Ellie Constantine

A section of Malaghans Rd prone to frost and ice and minor crashes will be refurbished.

Mayoral elections in Otago's "heartland" this year have attracted 14 candidates. The Otago Daily Times today continues profiling those candidates, reporter Ellie Constantine putting the questions to Queenstown candidate Michael Scott.

Poor weather and delayed arrivals have not put a dampener on the more than 900 Gay Ski Week participants in Queenstown this week.

The "creme de la creme" of professional photography is being judged and displayed at the annual New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography Infocus conference and Iris Awards, in Queenstown this week.

A need to cut her community commitments means Irene Scurr will not be a candidate for the Otago Peninsula Community Board at the upcoming election.

A group of salmon took a somewhat shaky journey to freedom this week from their temporary home at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre.

The Otago Farmers Market's ethos of sustainability makes it the perfect place to launch Dunedin's public places recycling stations.

Tony Cleveland enjoyed being a father so much that when his children left home he started taking care of other people's children.

A sombre reminder, simple words and, of course, blue sausages, came together for a Prostate Cancer Foundation awareness-raising event in Dunedin yesterday.

The Robertson family of Robertson Meat Ltd have spent decades making sausages for Dunedin people - pork ones, beef ones and now blue ones.

Dunedin canteen staff gathered fresh ideas for healthy, child-tempting food at a cooking demonstration by Dunedin chef and food writer Judith Cullen yesterday.

Roxanna Zamani is back on home soil with two international fashion awards under her belt, and has hit the ground running with three fashion weeks in her sights.

Most Otago MPs believe in the right of 18-year-olds to purchase liquor from both bars and supermarkets but would still like to hear their constituents' view on the matter.

Fitting into the international fashion calendar prompted iD Dunedin Fashion Week organisers to push back next year's event.

Aerial and ground searches have failed to locate any sign of Dunedin man Brad Gordon Anderson, who was reported missing to police on Thursday, and his family are now calling on the public to help find him.

A very special delivery arrived at the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind in Dunedin yesterday - two 8-week-old Labrador puppies.

When a $1000 cheque came into the Dunedin Salvation Army food bank, Captain Susan McGregor knew the organisation's reputation had not been tarnished by two convicted thieves.