An auction at the Fortune Theatre on Saturday may contain some of the more unusual items to go under the hammer, but it will not be the first time auctioneer John More has attempted to sell a coffin.
Dunedin's Gigatown experience is winding down, now fibre roll-out in the city is complete and all of the $700,000 of promised funding has been handed out.
The Fortune Theatre Trust is planning to auction its assets late this month as it faces an "extremely tight" financial situation following its closure.
It may have lost the building at the centre of its activities, but a group that has supported the Fortune Theatre since 1976 says that may not mean its own demise.
The future of the state highways that run through central Dunedin may be in for a shake-up, but major developments expected in the next decade mean there are limited options for planners.
The chairman of the trust that runs the Vogel St Party says it was a difficult decision to cancel this year's event, but he has no doubt it will be back next year.
The dream of a return of Dunedin's High St cable cars came a lot closer to reality yesterday when a crane lowered two cable cars next to a new building on Mornington Park.
A giant rabbit and vintage cars from Dunedin's Cadbury factory are so far unwanted as the company tries to donate its heritage collection to Dunedin institutions.