Brenda Harwood

University of Otago Summer School students taking a ''whirlwind tour'' through the music of David Bowie, paused last week to celebrate the singer's birthday.

Frustrated Port Chalmers residents will finally see 30kmh speed restriction signs installed in George St next week, after a month-long delay caused by human error. 

The Dunedin Night Shelter Trust can breathe a sigh of relief, after a flood of donations arrived to cover a funding shortfall over Christmas.

The development of Antarctic architecture, from purely functional to futuristic, imaginative and speculative design, is highlighted in an international touring exhibition now showing at Otago Museum.

The humble sock and its potential benefits for people with diabetes are the subject of a new research project at the University of Otago department of clothing and textile sciences.

Graduation day was doubly exciting for six standout Otago Polytechnic fashion design graduates, who have been selected to show their collections in next year's iD Dunedin fashion shows in April.

Mosgiel Scout Group is celebrating the achievements of three of its members, whose commitment, service and bravery have earned them top awards.

A new era has begun for the annual Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner, which will be hosted at the Dunedin Town Hall for the first time this year.

Dunedin divers will take the plunge at Wellers Rock in Otago Harbour on November 29 planning to collect hundreds of pieces of debris from across the city which have found their way into the water.

The long and intriguing history of Brockville, its relationship to World War 1, and its evolving community are the focus of a research and oral history project in the area.

Rising costs and increasing pressure on funding organisations mean the Otago Community Hospice will have to raise $2 million this financial year to break even.

Classic children's characters are helping to give the Playhouse Theatre in Albany St a theatrical facelift.

The New Zealand Blood Service is urging healthy adults in Dunedin to rise to the challenge and ''lend an arm'' to help meet growing demand for blood products.

Dunedin Returned and Services Association president Jenepher Glover has become one of the first two women to be voted on to the national executive of the Royal New Zealand RSA.

Riding for the Disabled Dunedin has some big plans for the future, which could include recreational riding trails built around its Fairfield base.

The heroic fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Globe Theatre during the past year have brought them tantalisingly close to the $500,000 target for the theatre's redevelopment.

An in-depth study of 1000 Dunedin teenagers and their means of transport to and from school has looked into their activity levels, nutrition levels and screen time and produced some worrying early results. BRENDA HARWOOD reports on the Beats study eight months on.

Queen's High School pupils Ella Cameron and Louise Nicolson, who are participating in the Beats Study, have just a short walk to get to school, but both are active sportswomen.

An initiative to establish a Zone of Peace in Castle St, North Dunedin, has given people food for thought. Brenda Harwood takes a look at the concept.