Bruce Munro

Churches are working together to avoid an insurance crisis which could have "radical and far-reaching" implications.

The self-proclaimed "fittest man in Dunedin" has set a date for challengers to his throne.

The financial woes of the Dunedin City Council and the Otago university students' union may jeopardise the Scarfie Card student volunteer scheme, founder Aaron Thomson fears.

The growing number of unwanted televisions is a looming crisis.

It was the sign that caught my eye before I spotted him. "WOMAN WANTED. GOOD COOK," announced hand-painted black lettering on a white board, nailed to the front fence of the wooden railway house.

The Christchurch migration appears to be in full swing - Dunedin people shifting to Christchurch, that is.

Dunedin motorists have reacted angrily to the latest wave of inner-city parking fee increases, some as high as 56%.

A city-wide car-pooling scheme is being investigated by the Dunedin City Council.

The self-proclaimed "fittest man in Dunedin" is challenging all-comers to prove him wrong.

The spreading of excrement around the inside of changing rooms at the Oval sports ground on Princes St appears to be a random act of offensive behaviour.

Ravensdown is buying residential properties near its Ravensbourne fertiliser works to "future-proof" the plant and minimise impacts on neighbours, Dunedin manager Tony Gray says.

Dunedin film-maker Guy Ryan is winner of the 2011 Community Economic Development (CED) national social entrepreneur competition.

Transitional housing is needed for young people "in a jam" in Dunedin, Salvation Army youth worker Nolan Hill says.

"I was smart about being homeless. I found warm places to stay and I never got caught by the police."

Christchurch-based Ritchies Transport has been awarded the Opoho to Shiel Hill and Pine Hill to Lookout Point weekday bus routes, and some school bus runs, over existing Dunedin contract-holder Citibus Ltd.

Tim Rutherford (16) says he matured in a matter of days.

Teen dads need more support to take active and positive roles in their children's lives, Dunedin social workers say.

A project to attract Dunedin and Otago alumni back to the region has "massive potential", Dunedin City Council economic development unit manager Peter Harris says.

She is small, unwell, and sorely missed.