Vaughan Elder

The first Syrian refugee family to have a baby after moving to Dunedin have high hopes for their newborn Kiwi daughter.

A gaggle of bothersome Port Chalmers geese are likely to be shot after efforts to relocate them failed.

After dozens of hours writing reports on the causes of last year's flood, semi-retired engineer Neil Johnstone has vowed to continue fighting for a "better deal'' for South Dunedin.

 

A Green Island mother's "nightmare'' since last June's flood has culminated in her being separated from her son, homeless and sleeping in her car.

A Taieri resident has offered to take in a troublesome gaggle of Port Chalmers geese after an earlier relocation plan hit a snag.

The Green Party funding a paid campaign manager for a Dunedin mayoral candidate is part of a wider trend of the party becoming more involved in local body politics, a politics professor says.

A gaggle of geese messing up a Port Chalmers sports field and annoying the locals has been given a reprieve.

A Port Chalmers author/illustrator is over the moon after a Chinese publisher bought the rights to two of his children's books about a pig called Henry - or Henlee as he will be known in China.

There is a "buzz'' among staff at the Cromwell New World after discovering its lucky Lotto shop sold a $1 million prize-winning ticket.

A Dunedin City Council manager has dismissed accusations from a union that council staff continue to misinform councillors about the causes of last June's flood.

A festival atmosphere and an end to chilly December fixtures is promised as Dunedin Venues Management Ltd takes over the hosting of international cricket.

Sky Television has been accused of feeding into "rape culture'' with a Dunedin billboard advertisement featuring Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

A central Dunedin bar has had its liquor licence suspended after it was found to be dangerously overcrowded last weekend.

Dunedin South MP Clare Curran has been accused of attempting to interfere with judicial process over an Environment Court decision on the future of quarrying on Saddle Hill.

The "true'' cost of last June's Dunedin flood has been revealed as more than $138 million.

The Dunedin City Council cut its ties with a contractor after finding problems with the now liquidated company's work on the city's footpaths.

A United States game developer will use his experience working on some of the world's biggest games to help an ambitious Dunedin studio make global blockbusters of its own.