Having a barbecue lunch as part of the annual University Mental Health Day Festival yesterday are University of Otago students Hanna Hogg (left), of Christchurch, and Wingke Chen, of Auckland.
Dunedin principals are concerned about the future of the healthy lunches in schools programme after leaked documents revealed proposed cuts to it in a Ministry of Education restructure.
The annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival brought thousands of extra visitors to the small town, celebrating the colourful season along with a range of events both inside and out.
Despite heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Otago and Southland, the Anzac spirit was strong and southerners turned out en masse to honour those touched by war.