Ellie Constantine

Queenstown Airport has put on two unscheduled flights this afternoon to help 350 stranded passengers get to Christchurch.

She was born in Napier and had initial dreams of becoming an archaeologist, but Hilary Alexander instead joined the ranks of fashion royalty in the UK. The woman twice crowned British Fashion Journalist of the Year is in Dunedin this month to guest judge the iD International Emerging Designer Awards. Ellie Constantine asked a few questions of the style leader.

From catwalks in Paris to catwalks in Dunedin, German-born designer Lutz Huelle is "excited" to be part of this month's iD Dunedin Fashion Week.

An accommodation property housing up to 19 young people has proved a "recipe for disaster" for Dunedin's View St, residents say.

Jane Dodd's latest jewellery collection was inspired by ideas of fairy tales gone awry and animals seizing control from humans. Ellie Constantine took a look at the somewhat macabre pieces and found beauty in their intricacy.

A lack of easily accessible parking and the flouting of time-restricted parks by drivers are creating serious issues in Mosgiel, which the Dunedin City Council is being called on to resolve.

Zealsteel employees replace barrier panels on the St Clair sea wall's balustrade, in Dunedin yesterday. Refurbishing work on the handrail is coming to an end.

Any decision on installing a pedestrian crossing in Factory Rd, Mosgiel, has been postponed until the new right-hand turn road rules are in place.

Power prices throughout New Zealand are set to rise on April 1, as retailers pass on increasing network charges and wholesale energy prices.

Not many grandparents get to celebrate their 17th birthday the same year as their grandchildren, but Jean Young is a special lady.

Rolled oats, dried fruit and nuts spring to mind when considering the main ingredients of a common muesli bar, but a group of University of Otago researchers want alarm bells to ring instead.

Preparing 24 tonnes of fresh fruit, 27 tonnes of fresh vegetables, 21,500 loaves of bread and 40,000 litres of milk for 518 hungry mouths is no easy feat.

It was an all-female transtasman affair at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin last night, with Australians and New Zealanders taking the top five prizes.

A dark and dingy Dunedin setting was transformed by the city's fashion elite for the opening of iD Dunedin Fashion Week last night.

Not sure yet what you will wear during iD Dunedin Fashion Week? Never fear, Dunedin's designers and retailers can help.

Having dressed British royalty, Oscar nominees and New Zealand's political elite, fashion designer Liz Mitchell will show in Dunedin for the first time during iD Dunedin Fashion Week next month.

His design prowess resulted in his face adorning a postage stamp and his latest collection is about to enhance a 110m-long catwalk at Dunedin Railway Station. Ellie Constantine brushes up on the biography of one of Australia's fashion elite - Akira Isogawa.