Dunedin grandmother Lisa Williams hopes to inspire other women resigned to becoming ''flabby old ladies''.
Australians are expected to dominate the cruise-ship season.
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of a fire which spread through about 5ha of farmland near Bucklands Crossing on Saturday.
Teargas lost by police in Dunedin remains unaccounted for.
Gunners of a military battery formed in Dunedin are gathering in the city this weekend for the 150th anniversary of its establishment.
Rivals within Dunedin's taxi community have joined ranks.
About $4.5 million will be saved over a decade from reduced prisoner transportation, including in Otago.
Survival and strength of mind are key themes in Judith Tebbutt's true account of her kidnapping by Somali pirates from the Kenyan coast in 2011.
Dunedin tourism operators are focusing their attention on China, and how to better accommodate the growing number of Chinese visitors to the city.
Natural burial may soon be an option in Dunedin.
Love and loss in war-torn Vietnam reads like a novel synopsis.
A weekend off in Dunedin comes as a pleasant surprise for the HMNZS Wellington's crew.
A teenage girl is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a fireball erupted when she was cooking in a Pine Hill house on Tuesday.
A fire at Outram Garage threatened the business and nearby property yesterday.
Potentially life-saving technology, first trialled on Dunedin roads, is being installed throughout Otago in another world first.
New Zealand Fashion Week will expose a young Dunedin designer's garments to an international audience.
Dunedin police say anyone finding a black bag containing a tear-gas canister and cartridges, lost by officers in the city last Thursday, should not tamper with the contents.
A formal blessing of the temporary Dunedin courthouse in High St is being held today at 6.30am.
Dunedin's consistent surf and stunning coastal scenery is being promoted internationally.
Just 16% of New Zealand Defence Force personnel are women, a statistic which prompted the NZDF Women's Development Forum. Rosie Manins talks to two Dunedin women about their time in the New Zealand Army.