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Barbara Kendall says her graduation with a double degree from Otago Polytechnic comes with a familiar sense of relief.

Major roadworks on a section of State Highway 1 at Pine Hill, estimated to cost about $600,000, will begin on Monday.

Garments spanning decades of fashion are being brought out of the closet for an inaugural vintage clothing sale in Dunedin this weekend.

Today's Relay For Life opening ceremony will signify a beginning and an end for Sue Oliver and her Oliver's Army team-mates.

Scaffolding has been removed from the front of the former Canton Restaurant premises in Princes St, Dunedin. The facade is being restored to its former glory.

Dunedin fashion design graduate Emily Scott is preparing to showcase her work, inspired by Christchurch's revival from the earthquakes, to an international audience in Kuala Lumpur.

New Zealand's Beige Brigade smashed its way to victory against England's Barmy Army in Dunedin yesterday. Barmy Army tour organiser Giles Wellington, of Barmouth, said team members were ''drowning their sorrows'' at the pub last night.

Hyde St tenants will meet other keg party stakeholders today to further discuss plans for this year's party.

Dunedin firefighters dealt with more couch and furniture fires than usual during February, when tertiary education students typically return to the city.

Dunedin's young fashion designers and artists have combined to auction a custom leather jacket for charity LifeLine New Zealand this month.