Sexual violence in New Zealand is significantly under-reported, with just 9 per cent of assaults reported, but it is our most costly crime with an estimated social cost of $1.2 billion per year.
Filming a documentary about human dissection was a challenging, but ultimately life-affirming, experience for those involved.
Literacy Aotearoa Dunedin is encouraging local employers to support its new "Train to Gain" workplace literacy strategy for 2010, to be launched next week.
A congregation of more than 150 parishioners and friends gathered at Dunedin South Presbyterian Church on Saturday to launch the centennial celebrations for Musselburgh Presbyterian Church.
When Dunedin City Councillor John Bezett visits an orphanage in Poland this month, he will take with him some very special gifts from Dunedin.
Dunedin pupils from the New Zealand Modern School of Music scooped the pool of top prizes in the school's annual southern competitions, held in Gore late last month.
Fortune Theatre stage manager Brendan van den Berg is hoping for a smooth run through United States customs, especially as his bags will contain a selection of women's dresses.
The shabby weatherboards and peeling paint are gone, replaced by pristine steel cladding, and the final touches are being made to prepare the new South Dunedin Blokes Shed for its official opening on Saturday, at 1.30pm.
Dunedin mum Christine Mahy is looking forward to a better winter next year, after becoming the first Dunedin homeowner to receive a Well Dunedin PHO Healthy Homes subsidy.
Dunedin's ‘‘eco-heroes'' and sustainability success stories will be celebrated in October during the inaugural Dunedin Spring Food Festival.
The shocking facts about dolphin slaughter in Japan, revealed in the award-winning documentary The Cove, have changed Tony Denley's life.
Risky sexual behaviour, particularly among mature people, is leading to a resurgence in Dunedin, and nationwide, of an ancient sexually transmitted infection (STI) - syphilis.
Hepatitis C may be a debilitating illness, but there is new hope for sufferers through improved treatments, the Hepatitis C Resource Centre Otago says.
The history of Dunedin and its people, as told through letters, is revealed this month in an exhibition hosted by Archives New Zealand Dunedin Regional Office, 556 George St.
Concerns over domestic violence, a lack of support for the vulnerable, salary imbalances, and work-life balance were discussed when 40 Dunedin women met Ministry of Women's Affairs chief executive Sheila Gleisner on Monday night.
In a week when businesses and organisations throughout the city are pushing for Dunedin City Council funding, advocates for South Dunedin have stepped up for a piece of the pie.
Now that the big decisions have been made on the Otago Stadium and the construction contract signed, a wave of support for the project has been seen.
A sense of satisfaction was palpable at the United Services Club on Anzac Day, as Dunedin RSA officials, distinguished guests, veterans, servicemen and women, families and supporters gathered to relax after a busy morning of commemoration.
As Dunedin's community and charity sector braces for hard times ahead, the generosity of Otago people is providing a buffer - so far, at least.
The provision of drama classes at the Fortune Theatre could come full circle under a proposed collaboration between the theatre and Interact Drama Classes.
