Hamish McNeilly

A passing police officer is credited with preventing a fire from destroying a Dunedin business early on Saturday.

A policeman who recorded young drivers reaching speeds up to 55kmh on the fields of Taieri College on Saturday was suitably impressed by what she witnessed.

A 6-year-old Dunedin boy's wish came true at the weekend.

Tangles Hair and Nail Design owner-operator Yoland Power has a simple message for the vandals who removed a pipe from the water tank above her South Dunedin salon.

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its seasonal Dunedin to Brisbane service next year after a strong performance over the winter months.

Pacific Blue is reporting strong interest in its new Dunedin and Queenstown services and the low-cost carrier has not ruled out more adding more flights in the future.

While an anticipated tsunami failed to have an impact on southern beaches yesterday, the aftermath of the South Pacific disaster continues to reverberate for thousands of Samoans in the South as they wait for news from home.

A traditional Maori welcome is set to replace the bagpipes for cruise ships making Dunedin their first New Zealand port of call.

Protected trees in Dunedin will remain just that, protected, despite changes to the Resource Management Act.

From the Red Cross headquarters in Apia Douglas Clark is watching a traffic jam unfold in the Samoan capital.

A truck carrying offal narrowly avoided falling into the Kaikorai Stream when it crashed through a bridge railing in Dunedin early yesterday.

A chance find at a Melbourne second-hand book store left Darnell Kennedy champing at the bit to pursue a career in science - and the University of Otago student is hoping her research into bite marks will assist with catching offenders.

A Dunedin man has a simple message for the Prime Minister: "No".

An X-rated video of a kakapo and a zoologist has become an internet sensation.

Appalled by the images following last week's Pacific tsunami, a 23-year-old Dunedin man is set to leave for Samoa today "to offer another pair of hands".

A paper revealing the Government is reviewing the possibility of oil exploration in Fiordland is a "national disgrace", Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says.

Just a month after he returned from taking photos of a wedding in Samoa, a Dunedin photographer has returned to the island to document the destruction following Tuesday's tsunami.

Samoans living in Dunedin, many having lost family in the tsunami, are mobilising to provide support for the devastated island.