Otago Daily Times: Dunedin

Daily flights between Dunedin and Queenstown are planned for late this year or early next by a newly formed regional airline.

Former Dunedin mayor Peter Chin says he is ''chuffed'' to be selected for a 12-strong panel tasked with overseeing a review of the New Zealand flag.

A slip opened up a 15m crack in Portobello Rd at Turnbulls Bay is expected to cause traffic delays for weeks.

A Mosgiel man has won a battle to cut down a ''monster tree'' in his backyard despite Dunedin City Council staff saying it should stay.

The Dunedin City Council is vowing to do better after being rebuked by Audit New Zealand for delays completing last year's annual report.

The Government's time frame for a new clinical services building at Dunedin Hospital appears to have slipped.