Shawn McAvinue

A long-standing secret society of pranksters from Dunedin's Selwyn College created a sticky situation for a Dunedin student yesterday - colourfully catching the attention of passers-by.

Contractors work on the four-storey car parking building behind the former chief post office in Dunedin yesterday.

Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Otago and Southland adviser Bridget Meyer is collecting sports gear for disabled Tongan children.

If residents of Outram, Waldronville, Strath Taieri and Middlemarch want faster and more reliable internet connection now is the time for them to ''step up'' and make themselves heard.

The preferred markings of a proposed multipurpose turf will be the topic of a public meeting in Middlemarch next week.

The stoat on the loose at Orokonui Ecosanctuary has still not been found.

For 99 years, Honi Smith celebrated his birthday on July 21. 

The year was 1981. New Zealand was in turmoil.

A collaborative purchase of an artwork by major art galleries in Dunedin and Christchurch for them to share is a New Zealand first.

A Dunedin beneficiary wants his absentee landlord to make his flat warmer because it is making him sick.

An Otago egg merchant is expanding its operation to meet the increasing demand for free-range eggs.

The Cadbury Chocolate Carnival Fun Run was shortened in Dunedin yesterday to avoid a frosty start.

The Dunedin International Food Festival on Saturday had more stalls serving exotic fare than ever before.

The hunt is on to catch a stoat believed to have scaled Orokonui Ecosanctuary's $2million perimeter fence, threatening juvenile kiwi and other native birds.

A Dunedin doctor says she is insulted by the sophisticated inheritance scam sent from Spain.

The one-line jokes delivered on social media secured a Dunedin man a job interview with Family Guy director Seth MacFarlane.

A Dunedin hypnotherapist is amazed a Spark text-messaging glitch is continuing.

The organisers of a concert to benefit South Dunedin residents are expecting a flood of support on Friday.

A Dunedin panelbeating business is working to ''rise from the ashes'' as the fire that destroyed the business was deemed accidental.