'Responsible lender' logo finds support
'Responsible lender' logo finds support
A symbol is being designed to help borrowers in Dunedin identify a responsible lender.
Shawn McAvinue
Butcher's backwards burger a winner
Butcher's backwards burger a winner
A Mosgiel butcher helped the New Zealand national butchery team - the Sharp Blacks - retain the tri-nations championship with a falafel burger.
Old films to be screened in Middlemarch
Old films to be screened in Middlemarch
Grab the popcorn - it's movie time in Middlemarch.
Distracted drivers targeted
Distracted drivers targeted
Otago coastal road policing manager Senior Sergeant Phil McDouall talks to a motorist in Dunedin yesterday during a national operation targeting distracted drivers.
Tenant awarded damages
Tenant awarded damages
A Dunedin invalid beneficiary has been awarded more than $500 after a property management company failed to maintain the flat he was renting.
It takes a special man to wear the black belt
It takes a special man to wear the black belt
When Santa is a no show, someone has to stand in to collate the children's wishes. Shawn McAvinue auditions for the role.
Rent drives retailers away from George St
Rent drives retailers away from George St
High rents are driving retailers from Dunedin's George St, a retail trade association says.
Outrage over felling of varsity trees
Outrage over felling of varsity trees
As chainsaws wailed on Dunedin's University of Otago campus yesterday, student Carol Taurua-McCready held a mature tree and wept.
Silent protest over book ban
Silent protest over book ban
About 35 people staged a silent protest at the University of Otago today over the interim banning of an award-winning book for teens.
Oh, brother: winners' sibling rivalry
Oh, brother: winners' sibling rivalry
A couple of brothers were in the two teams to win the 2015 Otago Daily Times Extra! current events quiz in Dunedin yesterday.
Children sought for cathedral choirs
Children sought for cathedral choirs
A Dunedin church is holding a recruitment drive to bolster the numbers in its children's choirs.
Curtain falling for Fortune director
Curtain falling for Fortune director
Departing Fortune Theatre artistic director Lara Macgregor will be a hard act to follow.
'Overwhelmed' children faint on stage
'Overwhelmed' children faint on stage
Stage fright, heat and the flu could have been the ''overwhelming'' factors causing children to faint on an Invercargill theatre stage yesterday.
Ultra-fast broadband candidates chosen
Ultra-fast broadband candidates chosen
Waldronville, Outram and Middlemarch residents have put their ''best foot forward'' to get ultra-fast broadband and have made the Government's first stage of selection.
Cold snap fuels firewood sales
Cold snap fuels firewood sales
The cold snap is making firewood sales soar in Dunedin.
Stolen car recovered
Stolen car recovered
A sports car stolen from North Dunedin and involved in a police pursuit has been recovered. Senior Sergeant Phil McDouall said the 2005 Mazda RX8 was stolen about 8pm on Saturday.
Speed skaters have no time for gravity
Speed skaters have no time for gravity
Blade runners of all ages hit high speeds at Dunedin Ice Arena on Saturday.
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
The tenants of Dunedin's Athenaeum will dictate the building's evolution, owner Lawrie Forbes says.
Flat's upgrade raises rent beyond means
Flat's upgrade raises rent beyond means
Pressure on landlords to provide warm and dry accommodation is raising rents and putting some people on the street. Shawn McAvinue reports.
Buyers from out of town keen
Buyers from out of town keen
Tenants in the Dunedin boarding house Alva House, which is listed for sale, could be set for a change, a broker says.