The Star

This summer, Claire Jackson has been forced to swap three Rs for the three Ss.

Thousands of students face mounting financial pressure this year because the Government was not quick enough to help them find summer jobs, New Zealand student union co-president David Do says.

Police are right to call for back-up when situations become heated, road policing manager Andrew Burns said after a traffic stop flared up in Dunedin.

The decision by the Dunedin City Council (DCC) to delay the Dunedin Town Hall redevelopment by a year has once again caught regular users by surprise, with the City of Dunedin Choir calling it a "staggering" move.

All Anterea Matana and his wife Mina want for Christmas this year are jobs.

Dunedin parking officers have to issue $2.4 million worth of parking fines each year just to ensure drivers behave, a Dunedin City Council manager says.

Two Dunedin groups have been left feeling disappointed and angry they cannot take part in this year's Santa Parade.

Partnership between the Malcam Trust and Pact is providing paid work and valuable trade skills for a group of young Dunedin people.

The first phase of a long-term project to widen the road from Aramoana to Port Chalmers is due to begin shortly, with the first contract package awarded recently.