Tim Scott

A burst pipe has washed away a Dunedin bookshop owner’s childhood dream and forced her business to close for good.

Councillors were yesterday deadlocked over whether to back parking changes to a contentious Dunedin cycleway project.

A councillor who lashed out at businesses has been forced off a hearings panel deciding on changes to a contentious central Dunedin cycleway.

A Dunedin business owner says a ban on in-store surcharges could result in higher prices for all her customers — regardless of how they pay.

A mining company hunting for gold in Central Otago has received nearly $70 million in backing from an Australian investment firm it says could accelerate the project.

Getting their lyrics vetted by the Chinese government was among the hurdles a Dunedin band faced in taking their music to the global stage.

Referees are walking away from community sports because they "don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused on the sideline", an Otago sporting leader says.

A Clutha man who previously used a pool cue to violate a rugby player has been given a lengthy ban after allegedly verbally abusing a referee following a tense club rugby final.

The level of death and destruction in Gaza would not be possible without "substantially high levels of Islamophobia", an academic visiting Dunedin says.

A collaborative concoction by eight Dunedin breweries is among the trophy winners at this year’s New Zealand Beer Awards.

A review of Dunedin’s local alcohol plan is expected to be pushed into next year following concerns of "insufficient engagement", the city council says.

Global engine maintenance issues affecting Air New Zealand’s fleet and Dunedin travellers are not expected to be resolved until 2028, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.