Shawn McAvinue

A Dutch couple touring New Zealand have had an unexpected bonus.

Among the accolades for five police staff at a Mosgiel ceremony was a peppering of puns by a top Taieri officer.

Future rugby stars are set to shine at the 54th annual Taieri sevens tournament on Sunday.

People were shoulder-to-shoulder at the Mosgiel fabric bazaar and smashed the organisers' fundraising target for child literacy.

The ''nerve-racking but exciting'' build of a new supermarket in Green Island is on track for an opening early next year. It will employ up to 60 staff.

Reading the William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale in the 86-Hour Shakespeare Marathon at Fortune Theatre Studio in Dunedin yesterday are Cheryl Amos (left) and Julie Edwards.

Strong winds toppled a brick chimney at Forbury Park in Dunedin yesterday, smashing a hole in the grandstand roof and damaging seating.

A fabric bazaar in Mosgiel was the base camp for children to knit blankets for Nepal earthquake victims.

The cash register at the Star Regent 24 hour Book Sale rang to the tune of nearly $70,000. 

A battered teddy bear, Terence, sustained minor facial injuries on Saturday and was treated at a Dunedin hospital.

A playful fantail inspired a Polish artist to paint a huge mural in Dunedin.

A 69-year-old woman's leg was broken in a two-car collision on State Highway 1 on the Taieri Plains yesterday.

International opera singer Simon O'Neill plays the E-flat bass (tuba) at a rehearsal at the Kavanagh College Auditorium last night with Dunedin's St Kilda Brass Band, featuring conductor Peter Adams (left).

Reading the William Shakespeare comedy The Taming of the Shrew in the 86 Hour Shakespeare Marathon at Fortune Theatre Studio last night were artistic director Lara Macgregor (playing Katherina) and Dunedin City councillor Aaron Hawkins (Petruchio).

More than 500,000 meals destined to be dumped have been diverted by a Dunedin non-profit group to feed the city's hungry.

The dead oarfish washed up at Aramoana last week has disappeared and marine experts are warning against eating its 3m-long fillets.

A Mosgiel  pitch is set to host some quality football as players prepare for the 2015 Fifa Under-20 World Cup.

A Dunedin mother with seven children says the $790 million Budget package announced yesterday designed to lift children from poverty was ''better than nothing'' but believes more is needed for struggling families.

A firefighter is concerned a serial arsonist could be targeting vehicles in southern Dunedin after he was called to an arson attempt yesterday.