Vaughan Elder

Double the average number of meningitis cases have been identified in the South this year as authorities call for vigilance following the death of an Otago Polytechnic student.

A flood of community board nominations shows the Dunedin City Council should keep its hands off the make-up of the boards, two longstanding members say.

Close contacts of an Otago Polytechnic student who died at the weekend from meningitis have been offered antibiotics to reduce their risk of catching the disease.

A Dunedin  soft drinks institution says it has been subjected to a ``full-scale assault'' from a medical officer of health intent on removing its liquor licence.

The claim the Dunedin City Council is favouring the warehouse precinct over the CBD is "ridiculous", heritage policy planner Glen Hazelton says.

The battle lines have been drawn over the future of retail in Dunedin, as CBD landowners call for the Dunedin City Council to stop favouring the warehouse precinct.

The Dunedin City Council’s preferred site for a more than $5 million community hub in South Dunedin ticks many of the right boxes, a long-time advocate of the project says.

A Green Island mother's tough year just got worse after her insurance company removed coverage for her home which is unlivable because of a slip.

A woman  in her 20s is in a serious condition and two others moderately injured after a crash in the Catlins tonight.

A 49-year-old man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after a quad bike accident in the Clutha district this evening.

A long-running scrap over a subdivision on the edge of Dunedin is set to extend well into next year as both sides dig in their heels.

The company behind quarrying on Saddle Hill has had its request for Environment Court proceedings to be put on hold denied.

Dunedin City Council-owned company Delta has been slammed as "out-of-control" after the revelation the number of its staff paid more than $100,000 annually has almost tripled  since 2008.

The Government must stop ignoring the "very real'' threats facing South Dunedin and act on the Dunedin City Council's request for help, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says.