John Lewis

If you thought swimming in the sea in parts of Otago was uncharacteristically warm last year, Niwa says it should be even better this year.

Soft plastic waste recycling could be reinstated in the southern region within the next 12 months, if all goes to plan for The Packaging Forum's soft plastic recycling scheme.

Fedor Konyukhov says his life is starting to feel like Groundhog Day as he rows his custom-built boat across the South Pacific towards Chile.

There is a little place in every girl's heart for Elvis Presley and ponies.

Dunedin City Council contractors have begun clearing slips which have closed Second Beach to the public for the past 18 months.

Soft plastics waste is likely going back into landfills across the southern region, following the removal of soft plastic recycling bins at local supermarkets.

If you thought those in their mid-to-late teens were particularly anti-social yesterday, there was a pretty good reason.

A Dunedin salmon angler has been left scratching his head after he caught a 6.8kg salmon in Otago Harbour, despite salmon fishing conditions being "poor" this year.

Nominations for the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand elections are about to close, but election organisers are concerned less than a handful of nominations have been received from around...

Food has been flying off the shelves of Dunedin foodbanks, in what has been described as one of the busiest holiday seasons in recent years.

Lather up in sunscreen and get your togs out - Dunedin may be about to get its first taste of 30degC for this summer.

Fedor Konyukhov is ''thanking God'' he is alive and well after rowing his custom-built boat through 15m swells and winds gusting over 100kmh in the South Pacific.

Neil George has been turning more heads than the acts on stage at the Whare Flat Folk Festival this week.

An electrical fire at a historic Dunedin hotel caused only a minor amount of damage this afternoon.

Dunedin police are seeking information about a "reckless" driver following a crash in Fairfield on New Year's Eve.

You know who rules the roost when there is a clearly marked sign at the entrance, warning drivers of ''free-range kids'' roaming about the place.