Vaughan Elder

Dunedin company Animation Research Ltd's entry into the emerging drone industry is just taking flight after the purchase of a massive eight-prop drone.

Yarn bombers have festooned Octagon trees with flags of Cricket World Cup teams coming to Dunedin as part of final preparations for the city's hosting of the tournament.

The amazing feats of Brendon McCullum over the past year may not have won him the supreme Halberg Award, but have literally put him on the map in Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council should follow Queenstown's lead and employ a staff member to fine wayward freedom campers, Otago Peninsula Community Board chairwoman Christine Garey says.

The company marketing a Dunedin-made diagnostic device is competing for a slice of a more than $5 billion United States Government Ebola fund.

March is going to be an action-packed month for Dunedin music-lovers, with some of the world's biggest names in alternative music playing at Port Chalmers bar, Chick's Hotel.

The Dunedin City Council expects to carry out a second round of mediation over quarrying of the lower hump of Saddle Hill.

Dunedin's Anglican community celebrated the 150th anniversary of the city's oldest church still in use by retracing the steps of its founders.

A thriving slice of Silicon Valley in Dunedin is set to get a boost by the city's Gigatown victory.

The Port Chalmers business personality of the year competition has gone to the dogs.

David Bain's bid for compensation has moved a step forward, but details of an agreement with Justice Minister Amy Adams are being kept under wraps.

A member of the public stopped a tourist driving a rental car on the Lindis Pass and took the vehicle's keys, after narrowly avoiding a head-on collision.

University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne says an explicit Facebook page has 'sullied' the university's reputation.

The University of Otago's reputation has been ''sullied'' by an explicit Facebook page, vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne says.

Otago has by far the worst air quality in New Zealand, according to a new Government report.

A Mosgiel mother made ''by far'' the hardest decision of her life, turning back to shore to call for help after swimming about 50m in an effort to retrieve her 5-year-old son, who was being blown across Lake Waihola.

A Dunedin World War 2 veteran has had his ''pride and joy'' - a 1976 Triumph car - stolen and is appealing for information to help get it back.