Matthew Littlewood

A text message warning staff at Countdown Dunedin South talking to media about the store’s rat problem could cost them their jobs was not best practice, both Woolworths and the First Union say.

Dunedin MP Rachel Brooking says she would be concerned if any moves towards a third medical school were a "fait accomplis".

An Otago regional councillor has hit out at a perceived lack of neutrality of its staff, after a second staffer aligned themselves with the Green Party.

The University of Otago is not anticipating another major round of job cuts this year as it reveals more than 200 staff were made redundant last year.

Better late than never. A prominent Queenstown jetty built 100 years ago is finally about to become legal.

Kainga Ora promises its new tenants in Mosgiel will be "good neighbours", as it plans a major expansion of social housing.

Turning Forbury Park into a storage lake is unlikely to protect the greater South Dunedin area from future flooding, a flood-control engineer says.

A national performer and promoter has joined the chorus of concern about the management of Regent Theatre, amid calls for an independent inquiry.

If there is a protest in Dunedin, chances are a public library worker will be there to capture it.