Debbie Porteous

A pair of little shags beside the Dunedin Botanic Garden duck pond have been attracting plenty of interest.

Police are hunting a knife-wielding man who held up the owner of a South Dunedin dairy - the second time the shop has been robbed this year.

A quarry operator has been prevented from removing any more stone from the ridgeline of one of Dunedin's prominent landmarks.

Te Puni Kokiri acknowledges it needs to do more to monitor some of its Whanau Ora programmes, but says it is otherwise pleased with early indications the programmes are having a positive impact on families.

The Environment Court has granted an injunction to stop quarrying on the ridge line of the Saddle Hill quarry.

Those developing a plan to take advantage of increasing access to the internet and digital technology across Otago say they first need a clear picture of the digital challenges the region faces.

Dunedin businesses, and several city councillors, are throwing their arms wide open to oil exploration giant Anadarko.

Middlemarch (pop. 432) is getting a global profile via its unexpected journey on to big screens.

Failed Middlemarch tourism operator Dave Thomson has been declared bankrupt and two more of his companies are on the brink of liquidation.

Efforts are being made to reduce the amount ratepayers contribute to the cost of running the Dunedin Chinese Garden, although details on exactly how the savings will be found are vague.

The Dunedin City Council is investigating the multimillion-dollar replacement of the city's 14,000 street light stock, including whether to install sensor systems so lights come on at different times in different areas of the city.

A man who was convicted for not controlling his dog after the 5-year-old German shepherd, which had previously attacked other dogs and bitten a woman in 2007, attacked a car at Blackhead last year is appealing a decision to not allow him to own dogs for the next three years.

Just as Dunedin city councillors say it is time to stop stringing the community along and make a decision on John Wilson Ocean Dr, a report from council staff throws another option on the table that could prolong the debate further.

For a brief moment, after 90 minutes' debate, it seemed as if a final decision on John Wilson Ocean Dr had finally been made - albeit one that would cost ratepayers $160,000.

Bledisloe Cup rugby returns to Dunedin next year with confirmation the city will host the third match in the three-test series.

Travellers on some Otago Peninsula roads could be taking life in an even slower lane from March next year, if the Dunedin City Council agrees to recommendations made by its speed limits bylaw subcommittee yesterday.

The Dunedin City Council has approved nearly $60,000 in rates relief and heritage fund grants for the earthquake strengthening of three commercial buildings in George St.

The issue of quarrying on Saddle Hill is becoming increasingly litigious, as the Dunedin City Council seeks an injunction to stop work on the hill's ridge line.