Police are investigating after fire destroyed a vacant house in Milton.

A Dunedin business says it was left in the dark this week after a single email about nearby power pole replacements slipped through unnoticed a fortnight ago.

Behind the warm, bold and bright fashion lighting up our wardrobes this winter, are the buyers, artfully selecting the looks we find in our local stores.

I thought I had seen everything from this Government, or should I say from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, because it does appear that it's Brooke Barrington and his team who really call the shots on how NZ is run, writes Sir Ian Taylor.

In the 1939 film classic, Mr Smith returns disillusioned after he goes to Washington, but Dunedin man Terry Taylor had a more rewarding experience when he visited this country’s capital.