Matthew Littlewood

An embattled after-school childcare company is pulling out of its Dunedin operations, the Otago Daily Times understands.

A Dunedin poet’s debut collection is in the running for an Ockham New Zealand Book Award.

It was a need to escape from the ravages of climate change which led the Bakeua family to leave Kiribati for New Zealand.

A new Dunedin eatery’s bid for a liquor licence is facing staunch opposition due to its owners’ history.

A proposed permit system for international visitors who wish to drive themselves to the Milford Sound has drawn a mixed response from the community.

Plans to stop international visitors driving to Milford Sound appear to have been shelved as the Department of Conservation rethinks its approach to rapidly increasing tourism in the region.

Teachers at a Dunedin school had to fill in for an embattled after-school activity company after its workers failed to turn up, as the company reportedly fails to pay some workers.

Extending extra security at Dunedin Hospital will not fix the problem of staff being assaulted at work, say nurses.

Science fiction fan Kevin Rogers wears his obsession well.

Queenstown developers are warning they might take legal action if the council forces them to fork out a contribution towards community housing.

Queenstown developers will keep building homes out of reach for most people unless they are forced to fork over for affordable housing, the council has argued.

An avalanche of support for a Central Otago gold mine included submissions from children and dozens from people living outside the area.

Stressed staff owed money by a beleaguered after-school provider are calling on the owner to front up about its future as a government investigation begins.

A developer who hopes to create more than 60 affordable houses in Dunedin is in talks to turn a 150-year-old heritage building into residential apartments.

A children’s after-school programme has allegedly left both schools and parents out of pocket.