Nigel Benson

The Dunedin City Council must feel as though it's stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Dunedin Botanic Garden plant collections curator Stephen Bishop (left) and apprentice gardener Andy Anderson tend a 3-D display yesterday to mark the 150th anniversary of New Zealand's oldest public gardens next year.

Four University of Otago researchers have been awarded prestigious Rutherford Fellowships worth more than $3 million over the next five years.

Dunedin's only sawmill - Otago Lumber Ltd - faces an uncertain future.

Some special children and their families had a special day in Mosgiel yesterday.

A Mosgiel butchery and a Queenstown supermarket have the tastiest sausages in Otago.

Toyota New Zealand has announced a recall of more than 2000 of its vehicles which may be affected by steering-shaft and water-pump problems.

A former punk rocker, swineherd and now bestselling author opened the 2012 Scottish Festival in Dunedin yesterday.

Former Otago Festival of the Arts director Nicholas McBryde has been appointed general manager of the Fortune Theatre.

Dunedin singer Kylie Price has withdrawn from Television New Zealand's talent search programme New Zealand's Got Talent.

Warriors fans from around the country are expected in Dunedin for the team's pre-season match against the Brisbane Broncos at Forsyth Barr Stadium next February.

A search and rescue operation was launched late last night after a fishing boat became stranded on a sand bar at Taieri Mouth.

A Dunedin beat box artist hopes to take a step towards a professional music career when he makes his debut at the Regent Theatre next week.

Forsyth Barr Stadium may be a white elephant to some Dunedin ratepayers, but it is turning into a windfall for community organisations.

A special charity concert is being held at the Mayfair Theatre tomorrow to help a young star soar.

A Dunedin retailer which became a 41-store national chain marks its 150th birthday today.

The 2012 Dunedin Theatre Awards will enlist the power of 1000 minds.

Part of a 102-year-old derelict ship which rusted in Otago Harbour for 20 years may be transformed into a sculpture.