Nigel Benson

And then there were two.

There will be no second Sir Elton John concert in Dunedin.

A Dunedin fire-fighting artefact has been resurrected from the ashes of history.

The first day of public ticket sales for Sir Elton John's concert took a back seat to the Canterbury earthquake disaster yesterday.

Shell-schocked passengers disembarked from flight NZ5351 at Dunedin Airport at 10.15am yesterday, still stunned after the first flight from Christchurch to Dunedin since Tuesday's deadly earthquake.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull extended a welcome and then immediately issued a warning to new University of Otago students yesterday.

Promoters will decide on Thursday whether to proceed with a second Sir Elton John concert in Dunedin.

There will be something in the air tonight when the gravity-defying Nitro Circus Live brings its repertoire of flicks and tricks to Carisbrook for the first time.

Donald Coulter cradles his surviving daughter, Abigail (3), as a white horse and trap carry his 6-year-old daughter Rebecca's coffin from her funeral at Waihola yesterday.

A second Elton John concert in Dunedin is looking more likely after another rush on tickets yesterday.

Allegations of queue jumping are dogging Dunedin's new Forsyth Barr Stadium before it has even opened.

The promoter behind the Elton John concert in the new Forsyth Barr Stadium has hit back at criticism of ticketing for the event, describing the reaction as "astoundingly ungracious".

A second Elton John performance is possible after a rush of opening-day sales for the entertainer's November concert in Dunedin.

A new generation was energised by the TrustPower wind farm near Lake Mahinerangi yesterday.

Third-year veterinary nursing student Rebecca Timms (left), of Hamilton, and Otago Polytechnic veterinary nursing diploma co-ordinator Jennifer Hamlin, of Christchurch, examine a pigeon during a demonstration yesterday.

It could almost be a James Bond movie called "The Man with the Golden Garage".

It is rated one of the most romantic places in the world and it's in the heart of Dunedin.

The Fortune Theatre has a new manager, artistic director and direction, and it has just unveiled its 2011 season. Nigel Benson attended last night's launch.