John Lewis

Ashton Heptonstall may be only 6, but he already has a passion for environmentalism that could rival David Attenborough or David Bellamy.

Scooters, skateboards and even hoverboards - they all appear to be replacing the humble bicycle as a popular mode of transport for children these days.

An expansion of Air New Zealand's schedule of direct flights between Dunedin and Auckland could add significant value to the local economy and create jobs, the Otago Chamber of Commerce says.

The number of Otago schools requiring Ministry of Education intervention remains at its lowest level since 2008.

For some, the thousand of people surging around the sights, sounds and smells of the Thieves' Alley Market Day created a sensory overload. For others, it was welcome company.

A Mosgiel woman was apprehended by Dunedin police on Saturday after she allegedly drove to a Mosgiel supermarket and passed out drunk in one of the store's aisles.

If you have never played rugby and you want to know what it feels like being mixed up in a rolling maul, then Thieves' Alley was the place to be today.

Emergency services are investigating after a derelict house in Dunedin was destroyed in a blaze early this morning.

No matter which way you crunch the numbers, a significant amount of success in mathematics plus a massive amount of modesty make Johnny Mottershead a poor self-promoter.

Several Dunedin secondary schools have recorded surges of about 20% in their year 9 rolls this year, leaving some in the sector hoping it will stave off Ministry of Education intervention in the city's secondary network.

A war is being waged between Dunedin secondary schools, which are estimated to be spending more than $300,000 in total each year on marketing to attract pupils.

For those wanting to ride in a 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale, this might be as close as you will ever get. John Lewis gloats about his experience in one of the fastest and most expensive cars in the world.

The Dunedin City Council denies the city's annual summer festival is on its last legs.

A badly decomposed body has been discovered in a house in Mataura, in Southland.

The primary and secondary education of a child born in New Zealand today is expected to cost parents up to $326,773, a new study has found.

The Year of the Monkey is about to begin and to help celebrate the Chinese New Year in Dunedin, some of China's top acrobats and theatre performers will put on a show.

Remnants of Dunedin life in the 1860s are being uncovered by heavy machinery and archaeologists this week following the demolition of the Barningham Building at the University of Otago Dental School.

Getting debilitating motion sickness at the sight of a boat in water can be a major problem for passionate rowers - such as Enid Barron.

When the line on Jordan Pearson's rod took off in the Dunedin Harbour basin yesterday, he knew dinner was going to be spectacular.