John Gibb

The sometimes disappointing swings and roundabouts of contestable funding have turned in the Otago Museum’s favour, through gaining three Government grants totalling $200,000.

Dunedin builder Luke Millington continues work yesterday on a family boat shed in Portobello Rd, between Glenfalloch and Macandrew Bay.

The use of a digger to move fertiliser from MV Anatoki in the upper Otago Harbour yesterday shows the vessel’s flexibility as a bulk carrier, its owners say.

If you ever want to know about the secret family life of lizards, ask Geoff While.

The appeal of New Zealand's tuatara has contributed to the popularity of a big Dunedin conference on reptiles and amphibians, Prof Phil Bishop says.

Hosting a big international congress on reptiles and amphibians is adding to Dunedin’s reputation as the wildlife capital of New Zealand, an academic says.

The University of Otago’s latest Summer School is adding to Dunedin’s vibrancy, and enrolments are up from last year, organisers say.

A $1 million Lotto win by a player in Alexandra on Saturday was "pretty exciting for the town", Alexandra New World grocery manager Richard McDonald said yesterday.

A rare catch of snapper at Dunedin’s new Boiler Point fishing jetty is raising big questions about the effect of climate change on fish distribution patterns.

Police say an explosion heard in Hawea this afternoon was due to work near a high country station.

An injured person has been flown by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital after after a 4WD rolled on private property near Mosgiel today.

No-one was hurt when a car became stuck in a ditch at Boundary Rd, Invercargill, early today.

Thanks to the power of the pen, the wife of Maori leader Hone Heke may have played a far more important historical role than previously thought.

A former Southland woman trapped by bushfires in a coastal Australian town has been evacuated to a nearby town hall, as her Dunedin-based family anxiously awaits news.

A former Southland woman trapped by bushfires in a coastal Australian town says she and her family are ready to retreat to the beach if the situation gets worse.

Dunedin's relatively cool, green summer conditions proved popular yesterday with at least some of the cruise ship passengers from drought-ravaged parts of Australia.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire at a house in Waikouaiti this morning.

The New Zealand Sea Lion Trust is keen to learn more about a recent incident at a Dunedin beach during which a man stabbed a sea lion in a bid to protect his wife.

A public toilet should be added at the Ben Lomond Saddle or the area’s impressive tourist reputation risks being flushed away, MP Hamish Walker warns.