Grant Miller

Hundreds of children at the Otago Museum last night may have looked like they were ready for bed, but there was plenty happening to prevent it.

A rare New Zealand falcon was not too worried about a photographer standing just 5m away outside his Mosgiel home.

Hundreds of children at the Otago Museum last night may have looked like they were ready for bed, but there was plenty happening to prevent it.

Greyhound racing is set to disappear from Dunedin at the end of this month, but perhaps not from Otago.

No date has been set for further safety improvements at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Grey St, near the turnoff to Dunedin Airport.

Minister for Racing Grant Robertson used to pester his father to take him to the "night trots" at Dunedin’s Forbury Park.

There is no word yet on when Waikouaiti tap water will be declared safe to drink.

A Kainga Ora housing development in central Dunedin could do a lot to alleviate a shortage of suitable accommodation, community agencies say.

The Dunedin City Council’s full year of capital expenditure is expected to scrape past $100 million, which is down on budget, but a better rate of delivery than had appeared likely a few months ago.

More than $2 million has been saved on Dunedin City Council personnel costs in the past 11 months, as some vacancies have remained unfilled.

Viewers of the Olympic Games will soon see bouldering on their television screens. The sport was on show in Dunedin at the weekend.

Preliminary work has started for Dunedin’s George St upgrade - below ground, at least.

There is both a skills shortage and a lot of people looking at their careers and study options, the co-ordinator of the Otago Pop-up Job Shop says.

Another delay for a roundabout a year in the making is causing further frustration at St Clair, Dunedin, with the total cost of infrastructure work in the area likely to exceed $2 million.

Dunedin is staying true to a confident vision and the city council has approved a 10-year plan that will help build a resilient city where people want to live, Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.