Shawn McAvinue

A City of Literature bid is not a popularity contest and Krakow did not sentence Dunedin to failure, a spokeswoman for the Polish city said.

Painting the new Plunket centre in South Dunedin yesterday are (from left) BNZ staff members Steve Hynes, Robyn McKinnel, Russell Robson, Kris Newall, Matt Lobb, Fraser Cox, Jackie Hawkes, Mel Rolton, Ross Wilson, Plunket project manager Matt Audet and BNZ staff member Mat Murray.

A hotly placed principal was treated coldly by his Outram pupils yesterday.

A teen is using her babysitting money to put smiles on the faces of Dunedin foster children.

The new owner of Poppa's Pizzeria is considering relocating the North Dunedin eatery.

Nitro Circus riders are set to soar in Dunedin on Waitangi Day, and so are food and beverage prices at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

A draft arts and culture strategy was launched last night aimed at helping Dunedin ''produce and seduce'' more creative minds.

A cruise ship passenger exploring Dunedin was the inspiration for an award-winning poetry book and the city deserves international recognition for its literary past, New Zealand Poet Laureate Vincent O'Sullivan says.

Applications for a summer writing residency at Dunedin's Blue Oyster Art Project Space close on Sunday.

fate of a controversial Mosgiel picnic table remains unresolved as new information on the surrounding artwork comes to light.

Dunedin musician and instrument salesman ''Dr Twang'' might have closed his shopfront, but now he has restrung his business model, Shawn McAvinue reports.

A credit card inside a wallet, inside a pocket, is settling bills without its owner's knowledge.

Think decapitation when zombies come knocking.

A call has been made for paint to beautify Caversham.

Boarding house landlords will need licences to operate if the Labour Party wins the election, housing spokesman Phil Twyford says.

Locks of a Dunedin artist's hair are going to help write poetry.

It's a community row that has triggered passion on both sides - art versus a picnic table.

Pupils were lost for words when given dictionaries by the Mosgiel and Taieri Rotary Clubs.

A regular funder to Citizens Advice Bureau Dunedin has stopped its contribution, but the charity is busier than ever.