Vaughan Elder

A Brazilian couple have been kicked off a cruise ship in Dunedin after landing in hot water over the theft of a designer handbag.

Spike in rabbit numbers in parts of Otago is making life more difficult for already drought-stricken farmers.

A lack of surplus state houses could stop the South from being part of a plan to get Aucklanders languishing on waiting lists to leave the city.

Cr  Andrew Noone is concerned about how "liberal'' the Dunedin City Council has been when it comes to spending ratepayer money.

Otago Peninsula residents are angry a section of Highcliff Rd is set to remain closed until September, more than a year after a massive downpour swept it away during last June's downpour.

Warrington residents are concerned about a spike in freedom campers, some of whom leave faeces littered through the sand dunes.

Dunedin is in for an action-packed long weekend, with Waitangi Day and Chinese New Year celebrations coinciding with multiple cruise ship visits.

The former garden bar at Captain Cook Tavern has been demolished, but the building's owners are yet to decide what will go in its place.

The Dunedin City Council's beleaguered cycleway network has been dealt another blow after the Automobile Association pulled out of a liaison group, citing concerns over a lack of consultation.

A targeted advertising effort to get Aucklanders to move to Dunedin was ‘‘absolutely'' worth the more than $6500 in ratepayer money spent on the campaign, Enterprise Dunedin's John Christie says.

Costs continue to pile up for a problem-plagued section of a Dunedin cycleway, with a fresh redesign expected to cost more than $500,000.

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan is launching a war on rates rises which he says are causing undue suffering for people on low incomes.

A bomb threat against Logan Park High School was traced to a Dunedin address after armed police converged on the school yesterday morning.

The husband of a Dunedin city councillor has withdrawn his objection to Vogel St Kitchen's bid to renew its liquor licence.

Dunedin ratepayers are getting some of the best value for money in New Zealand, Dunedin City Council chief executive Sue Bidrose says.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has hit out at critics who say the city's rates are rising sharply as the council signals a 2.9% rate increase for the upcoming year.

Dunedin politicians from both sides of the House have come together to present a united front when it comes to welcoming refugees to the city.

A Dunedin motorist was surprised to receive a ticket on Tuesday after his parking meter displayed a message saying no payment was required.

Grace does not usually come to mind when you think of heavy farm machinery, but it was in evidence when the tractors danced at the Otago Taieri A&P Show.

The next generation of budding organists was given a chance to play Dunedin Town Hall's grand old organ Norma at the weekend.