Mark Price

Dunedin's Catholic diocese is floating the idea of a major upgrade of its St Patrick's Basilica, in South Dunedin.

An improved "Caversham corridor" and completion of the cycleway between Dunedin and Port Chalmers remain the top two priorities, in their fields, in the final version of the three-year, $530 million Otago Regional Land Transport Programme.

The New Zealand Transport Agency plans to plant shrubs alongside part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway so motorists are not distracted by a colourful, heart-shaped memorial.

The next step in the recovery of money from convicted fraud Michael Swann is due to begin in about three weeks.

David Bain's former cell-mate, Rex Haig, believes Mr Bain has little hope of getting compensation for the 13 years he spent in prison.

Mental toughness, a good mate and a short length of rope helped a Waihola tahr hunter survive an ordeal in the Southern Alps during Queen's Birthday weekend.

An unemployed South Dunedin gibstopper took a "humiliating" and "embarrassing" step yesterday and fronted up to rush hour traffic with a plea for work.

Dunedin gibstopper David Crosbie's first day at work for four months has been a success.

Eighteen and 19-year-olds will be barred from the new Bowling Green Hotel, in Moray Pl, from Friday onwards.

A rural landowner in Dunedin is annoyed and perplexed at the way the Dunedin City Council has been adjusting his rates.

Dunedin's market gardeners have become bogged down in mud as the city heads for one of its wettest Mays on record.

New cycleways are likely to be one of the first casualties as the Otago regional transport committee scrambles to adapt its roading programme to fit new government policy.