If you felt autumn had started early in Dunedin you would not be far wrong, as the latest weather figures show the city to be the wettest and coldest of the six main centres during February.
Reports of dogs harassing penguins on Otago beaches have led authorities to again warn dog walkers to take extra care in areas that are home to marine wildlife, or their animal could be seized.
A gale warning for Foveaux Strait might delay the start of this year's Bluff oyster fishing season.
Low-income Dunedin residents struggling to afford to insulate their homes may soon get the chance, thanks to a new subsidy.
The shooting of a young New Zealand sea lion - a species as threatened as the African elephant or the kakapo - has shocked and dismayed those who work to ensure its survival.
Port Otago's plan to dredge Otago Harbour and dump the spoil off-shore will have its day in court after mediation with fishing industry groups failed.
New "modern street furniture" bus shelters similar to those seen in Frankton Rd, Queenstown, will soon be installed on many Dunedin streets.
While Dunedin's population of native wood pigeons, or kereru, is considered "fairly healthy", more information on the extent of the birds would be welcomed by the city's kereru rescue project.
A four-legged shoe thief with expensive tastes is believed to be on the loose in Mosgiel.
Few people can still fit into their school blazer 58 years later, but Mosgiel's Brian Robertson is an exception.
A lack of shoppers and a drop in vendors has resulted in the South Dunedin Farmers market being shut down permanently.
Three Otago students are financially better off after being named among the best and brightest pupils of 2011.
People injured in car accidents should be tested for the presence of alcohol in their blood before receiving treatment, Otago Southland Coroner David Crerar says.
He is an engineer visiting a university with no engineering department. While it might surprise and perplex his colleagues, Dr Malcolm McCulloch is finding the experience invaluable in his understanding of how technical, social and economic issues can be brought together to find effective energy solutions.
Some Otago farmers are likely to be forced to poison rabbits with 1080 or Pindone this winter to ensure better control of the pests on their properties.
Dunedin's gloomy weather might lift in coming days but the sunshine will not last long, forecasters predict.
A Kaikoura fur seal's decision to take a holiday down the coast of the South Island, complete with baggage - $25,000 in research equipment - ended with the seal's capture on an Otago Peninsula beach this week.
Two plans changes affecting the use of water in Otago will become operative on March 1.
The Otago Regional Council has decided on a "pathway" towards solving its accommodation problems which includes providing for a temporary council chamber in its Stafford St car park.
A population of an invasive marine crustacean that "hitch-hikes" on the hulls of boats is living quietly in Otago Harbour.
