Shawn McAvinue

Dunedin Labour MPs believe their party's rise in poll results is a sign the election is ''ramping up'' but both politicians are vowing to continue to work for every vote.

A starved dog rescued by a Dunedin family has been given the name of a god and a diet of organic beef.

Go Bus has admitted ''an error in judgement'' allowing a driver to return to work the day after a bus and a youth ended up in a ditch in Karitane.

New Zealand International Film Festival Dunedin host Josh Thomas and publicist Hannah Molloy roll out the red carpet at the Regent Theatre for the opening gala in the Octagon last night.

The Government needs to give more than the $1.5 million it has pledged to ensure shop owners are protected from robbery, a Dunedin shop owner says.

The "freakish'' price of watermelons in Dunedin is causing some customers to get the pip.

Indian "scarfies'' living in Dunedin have been given scholarships to "strengthen ties'' between two countries.

A woman has driven into a wall at "high speed'' in Port Chalmers this morning.

The New Zealand Regional Hairstylist Awards were held at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday.

A straight-talking rugby coach was the inspiration for an emotional club rugby victory on Saturday.

A fire investigator is on the scene today after a house went up in flames in North Otago last night.

Firefighters attended a camper van fire in the car park at Blueskin Nurseries and Cafe in Dunedin yesterday.

At the Dunedin Big Latch On in the Meridian mall yesterday (from left) Millie (4), Pippa and Ivy (8 months) Sluis, Katie and Fletcher (9 months) Jones, Annabelle (3), Karen and Harriet (8 months)...

A Go Bus driver was stood down yesterday after his bus hit a boy on a footpath near Karitane on Thursday, but the company admits it should have acted sooner.