John Lewis

A toxic solvent spill at the Tulloch Transport yard in Dunedin yesterday left seven people requiring medical attention and sparked an investigation.

The court battle over nearly $1 million worth of fish confiscated by the Ministry of Fisheries continues following an investigation of two Korean fishing vessels - one of which is still berthed in Otago Harbour.

Harrop St, in Dunedin, looked more like a harbour basin yesterday as the Elsie Evans made a scheduled stop on the way to her new home at the former Wickliffe Press building.

Dunedin police are investigating another alleged sexual assault in the city - the fourth reported in the past week - and have issued safety advice to women going out at night.

While some Lauder residents may have thought the Gulfstream V business jet flying overhead yesterday was a rich holiday maker on a jaunt around Central Otago, it was in fact all business.

Lawrence may become a hive of filming activity for a new television series, if Auckland-based historical researcher Jean Jackson has her way.

Father Nicholas Dillon has played organs in some of the world's greatest cathedrals, but he is still relishing the opportunity to be reunited with an "old friend" in Dunedin tonight.

Despite a rapidly increasing rate of obesity among children in Otago, University of Otago researchers are struggling to find enough obese children to take part in a sleeping study.

The battle to boost declining school rolls has prompted a coastal Dunedin school to take a business approach to their operations and implement marketing strategies aimed at attracting new pupils.

While the nervous wait for NCEA exam results was finally over yesterday, disappointment and anxiety resurfaced for Taieri College pupil Sarah McLean.

Lifesaving equipment worth $5000 stolen from a Dunedin paramedic's truck at the weekend has not been found.

Otago residents seem to be recycling more of their waste than ever, but mountains of recyclable refuse are beginning to pile up in the region as the bottom drops out of the recycling market.

No sooner was the 50th anniversary reunion of the Dunedin School of Nursing January class of 1959 over at the weekend than preparations were started for the next one in five years' time.

Furniture placement is important in a room, whether it is in a new multimillion-dollar house or a student flat.

As many private schools across the country start to feel the pinch in tough economic times, the principal at one of Otago's two private schools is working without pay in a bid to keep the school's finances out of the red.

A Dunedin poet is the ninth writer to be selected for a residency at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland.

Six months ago, Tavita Nielsen-Mamea's diet and exercise regime consisted of sitting in front of the television with about 10,000 kilojoules of "chips, takeaways, lollies and more chips".