Ellie Constantine

Testing the course for Sunday's Mud Sweat and Tears Challenge at Wingatui Racecourse is Dunedin operations manager Paul Vlietstra.

The latest in pipe examination technology has landed in Dunedin.

Brighton Domain has been "bloody mutilated" by a local resident, Dunedin city councillor Colin Weatherall says, and he has had enough.

Everything from crafts to curios will be for sale at Dunedin's first Stadium Market in October.

First it threatened a life, and then it made headlines around the world. Now, a "homemade-looking G-string" removed from a seal's neck by a Department of Conservation ranger is up for auction.

Ask Brendan Ford about the time he rescued a swimmer at Dunedin's St Kilda Beach and the word "lucky" tends to pop up.

The partial consent of the Around the Mountain Cycle Trail in Southland has received praise and criticism.

The playground at Brighton Domain is "being spoilt" by people smashing glass around it, posing a "high risk" to the families who use it, Dunedin city councillor Colin Weatherall says.

Telecom's CDMA network officially closed last night and Dunedin cellphone retailers have experienced a rush of customers not wanting to be left without working cellphones.

Marmite may be in short supply but several Otago people are more than happy to go without theirs, to aid 12-year-old Dunedin lad Luke Bain, who has autism.