This Christmas Eve, Dunedin residents will be pouring a glass of milk, putting out biscuits on a plate, sitting down next to their fake tree and hoping for money in the morning, if a Colmar Brunton survey is anything to go by.
Changing how educators are taught would go a long way towards addressing the inequities which deaf pupils face in our system, two education lecturers say.
Every morning Steve Walker walks to the end of his drive and peers in the bushes opposite in search of rubbish. Finding none makes him smile.
Her husband may complain they are fed better than he is, and they may need to be walked for 45 minutes a day, but Lynette Johnston could not be without her seven Pomeranian dogs.
Four Dunedin designers will show their wares, alongside 27 others from as far afield as New York and Estonia, at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards in April.
Christmas sales began with a "hiss and a roar" at the beginning of the month, but the spending high was quickly followed by a lull, according to Paymark figures and Dunedin retailers.
For the first time in 12 years, the Otago Aero Club yesterday awarded two junior flying scholarships worth more than $3000.
A fundraising initiative will help ensure some of our smallest and most vulnerable babies have a future.
Steve Walker has been experiencing a bizarre case of deja vu recently as a serial rubbish dumper pushes him to his wits' end.
Many New Zealanders have spent the past year questioning what love is, baking banoffee pie, trying to find U2 tickets and reading up on the Chile earthquake, if Google's most searched-for items are anything to go by.
The man responsible for putting Dunedin on the big screen may have shunned his hometown for his next film venture, but has vowed to return.
A collection of about 1000 books from the "golden era" of science-fiction writing has been donated to the University of Otago.
Dunedin police will soon have another tool to assist youth "showing signs of going off the rails" - a designated child offender case manager.
With Christmas looming, Dunedin's social agencies are preparing to support hundreds of people who turn to them for help, but one survey suggests they will receive fewer donations this year than last.
They moved from our city's streets to our television screens in August, were praised for their attitude and ability and were taught some harsh lessons. One month on from the finale of New Zealand's Next Top Model, reporter Ellie Constantine finds the media spotlight still firmly on the distinct faces of the Jenkins twins.
The Island Park Golf Club is considering legal action against the Dunedin City Council for stormwater run-off that floods the course for up to four weeks every year.
Five Otago Polytechnic fashion graduates have sealed their place in a show which helped launch the careers of Charmaine Reveley, Roxanna Zamani, and Sara Aspinall of Company of Strangers.
He may have suffered a stroke, but John Griffiths, better known as Dunedin's "pen man", has vowed to continue his fundraising.
Demand for Volunteering Otago's school holiday programmes has been so strong it has made them bigger and better for the long summer break.
Otago parents could face fee hikes of up to $40 a week from their early childhood education providers next year, courtesy of government funding cuts.
