A carpark outside a pet shop is not the first spot you would think Tesla would pick to make its Dunedin debut — and to offer the chance for a test drive.
Port Otago and Napier Port have formed a joint venture to build and buy a $36million trailing suction hopper dredge from Dutch shipbuilders Damen Shipyards.
Tourists have been meandering around a commercial wharf in Fiordland, putting themselves into dangerous situations which could lead to serious injury or even death, a fishing company says.
The government's books are set to remain deeply in the red for the near term as a big dent in the tax take and higher expenses deliver continued budget deficits.
Dunedin Woolworths workers earned a 6.8% pay increase over two years after they stood up for themselves at work "and really, really ran with it", a union representative says.
An abandoned proposal by the Dunedin City Council to sell Aurora Energy cost more than $240,000, but several councillors say the information-gathering exercise was worthwhile.
The government's financial outlook is expected to deteriorate as a sluggish economy and weaker tax take further delay a return to budget surplus and cause an increase in borrowing.
Grant McLellan was shocked when he saw his $60,000 Mercedes listed for sale for just $9000. He had not created the listing and claims it was Christopher Schwartz, a former Christchurch car dealer.