Brenda Harwood

The popular Dunedin Community Accounting service is relaunching with free sessions for non-profit organisations from next week.

Dunedin city councillors have aligned themselves with the city's community boards on the vexed topic of a proposed funding pool for elected members' remuneration.

After nearly 135 years of protecting parishioners, the roof at Mosgiel Methodist Church is being replaced.

Dunedin community transport provider Plus Bus has used a funding grant from Thankyou Charitable Trust to establish a trial service for Mosgiel people.

Dunedin mobile counselling service ChatBus is busier than ever as counsellors deal with a "marked increase'' in anxiety and anger among children.

A light and bright, comfortable space in South Dunedin mall has become the new home of Supergrans Dunedin.

In an old building complex 30 minutes north of Dunedin, a dedicated team of volunteers is spending every spare minute working on a shelter for wild and abandoned cats.

The mystery surrounding the missing 28 years in the history of the University of Otago bell has been solved.

The Dunedin Curtain Bank is launching a new curtain lining and alteration initiative, in the hopes of helping to warm up cold Dunedin families in winter.

Community boards across Dunedin have responded with a resounding "no thanks'' to the possibility of the Remuneration Authority including boards in a funding "governance pool'' for local authorities.

A half-hour journey from central Dunedin unveils a hidden gem - a trove of historical treasures from the early days of the Taieri.

The remarkable history of St Paul’s Cathedral, as an Octagon landmark and a centre of faith, is at the fore as the Anglican diocese celebrates 100 years of worship at the site.

Up to seven litres of smelly salmon smoothie is being guzzled each day by hungry yellow-eyed penguin chicks at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.

The newly created freedom camping site in the Thomas Burns St car park in the central city has quickly outstripped other sites to become the most popular overnight spot in greater Dunedin.

The banners are up and the University of Otago's 150th anniversary year is under way.

The historic University of Otago bell has come "home'' to the campus, and will take pride of place during this year's 150th anniversary celebrations.

The war on sycamores continues in West Harbour, where volunteers have embarked on a project to track down and poison smaller specimens of the invasive plant.

Dunedin's Waitangi Day celebrations in the Octagon will be a chance to relax and enjoy music, kapa haka and hangi food.

Access to properties has been delayed longer than anticipated near the intersection of Inglis St and Gordon Rd in Mosgiel due to ongoing major roadworks.