Attractions go down a treat
More than six thousand people gathered in Port Chalmers on Saturday for the Seafood Festival, which featured fine weather, celebrity entertainment and plenty of ... seafood.
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Dunedin film-makers win BBC funding
Dunedin film-makers win BBC funding
Three talented Dunedin film-makers have been awarded grants from the BBC to produce their own documentary ideas featuring New Zealand characters.
Cycleway 'will improve safety'
Cycleway 'will improve safety'
Dunedin cyclists will be safer if a dedicated cycleway is given the go-ahead by the Dunedin City Council, cycle advocates say.
Wingatui turf levelled
Wingatui turf levelled
Wingatui racecourse groundsmen are keeping busy ahead of November's Melbourne Cup race day.
Postie marks 30 years on the job
Postie marks 30 years on the job
One of Mosgiel's long-serving posties celebrated 30 years in the job at the weekend and says mail delivery still has a future.
Removal job goes awry
Removal job goes awry
Some Dunedin home owners received an unwelcome visitor when a furniture removal truck struck the side of their house on Saturday morning.
Designer umbilical clips strike a chord
Designer umbilical clips strike a chord
Designer belly button clips are being sold by a Dunedin couple who are looking to take the concept worldwide.
Go you good things
Go you good things
Go you good things ... Team New Zealand is just one win away from winning the America's Cup.
Polyfest draws 5000 performers
Polyfest draws 5000 performers
One of the South Island's biggest arts and cultural events, the Otago Early Childhood and Schools Maori and Pacific Island Festival (Polyfest), is being held this week.
Op-shop event to give back to hospice
Op-shop event to give back to hospice
One of Hannah Wilson's favourite pastimes is op-shopping, but every item she picks up an item from a rack a voice inside her asks ''do you really need that?''
Cricket: Pair backing Volts all the way
Cricket: Pair backing Volts all the way
The Otago Volts will have at least two fans in India during their Champions League campaign as two Queenstown cricketers are flying over with high hopes.
Rugby: Brothers in beards, for a good cause
Rugby: Brothers in beards, for a good cause
A wise man and his beard are rarely parted. But, at the end of Otago's ITM Cup campaign, three of the team's hairiest faces will be shaved clean for a worthy cause.
Young Dunedin driver going somewhere in a hurry
Young Dunedin driver going somewhere in a hurry
Josh Bethune must wait five years until he can sit his driver's licence, but he already reaches speeds of up to 87kmh.
Power back on for most customers
Power back on for most customers
Power has been restored to most customers in Otago after widespread cuts caused by Tuesday's wild weather.
Berwick school's 150th reunion
Berwick school's 150th reunion
Berwick Primary School closed 16 years short of its 150th birthday, but the community and past pupils will celebrate the anniversary in November anyway.
Southlander calls Church St home
Southlander calls Church St home
A mix of retirees and families on her quiet Mosgiel street suits Irene Brown ''down to the ground''.
Sleepy Chewy comes in from the cold
Sleepy Chewy comes in from the cold
Chewy the bluetongue lizard has returned home after a seven-month nap - only to find his spot has been filled by another family pet.
50 saddlebacks delivered to sanctuary
50 saddlebacks delivered to sanctuary
Fifty saddlebacks arrived safely at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary yesterday after a journey by boat and helicopter that began on Tuesday.
Touch: Recognition for officials
Touch: Recognition for officials
Otago rugby stole all the limelight in Ranfurly Shield week but its relative has been achieving under the radar.
Dunedin is 'best place for family'
Dunedin is 'best place for family'
Neurosurgeon Ahmad Taha never planned to swap his life in Syria for Dunedin, but three years after moving here he is thankful he did.