Sodden plants at the Botanic Garden were well-carolled yesterday afternoon, but the rhododendrons at the Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell in Port Chalmers missed out.
The Big Feed is on once again with the Orwell St Chapel running its Christmas dinner for the fourth time - and there is an open invitation.
Kiwis are dreaming of whizzing about in jetboats, swanning around in designer clothing and bouncing on trampolines this Christmas, research shows.
Dunedin retailers reported mixed post-Christmas sales yesterday, with some saying there were fewer people around.
Most rational thinkers would agree that the Christmas New Year period is the one time of the year when you should be seeking out highly intelligent and complex information.
Police officers from the Invercargill Traffic Alcohol Group were breath-testing drivers in Taieri Rd last night as part of a pre-Christmas drink-driving campaign in Dunedin.
While the recession has meant some employers may look a little Scrooge-like when it comes to Christmas largesse for their loyal workers, others are continuing traditions practised for many years.
Christmas Day cruise ship passengers will still be able to experience the Taieri Gorge Railway, despite their late arrival at Dunedin.
John Lapsley ponders the festival of Christmas and the sadness and sense of loss in those for whom its "stories" no longer chime.
Workers building the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin will barely have time to cut the Christmas ham before returning to the construction site.
Otago Daily Times sports reporters share their highlights of 2010, and their hopes and fears for 2011.
Did you ever have a silly song in your head you wished you could get rid of?
The meaning of Christmas is better understood with the poetic imagination switched on, suggests Ian Harris.
The historic Richmond Shilling award to Dunedin Hospital patients is the biggest ever this year - with a little help from the fund's friends.
'Tis the season for giving, and buskers in Dunedin's shopping precincts know it.
Santa's little helpers were out in Dunedin yesterday, and they were wearing scout uniforms.
Spending six hours decorating his bus, dubbed the "Santa express", and then sweltering his way through shifts in a Santa suit, is all worth it for Lindsay Haar.
Everyone is welcome at the annual Combined Churches Carol Service, on the grounds of St Peter's Church, in Queenstown, today, at 6pm.
Christmas sales began with a "hiss and a roar" at the beginning of the month, but the spending high was quickly followed by a lull, according to Paymark figures and Dunedin retailers.
