Nigel Benson

Otago talent put its best foot forward in Dunedin yesterday. More than 100 hopefuls attended the first phase of auditions for television variety show New Zealand's Got Talent at Otago Boys' High School.

The Department of Conservation is encouraging Otago residents to keep an eye out for whales.

There will be a graphic illustration of artistic talent in Port Chalmers this week.

Flood protection and beautification work continues on the Water of the Leith yesterday, as the project nears completion.

A backyard Dunedin concert organised by a group of flatmates is making a big noise on the New Zealand music scene.

Beauty was skin deep in Dunedin at the weekend.

Dunedin Central Fire Station had its full firefighting battalion standing at arms yesterday. It was a pyromaniac's worst nightmare.

The days of the old school yard were remembered at the former King Edward Technical College in Dunedin on Saturday when the doors of the historic building were thrown open to the public in conjunction with the Dunedin Heritage Festival.

St Clair Beach was bombarded by monsters from the deep yesterday evening.

The Dalai Lama's public talk in Dunedin in June has been moved from Forsyth Barr Stadium to the Dunedin Town Hall.