Shawn McAvinue

Runners in the Cadbury Marafun leave the start line at the Caledonian Sports Ground in Dunedin yesterday.

A smile from a special kid is all the reward a truck driver needs.

A Port Chalmers resident wants trees in a rail corridor to remain and for Dunedin Railways to consult residents before the chainsaws get cranking.

An art installation of a elephant playing possum opens at Dunedin Public Art Gallery today.

The blame for "disappointing" attendance figures for the New Zealand International Film Festival screenings in Dunedin this month  has been put on bad weather and the Olympics.

A laptop, clothing and a calculator was stolen from a car parked near Logan Park in Dunedin overnight.

The life of a much-loved teacher was celebrated in Dunedin last night with an art auction.

The idea of a faith museum in Mosgiel to attract tourists to the town divided Mosgiel Taieri Community Board members last week.

Funding for emergency grab bags and a mural has been ''ring-fenced'' by the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board.

A Taieri College pupil has challenged the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board to do more about road safety in Gordon Rd.

An Outram resident is outraged a letter warning him about a water supply disruption arrived in his mailbox two days after the event.

A Dunedin  Lotto shop has been ``luckier'' than any other in New Zealand so far this year and is extending its trophy display today to cater for its winning streak.

Police breath-test drivers at a checkpoint in Kaikorai Valley Rd, Dunedin, last night.

A government grant has pushed SPCA Otago past the halfway mark of its fundraising effort to replace derelict buildings at the Dunedin shelter.

Firefighters helped to remove a woman from a car involved in a "T-bone" collision in Dunedin on Thursday  night.

A 100-year-old villa, cut in half, is  removed from 129 Harbour Tce by two trucks in Dunedin yesterday.