David Loughrey

The Dunedin City Council has stopped a trial of a new freedom camping area in the city in its tracks, concerned instead of sharing the load, it may add to the problem.

Pupils from Portobello School, and what appeared to be most of the residents of the Otago Peninsula township, packed the local hall last night to see a video that lasted not much more than two minutes.

Dunedin's level of connection to ultra-fast broadband fibre cable needs to be ''much higher, much earlier'', the chairman of a Dunedin trust working with Chorus on the city's Gigatown plan says.

From around the world they poured in, exhibiting styles from minimalist to heavily embellished and all stations in between on the continuum, from old fashioned to modernist.

Fire investigators say the fire that badly damaged a Dunedin house late on Sunday is suspicious, and the matter will be put in the hands of police.

Former Dunedin National list MP Katherine Rich has hit back at continuing Green Party conflict of interest claims.

They danced in skimpy costumes, blew bagpipes for all they were worth, clung tight to swaying floats, and still managed to marshall sufficient Christmas cheer to overcome a bleak, bitterly cold Dunedin summer's day.

He hangs out in heritage buildings, has views on the copper trade in Thailand circa 1250 BC, and obtains fellowships at prestigious British universities. Best of all, he believes in Dunedin. Dr Hayden Cawte, a most unusual mix of academic excellence and business acumen, tells DavidLoughrey his story.

One hundred years after the Andersons Bay Presbyterian church opened, the historic building's future is uncertain, and its parish on the point of dissolution.

Dunedin rugged up for the 17th annual Dunedin Santa Parade today

If you go down to the Otago Polytechnic today, you're sure of a big surprise.

The confirmed loss of 29 jobs at Donaghys' South Dunedin factory, and news of a further nine jobs to be reviewed next year, was confirmed yesterday to ''silent'' workers.

An influx of 6500 Jehovah's Witnesses to Dunedin has packed city accommodation, bringing a mini economic boom to the city.

The Environment Court has overturned a Dunedin City Council consent decision, meaning a developer can go ahead with his subdivision on the lower slopes of Saddle Hill, at East Taieri.

Dunedin appeared to end agonisingly close, but just behind Gisborne at the end of the social media phase of the Gigatown race.

An ear-splitting shriek of joy and relief rent the air at Dunedin's Gigatown office last night as the city was named the winner of the Gigatown competition.

University of Otago student Bridget Gould is keen on a beer in the sun.

A Universityof Otago-developed device expected to be a life-saving addition to the global fight against Ebola is one step closer to being approved for use, following a partnership agreement with a United States firm.