Wallets and waistlines would benefit if GST was removed from "healthy" food, says a Maori Party MP, who is planning to introduce a private member's Bill on the issue.
Dunedin tourism leaders had an opportunity to discuss their concerns yesterday at the first of 10 workshops being held nationwide by the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand.
Invercargill City Council chief execut ive Richard King is "shocked and dismayed" following a car accident on Friday which has left him facing a drink-driving charge.
Air New Zealand's plans to offer special student standby flights from Dunedin was good for students, but the airline could still be doing more for the city, a civic leader says.
A splash of whisky, some homemade jelly and a dash of inspiration in the form of a Robbie Burns poem could be the winning recipe for a Dunedin bartender ready to compete in a national final to find the best whisky cocktail.
Traditional Maori food and a contemporary Maori art centre are among the ideas to come out of a new report on the potential of Maori tourism for Dunedin.
It may be lights out for cruise ships plying southern waters this season, following reports of unwanted passengers arriving under the cover of darkness.
Police investigations into an alleged stabbing on Thursday night have been hampered by unco-operative witnesses.
Air New Zealand has confirmed it is not underwriting transtasman flights from Rotorua despite comments to the contrary from chief executive Rob Fyfe.
R & R Sport staff were left counting the cost from a small fire on Tuesday night which caused $700,000 damage to stock, but could have been "much worse".
If Dunedin wanted transtasman flights reinstated then the community would need to underwrite any losses, Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe said.
An anticipated announcement to streamline transtasman travel has been welcomed as a positive move for the tourism industry.
The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has created one of the "world's weirdest wildlife sanctuaries", and is the subject of a new documentary from Dunedin-based television production company NHNZ and a Korean broadcaster.
A sprinkler at R&R Sport is credited with limiting damage to the Dunedin sporting goods store when a small fire broke out last night.
One hundred and sixteen year 12 physics pupils from Otago Boys High School, Otago Girls High School and St Hildas Collegiate School took part in the annual lesson on the physics of flight yesterday, which is now in its 34th year.
A Dunedin architect threw away the rule book when he was asked to create a 75,000sq m building worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese client.
Wanted: Owner of a tractor abandoned on Tomahawk beach. No reward, but for recovery costs please phone the Otago Regional Council.
Brisbane or Rolleston? That was the question posed by Dunedin International Airport chief executive John McCall last night as he launched the Fly Dunedin campaign, aimed at persuading more people to choose to fly out of the city rather than out of Christchurch.
As a Jewish American feminist, Johanna Hershenson has experienced New Zealand's tall poppy syndrome.
Its two hands taught a generation of New Zealand children how to tell the time, and now the Play School clock has been rescued from its time-out.
