Brenda Harwood

Dunedin's oldest commercial area - the historic warehouse precinct - is the focus of an ambitious living history project for Otago Polytechnic students.

A labour of love for Port Chalmers woman Carol Meikle, who has spent years researching the town's links with Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, who is known as Saint Mary of the Cross, has led to the return of a treasure.

With winter just around the corner and families looking for extra warmth, the Dunedin Citizens Advice Bureau is warning people to be cautious when buying firewood.

To some people it's the height of culinary delight, while for others the very thought of having it in the house is revolting.

The outpouring of public support for veterans on Anzac Day, with thousands attending services throughout Dunedin, came as the Returned and Services Association (RSA) faces a battle for survival.

Regulars at the popular Otago Farmers Market will notice a changing of the guard at the Havoc Pork stand.

February's sale of the United Services and Community Club building means the Dunedin Returned and Services' Association can ''really move forward'', after a year of consolidation and rebuilding.

Dunedin Police and Neighbourhood Support Otago are going door to door in the student quarter to highlight the importance of security.

It is about to get more expensive to use an ambulance.

The extended spell of warm, dry weather has been a boon to Dunedin construction company Cook Brothers, as work proceeds apace on the new Blueskin Bay Library and Community Complex.

Dunedin-based NHNZ executive producer Judith Curran will step out in a locally designed dress at the Los Angeles premiere of new fashion-centred NHNZ show L.A. Frock Stars on March 7.

The planned amalgamation of Dunedin general medical practices Aurora Health Centre and South City Medical Centre is part of a growing national trend.

A major community project will transform Dunedin's harbourside cycleway corridor into a community recreation and exercise zone during the next three years.

Celtic, Gypsy, rockabilly and jazz music, along with the joyous sights and sounds of Brazilian samba, will come together in an eclectic mix at this year's Whare Flat Folk Festival.

A patch of unused ground at Bathgate Park School is to be transformed into a large community garden for the people of South Dunedin.

An unusual approach to Christmas has allowed southern accountancy firm WHK to donate $16,500 to southern food banks this year.

After 15 years of doing battle with dodgy door-to-door sales people and fighting for the rights of Dunedin consumers, Dunedin Citizens Advice Bureau stalwart Noel Angus (83) is putting his feet up.

Dunedin man Derek Morrison's love affair with the city's vast coastline has given rise to an extraordinary photographic project during the past year.

Light, space and neatly arranged artefacts greet visitors to Port Chalmers Maritime Museum now that stage one of the museum's redevelopment is complete.

It may be hard to get to and in need of repair, but Pilot's Wharf at the Aramoana spit could be a boon for tourism, supporters say.