Brenda Harwood

Support for Port Chalmers becoming a container port was so strong in the 1970s that 34,000 Dunedin people signed a petition in its favour.

Colourful new "door skins" adorn the automatic doors at the Meridian and Golden Centre malls, drawing attention to the New Zealand International Science Festival, which starts next week.

The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board just scraped by for a quorum at last week’s meeting, as several board members were away on other duties.

A broad range of Dunedin institutions and organisations are involved in the 2021 Puaka Matariki Festival, running from July 2 to 16.

Green Island School senior kapa haka group Te Kura o Okaihae is buzzing with excitement before next weekend’s Matariki Whanau Hui at Dunedin City Baptist Church (DCBC).

The presentation of a new website celebrating the life and achievements of modern dance pioneer Dr Shona Dunlop MacTavish (MBE) on Friday was both joyful and poignant.

A river of light will flow through the Octagon and surrounding streets, as thousands gather for the city’s annual celebration of the winter solstice.

Community interest in the Saddle Hill Community Board meeting was high last week, multiple groups addressing the board during the public forum.

West Harbour Community Board members and a packed public gallery stood for a minute of silence in memory of board member Jan Tucker QSM, who died on May 2.

A grant of $1000 from the West Harbour Community Board, is a big step forward towards a new aluminium pergola for the sandpit at Sawyers Bay Playcentre.

The Random Acts of Art project, which has lifted spirits across the Dunedin community for the past 11 months, is coming to an end.

Fairfield School pupils Ega Mackenzie and Ella Wright were awed by their first experience of local government, when they addressed the Saddle Hill Community Board last week.

"Squeezing the orange", and indeed running the red, is a matter of routine for many drivers, as they negotiate the congested five-way intersection of George, London, Pitt, and Frederick Sts.

Eight former presidents were among the speakers at the centenary celebration for Graduate Women Otago.

A quiet, obscure grave in Dunedin’s Northern Cemetery is the last resting place of a soldier who fought in the Crimean War and the American Civil War.

Fighting for urgent action on climate change is the focus for the committed members of the Seniors’ Climate Action Network (Scan).

Community opposition to the Dunedin City Council’s proposed Smooth Hill landfill site near Brighton continues, despite moves to halve its size.

A Mosgiel school lunch programme is proving a "game-changer", introducing children to new and healthy food options.