Chris Morris

A $25 million contract to complete the State Highway 88 shared path to Port Chalmers has been awarded and work is expected to start before Christmas, it has been confirmed.

A popular children's author has been asked not to speak at a retreat for Catholic school principals in Central Otago, after defending a disgraced bishop's sexual relationship with a young woman.

The director of Dunedin's art gallery has taken two more institutions under his wing, and says he is looking forward to building on their strengths.

Fulton Hogan says the safety of staff is its top priority as it vows to learn from its mistakes following last week's roller crash.

An incident in which a Fulton Hogan roller crashed off Portobello Rd and into Otago Harbour has prompted a wider investigation of the company's performance, the Dunedin City Council says.

The cone of silence has descended again on the Catholic Church's investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations by a former Dunedin bishop.

The Dunedin City Council says a $400,000 investment in Project China in recent years is dwarfed by the economic benefits flowing back to the city.

A cyclist was taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car last night.

Dunedin City Council contractor Fulton Hogan staff may be feeling a little flat after one of their rollers took an unscheduled dip in Otago Harbour.

Dunedin Mayor-elect Aaron Hawkins has extended his winning margin again following the release of final election results this afternoon.

A large inner-city commuter car park in Dunedin is still set to close for two months, but the Dunedin City Council is unable to say when.

A ribbon-tying initiative in the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin has been launched to support victims of historic sexual abuse, but not everybody is happy.

Dunedin's next mayor has no plans to give up hitchhiking to work, despite his new job.

Dunedin city councillor Christine Garey is saying little as others pick her as the frontrunner to become deputy mayor.

The only Dunedin city councillor to lose his seat this election has thanked his supporters and offered to help where he can.

Dunedin city councillor Jim O'Malley says he is likely to walk away at the end of the next term, after missing out on the mayoralty and facing a difficult three years ahead.

Local body election voter turnout was down for almost all southern councils, bucking a national trend which saw 44.4% of eligible people vote - up 2.4%, despite dire predictions of low turnout in...