Shawn McAvinue

Krakow has opposed Dunedin's bid to become a Unesco City of Literature.

A contractor prodded a blackbird nest in a Dunedin traffic light cowl and showered eggs on a co-worker below, an eye witness says.

Contractors were left with egg on their faces yesterday after a botched nest relocation job.

Pupils and teachers were treated for smoke inhalation yesterday and police are investigating surveillance footage after a suspicious fire at a Dunedin high school.

A business selling second-hand designer clothing has expanded to survive in a ''scarily quiet'' Dunedin retail market.

A Dunedin student is helping those living with cancer get to a better place.

The Canterbury of New Zealand store in central Dunedin is set to close, making four staff redundant, after a ''significant drop'' in sales.

Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick wrote their wedding vows yesterday, brimming with ''nervous excitement'' about their big day.

Red Cross Dunedin has put a call out for toys, but those giving have been asked to leave toy weapons behind.

Inappropriately shaped lollies on sale exclusively in the South have been branded offensive and recalled from shops.

Win or lose, one of the most important things a parent can do to help their child become a sports champion is simple: just be there.

Outram School pupils shouted with delight when their principal was doused with icy water.

A 90-year-old RSA Taieri Pipe Band drummer has no plans to stop beating the rhythm.

The work of a pioneering ceramic artist brims with ''humour and sexuality'' and will soon be on show in Dunedin.

A Dunedin boy led an entourage up Baldwin St on Saturday to help get a family member to the United States for medical treatment.

For the first time, Otago Museum has created a bespoke range of 3-D printed jewellery as exhibition merchandise.

Flora, fauna and a cuppa will come together in a redeveloped Dunedin business complex.

A new sports club launched in Dunedin on Saturday is designed to extol the virtues of healthy living to ''at risk'' children.

Bayfield High School pupils celebrated a ''phenomenal'' win in an international science competition run by an expanding Dunedin software company.

Security at Work and Income (Winz) service centres will be controlled differently from Monday, Ministry of Social Development chief executive Brendan Boyle said.