Otago Daily Times: Dunedin

Extending a ban on set net fishing around the Otago Peninsula will stem the deaths of one of the rarest penguin species in the world, the native yellow-eyed penguin, Forest and Bird says.

Dunedin bed­ and ­breakfast owners say their industry is in dire straits, with at least 35 B&Bs closing in the last five years.

The Green Party is poised to announce its own candidate for the Dunedin mayoral election race.

More than 600 Dunedin residents have registered to participate in an upcoming class action about bank default fees they believe are unfair.

A labour of love for Port Chalmers woman Carol Meikle, who has spent years researching the town's links with Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, who is known as Saint Mary of the Cross, has led to the return of a treasure.

After years of waiting, work is finally ready to start on the restoration of the Iona Church in Port Chalmers.