ros MacGill said the council received 14 noise complaints about the concert from Central Dunedin, Northeast Valley, Opoho, Pine Hill, Ravensbourne, Signal Hill and Wakari ... I loved it ... ....

Parents urged 'be vigilant'

Edit Otago Daily Times 07 Apr 2016
A leading Dunedin policeman is urging parents and the wider community to take on more responsibility to help reduce crime across the city. Inspector Kelvin Lloyd said police were concerned about pockets of offending across Dunedin, mainly in the greater Forbury and Kew area, from Corstorphine to St Kilda and St Clair, the North Dunedin student area, Opoho and Ravensbourne ... "They've got to be going to a market somewhere ... ....

Public warned after five cars broken into

Edit Otago Daily Times 27 Mar 2016
The pink handbag was taken from a vehicle parked in Opoho Rd after the front passenger side window was smashed ... Snr Sgt Benn did not believe the Opoho break-in was related to the Stafford St and Manor Pl incidents ... ....

Racing: It’s all about the girls tonight

Edit Otago Daily Times 23 Mar 2016
RR Sand Dollar is a good chance in the Nevele R Fillies heat at Forbury Park tonight, despite a bad draw. Photo by Matt Smith. The 3yr-old fillies get their chance to shine at Forbury Park tonight ... Cullen Who, yet another promising pacer from Opoho breeders Kevin and Patricia Court, makes her debut at Forbury Park tonight in race 3 ... That shouldn't hurt her and if she has to sit in, that won't worry her either, as she's pretty fast ... ....

Spate of thefts from cars in Dunedin

Edit Otago Daily Times 14 Mar 2016
Police are investigating after a spate of thefts from vehicles in Dunedin on the weekend. Senior Sergeant Liz Waru, of Dunedin, said a woman saw a man smash the window of her vehicle about 1am yesterday ... Police inquiries were continuing ... - A locked vehicle parked in Opoho Rd, Northeast Valley had a front window smashed and a wallet was stolen between 11pm Saturday and 9am yesterday ... ....

Signal Hill leads: police

Edit Otago Daily Times 04 Mar 2016
Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis, of Dunedin, said Opoho residents had provided information on the attack that was promising but police had little information on another incident in southern Dunedin on Wednesday ... ....

'Freaky Friday' Fiji cyclone fundraiser

Edit Otago Daily Times 04 Mar 2016
Opoho School year 6 pupil Sebastian Cumming (10, left), year 4 pupil Isabelle Gazzard (8) and their classmates dressed up for "Freaky Friday'' to ......

Fears after attacks on Dunedin women

Edit Otago Daily Times 02 Mar 2016
A woman has been left with facial injuries and residents are worried in the wake of two nighttime street attacks on Dunedin women. In the first incident, a woman was grabbed by a male outside a property in Signal Hill Rd on Monday night. Police were not ruling out a sexual motive ... ... ... Police were also investigating an assault in Opoho on Monday night ... A police spokeswoman said in the Opoho incident, the woman was assaulted about 10.30pm....

Woman grabbed in Opoho: report

Edit Otago Daily Times 01 Mar 2016
A woman was allegedly grabbed by a male outside an Opoho ......

Life in valley rewards scrutiny

Edit Otago Daily Times 01 Feb 2016
After many years of living in the shadows and shelter of a Dunedin valley, this year finds me perched on the slopes of sunny Opoho with a bird's-eye view of Northeast Valley below ... Opoho has its fair share of steps leading you down in zigzag fashion to the valley below and these have proved a delight to discover and explore....

SPCA to open first op-shop in city

Edit Otago Daily Times 07 Jan 2016
SPCA Otago executive officer Sophie McSkimming with collie-cross Nala in North Dunedin yesterday. Photo by Peter McIntosh. SPCA Otago is set to open its first op-shop in Dunedin ... "We are really excited,'' Ms McSkimming said ... People with goods to give could bring them to the Opoho shelter ... ....
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