Nigel Benson

There are hidden depths to Dunedin's St Clair Salt Water Pool.

He hosted smart brains on the box. But, these days, television just makes his head hurt. Nigel Benson catches up with Max Cryer.

He was the champion of New Zealand children's television, who made it cool to be a Kiwi kid. And now life has travelled full circle. Nigel Benson catches up with Rex Simpson.

The Catlins community celebrated once again being united, at the official opening of the new Tawanui bridge yesterday.

Euthanasia law-reform activist Sean Davison is shaken but unfazed despite death threats and an attack on his Dunedin residence over the weekend.

A Dunedin-born film director who worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment world has died in Kenya.

Dunedin blokart enthusiast Frank Humphries sails along Ocean View Beach this week. "It's excellent fun and a really fabulous feeling. It's about the same things that appeal to yachties, but you can't get thrown in the drink and drown.

An Otago contingent will join an international chorus of voices in Nelson this week.

One of Dunedin's most prominent churches has been placed on the market.

Euthenasia reform campaigner Sean Davison is to move to a secret location after his Dunedin residence was attacked and he received two death threats last week.

The New Zealand music industry is abuzz that English super group Radiohead may tour this year.

Sean Davison self-consciously rubs his home-detention anklet, as he talks about his hopes for the new year.

There was no sign of les bleus as a trio of French rugby fans packed up their tricolour in Dunedin yesterday.

Everyone from world-renowned soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to Verlaines frontman Graeme Downes believes Dunedin is a breeding ground for great singers. Nigel Benson takes notes.

Many secrets lie hidden beneath the sea around the Otago coast. Nigel Benson and Stephen Jaquiery go shipwreck hunting.

Life has been a stage for Dunedin entertainer and producer Doug Kamo.

Where children used to run around playing and laughing 100 years ago, there are once again children running around playing and laughing. As for the parents, well, they're just relaxing. Nigel Benson visits Camp Sutton.

The former Dunedin Chief Post Office in the Exchange has been converted into a temporary library.