Jono Edwards

A gruelling battle has ended after the family of a Dunedin man wrongly imprisoned for 10 years dropped a compensation bid to avoid "further heartache''.

The Otago Regional Council chamber will be shifted to its new temporary home at Philip Laing House next month after an almost million-dollar revamp.

Wild Dunedin hopes to excite the next generation about the great outdoors as its ever expanding nature festival starts this week.

The old 4XO team shared stories at the weekend to remember the hectic days at the former Dunedin radio station.

Winds are expected to ease today after strong northeast gusts downed power lines and trees and damaged roofs across Dunedin.

Pockets of Dunedin are without power, likely due to the strong winds that are hurtling through the city.

The largest Dunedin sea lion breeding season since the early 1990s was not without its casualties.

The conservation drive of one the albatross colony’s forefathers lives on in his living family.

The Otago Regional Council has committed to creating a stakeholder forum for the Otago Harbour before spring.

Catching a prize fish is all about patience, Mornington man Peter Takens says.

The Otago Regional Council has defended new swimmability targets only including "fourth-order" water bodies.

Two men were arrested after bags of cannabis and ''white powder'' believed to be controlled drugs were allegedly found in their car after a police pursuit in Dunedin.

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with assault after spitting at police in the Dunedin cells while knowing she had hepatitis C.

An ''ambitious'' Otago freshwater swimmability target has been applauded by Forest & Bird, but the organisation has questioned whether the plan includes smaller swimming spots.

Completion of Dunedin's central-city bus hub has now been delayed by almost a year since the project was first proposed.

What was expected to be a quiet Easter egg hunt became an "overwhelming" affair as children  seemingly smelled Glenfalloch’s hidden chocolates a mile off.