Brenda Harwood

The Dunedin City Council grants subcommittee recently allocated $400,000 to seven place-based community groups across the city. The funding, which ranges in amounts from $13,000 to $63,000, will be...

The PledgeMe crowdfunding campaign launched by Dunedin’s Ocho Chocolate company has raised $407,000 in its first three days.

Connecting job seekers and employers, with the help of the Flexi-wage tool, is a major focus for the Ministry of Social Development.

A new women’s twilight summer football league kicks off next week.

The West Harbour Community Board welcomed its newest member before getting down to business at last week’s regular meeting.

The tranquil surroundings of Dunedin’s Northern Cemetery are a peaceful resting place for one of Otago’s most prominent early citizens and military pioneers.

Representatives of the Otokia Creek and Marsh Habitat Trust shared their long-term vision for the area during their address to the Saddle Hill Community Board last week.

Book lovers know there is nothing better than a good stack of books waiting to be read.

A Dunedin-founded parenting course that has helped hundreds of men to be better dads is expanding to other New Zealand centres.

With its annual appeal week affected by Covid-19 for the second year, the Dunedin Night Shelter Trust has been forced to adapt.

The announcement that the Otago Regional Council will publicly notify the Dunedin City Council’s Smooth Hill Landfill consent application has been welcomed by community representatives.

Mosgiel Rotary members are adapting to the challenges of Covid-19 by coming up with a new plan for selling second-hand books.

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak, newly appointed Alzheimers Otago manager Antoinette McLean is keen to hit the ground running.

Over the years, the Regent Book Sale collection team has faced many obstacles as it tours our the city accepting donations of items for the Regent 24 Hour Booksale.

The essential role played by the arts in people’s lives and the sheer passion of arts practitioners make it both beloved and adaptable. But, the impact of the  Covid-19 Delta outbreak, with...