Otago Daily Times: Dunedin

Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel have taken a step forward with the Dunedin City Council and developers signing a memorandum of understanding, it has been announced this morning.

A Dunedin man has changed his name to the longest legally allowed, after apparently losing a bet five years ago.

Almost one-third of people convicted for breaching protection orders in Otago during the past five financial years were imprisoned for the crime.

Some of the more than 1200 runners and walkers set off in the Stadium 2 Surf 10km race yesterday.

The shooting of two Dunedin children by their father has led to an increase in reporting of family violence incidents in the city, police say.

A 38-year-old Waipori Falls man was flown to Dunedin Hospital by the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter after he accidentally shot himself in the foot with a shotgun shortly before 10.40am on Saturday, police said.