Chris Morris

Dunedin ratepayers will be asked to reach into their pockets again to bring next year's Fifa Under-20 World Cup to the city.

Extending a freedom camping trial to Dunedin's Bayfield Park might just spread the mess around, it has been claimed.

Car buyers appear unlikely to face charges as a police investigation into the alleged $1.5 million Citifleet fraud draws to a close.

Forsyth Barr Stadium is not the first controversial building to capture headlines in Dunedin. Fifty years ago, a decade of debate, disagreement and concerns about the cost preceded the opening of Moana Pool. Reporter Chris Morris looks back.

Moana Pool's golden jubilee is to be marked with a splash, and Mayor Dave Cull is confident the facility has plenty of life still left in it.

Dunedin could be in for a boost from China, with more students, tourists and investors on the way, the mayor says.

An outgoing director responsible for Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium says she is leaving with high hopes for the future of the venue.

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is set to be transformed into a giant grassy cinema ahead of an overhaul of its playing surface.

Scottish tourist Connor Robertson came to New Zealand in search of a holiday and somebody else's wedding.

Parking fees at Dunedin International Airport are to climb to new altitudes.

Dunedin city councillor Jinty MacTavish says she went to extra lengths - including absenting herself from her own flat - to avoid a conflict of interest over the vehicle-free Octagon debate.

Retailers applauding the Dunedin City Council's decision to delay a pedestrian trial in the Octagon say more car parking - not more pavings - is what the central city really needs.

There are concerns Dunedin could follow in Auckland's darkened footsteps if a string of city-wide street-light blackouts is not resolved.

The Dunedin City Council may have ruled out going after the buyers of former Citifleet cars, but its insurance company is not prepared to do the same just yet.

A proposed trial closure of Dunedin's Octagon and lower Stuart St has been put on hold, despite a warning something needs to help protect central city retailers.