A late rush has helped allay fears the current economic climate might take its toll on the Kmart Wishing Tree in Dunedin, as more gifts have been placed under it this Christmas than last year.
A joint project between Certified Builders and Mitre 10 Mega will transform a car park into a building site for charity next year.
Day respite care will return to the Otago Community Hospice next year after the Otago Daily Times' successful "Help the Hospice" campaign, which ended yesterday, having raised $304,000.
The Owaka Lions Club considers its $6000 donation to the Otago Community Hospice as an extension of the support it gives to the community.
To fulfil her husband's dying wish, Carol Ellison has given $10,000 to the Otago Community Hospice.
New Zealand Post workers know Christmas is not far away when letters addressed to Santa start pouring in.
"A transient population and transient businesses" occupied Dunedin's Princes St, says one local building owner who backs the proposed development of an apartment and retail complex on the street in the belief it will rejuvenate the area.
How would you respond to being asked this question in a test: In how many different ways can Amy, Ben, Cat, Des, Emi and Fay be placed in line for a photo, if Amy and Ben refuse to stand next to each other?
The top 10 ways Earth could be destroyed, with the humble potato playing the lead role, is an interesting concept for a film.
Sione Taunga (23) moved to New Zealand from Tonga with his family in 1988. Yesterday, he made his life in the country official by becoming a New Zealand citizen.
The Otago Daily Times "Help the Hospice" campaign has reached its target of $200,000 thanks to support from the Otago community.
Lee Borren, whose father died at the Otago Community Hospice, is angry the organisation is experiencing financial difficulty.
A close alignment with the Otago Community Hospice has prompted Mercy Hospital to donate $5000 to the organisation. Hospital operators the Sisters of Mercy gave the money through their charitable outreach programme.
The people of Central Otago showed their support for the Otago Community Hospice by helping raise $14,835 in October.
A plan to "get them in early" will be in operation this summer as Surf Life Saving Otago attempts to recruit more lifeguards.
Jean Hendry proved you can never be too old to try new things as the 100-year-old embarked on her first trip on the Otago Harbour and her first aboard the vessel Monarch yesterday.
The tireless work of three Otago volunteers was recognised when they became members of the Order of St John this month.
Tougher economic times are impacting on Otago's generous Christmas spirit as the latest tally of Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal gifts show.
In the hope of easing the challenge of funding, the Dunedin Casino Charitable Trust donated $12,000 to the Otago Community Hospice.
Proving the Otago Community Hospice really is a regional facility, the Rotary Club of Milton has made a $5000 donation to the organisation.
