Jono Edwards

The Port Chalmers wharves were filled to the brim yesterday morning by cruise ships Celebrity Solstice (left) and Noordam and container ship CMA CGM Coral.

Dunedin boy Nathan Smith (7) captains a radio-controlled boat from the pond shore at the Otago Model Engineering Society open day yesterday.

University colleges could offer 1000-plus beds to Elton John and Masters Games fans struggling for accommodation.

A supposed weapon was revealed to be a paintball gun during a police callout in Dunedin this afternoon.

One person is in hospital after a car collided with a motorbike in Palmerston this morning.

Mohammad Saad Aldeen was taught to cut hair by his father at age 12 in their Syrian town.

Taieri College's 1151-pupil roll means the school's assemblies need to be split into three.

Dunedin Hospital's emergency department is ''apprehensive'' about the student influx resulting in more Lime e-scooter injuries.

Dunedin Hospital's emergency department is "apprehensive'' about the student influx leading to more Lime Scooter injuries.

Dunedin already looks full for Elton John a year out from his arrival.

While New Zealand’s religious landscape has changed in his 35 years on the Caversham Baptist pulpit, senior pastor Roly Scott says Christianity might just be due a comeback.

Twenty cases of an unwanted rabbit virus have been found in Otago.

Starting water level drilling work in Portsmouth Dr earlier this week are Paul Gebert (left), of the Dunedin City Council, and Simon Cox, Sean Templeton and Mike Simpson, all of contractor Golder.

A Dunedin conservation and iwi stalwart will have the ear of the Government in his new environmental role.

Dunedin's  bus hub is nearly $1 million over budget.

Parking costs in central Dunedin could jump by up to 50% on some meters.