Elena McPhee

New grass under irrigation turns Hancock Park green as golfers tee off on the 16th hole at Chisholm Links (inset) this week.

The devil is in the detail when it comes to the Government's new healthy homes standards, but they will have a flow-on effect for Dunedin's rental market, the head of the Otago Property Investors'...

Fears around drug-checking demonstrate the Misuse of Drugs Act is ''not fit for purpose'', the head of the National Addiction Centre says.

Some first-year students still waiting for a place in a university hall of residence are staying in backpackers, the university says, as all colleges are currently jam-packed.

Dunedin along with other regional centres around the country is due to reap the benefits as Air New Zealand slashes its lowest domestic fares by up to 50%.

Ketamine as well as MDMA was tested at OUSA's recent drug checking trial - and while only 60 tests were carried out on drugs brought in by students and the wider public, the true number of people...

A hui held for the South Dunedin community last night attracted 110 people, who expressed their pride for the area and listened to ideas about the South Dunedin Library and Community Complex.

From dark designs mourning the dead, to figures celebrating military accomplishments and well-known buildings, Roman coins held by the Otago Museum all bear a message, a University of Otago expert...

Scouts shouldered the bulk of the labour at this year's Otago and Southland founders' weekend camp at Waiora - but two Brighton sisters and their friends loved every minute of it.

Hardy Mosgiel folk did not mind the rain at this year's Party in the Park, young and old enjoying the food, stalls and family entertainment on offer.

More new building by the University of Otago appears certain as a forecast shows it will need 1000 more beds in the next decade.

Navigating a new place can be tricky at the best of times, let alone when you're running late for lectures - but a newly launched app from the University of Otago is changing that for students.

From the strange to the sublime, the Dunedin Fringe Festival is back and has something for everyone.

Students have reacted positively to drug checking - chemical analysis of substances people intend to take recreationally - being introduced at the University of Otago for Orientation 2019.

Thousands of students dressed in their team colours converged on Opoho Park in North Dunedin yesterday, for a sports day organised by university gym and recreation centre Unipol.