Athleticism, theatre and comedy aren't words you would normally associate with basketball, but that's exactly what was on show today.
The Harlem Globetrotters travel the world playing basketball like you've never seen it played before, and next week they'll be in Dunedin.
New Zealand's largest trade union marks a significant milestone in Dunedin today.
The Public Service Association is unveiling a nationwide touring exhibition, which will feature a prominent guest speaker as well as an unusual, historic video.
One submission to the Otago Regional Council's Draft Annual Plan requested a student discount on bus fares.
The Otago Polytechnic Student's Association maintain Dunedin's bus fares are too expensive for residents on lower and fixed incomes.
However the ORC says current bus fares are already discounted 50%, thanks to ratepayers.
The company expected to buy Carisbrook is still going through the sale process.
The Dunedin City Council says despite that process being under way since early this year, Calder Stewart is still going through due diligence on the sale.
It was confirmed in Febraury Calder Stewart had offered to buy the stadium for more than $3 million dollars.
The DCC had no time line for the sale today.
Otago Boys High School is one of ten New Zealand secondary schools to make it to the final round of the Treasury's Schools Challenge.
The Schools Challenge requires teams of pupils to put themselves in the shoes of a Treasury analyst, and grapple with their daily issues.
The finalists are competing for more than $25,000 in prizes, and the champion's title.
Otago was one of four regions in New Zealand that posted a net gain of international migrants in April.
Those figures come as the number of Kiwis heading to Australia reached its lowest level since 2010.
Otago, Auckland, Canterbury and Nelson experienced the gains, with permanent resident arrivals rising 4%, compared with April last year.
A University of Otago project has attracted funding from a foundation run by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The project uses a new technique to look at worm eggs in stool samples.
But while it sounds anything but sexy, it ticks almost every box of the university's, and the city's, dream for Dunedin's future.
A Dunedin group promoting natural burials is keen to get people involved in a DCC consultation on the issue.
Natural burials are an option that provide an eco-friendly approach to combining bush and land regeneration.
And with Dunedin's twenty cemeteries nearly all full, the group wants to grow awareness about how to sustainably dispose of our bodies.
Dunedin artists will be asked to develop proposals for a sculpture in the Botanic Garden.
A Dunedin group promoting natural burials is keen to get people involved in a DCC consultation on the issue.
Natural burials are an option that provide an eco-friendly approach to combining bush and land regeneration.
And with Dunedin's twenty cemeteries nearly all full, the group wants to grow awareness about how to sustainably dispose of our bodies.
Having a go at playing a sport they've never tried before was just what more than 100 school pupils were up to at the Edgar Centre today.
Thanks to Sport Otago, and with the support of other major clubs in the city, the seven and eight year olds were spoilt for choice.
Otago Girls High School art students have been given the opportunity to have their works viewed by a wider audience than just their art teacher.
The girls, who love to create art, are showing their work to date at the Community Gallery.
And they say it gives them a chance to experience what it might be like to be an artist in the real world.
The Otago Community Trust has donated $399,000 to 11 organisations, in its latest round of grants.
The DCC has voted to move on short term options to improve cycle safety in Dunedin, with more changes in the pipeline.
The vote followed an extended debate on a problem that has resulted in death and injury on city streets.
And it heralds a future response that may see major changes for motorists.
Police got in the way of the amorous intentions of a Dunedin student yesterday.
The 18 year old was caught at Centre City New World stealing $80 dollars worth of condoms, and what police describe as associated accessories.
He was dealt with by a pre-charge warning, and sent - unprepared - on his way.
Fisher amp; Paykel Healthcare shares hit a two-year high, two days before the company releases its financial results for the year to the end of March.
Shares hit $3.05 before dropping slightly later in the day.
The company reported a $33.3 million net profit after tax for the first six months of the year.
The annual results will be announced on Thursday.
Research published by the University of Otago confirms some educator's claims that their students increasingly believe they have a right to success.
Raising awareness of the importance of water safety to Maori was the focus of a skills weekend held at Karitane.
Around 60 Otago University students were involved in the water based activities at the beach.
And many of them will be taking the knowledge they learn back home, to help keep their families safe.
A packed First Church bid farewell to a man for whom community service came first.
Dunedin philanthropist and businessman Les Cleveland died last week, aged 82.
Those at his funeral heard of a man who made the most of what he had, but with others at the forefront of his thinking.
A beauty parade of sorts was held at Forbury Park this weekend and it certainly ruffled the feathers of those attending.
It was the Dunedin Bird Club's annual show and those striving for perfection needed to make sure the standards were high.
