Brenda Harwood

After years of possum eradication efforts, strong regrowth of native plants can be seen across Otago Peninsula - particularly at Okia Reserve, near Victory Beach.

Injuries suffered by kereru are keeping Wildlife Hospital Dunedin and Project Kereru on their toes, as juvenile birds take flight across the city.

A working party representing the interests of Dunedin's arts community is needed to drive forward the next stage of the Dunedin Performing Arts Feasibility study.

Former HMNZS Toroa commanding officer Lieutenant-commander (retired) Rob Tomlinson has big shoes to fill as he takes over the role of Anzac Day events convener.

Residents of Port Chalmers and surrounding areas have welcomed moves by Port Otago to mitigate the noise from visiting container ships, but are hoping for more.

Dunedin Hospital staff are banding together in a bid to help people affected by Cyclone Idai, which devastated swathes of Southern Africa last month.

The extraordinary influence of the Shand family on the Taieri Plain in the 19th century has been highlighted through research by University of Otago history lecturer Dr Jane McCabe.

The unstable ground under Coast Rd, between Warrington and Karitane, is causing continuing delays in repairing the uneven road surface.

Dunedin people are invited to lace up their walking shoes and step out in solidarity with refugees across the globe in today's Share the Journey walk.

Love and support surrounded Dunedin woman Gina Agate-Aitken last weekend, as 170 friends and family joined her for an early 50th birthday.

The Star will celebrate 40 years as Dunedin's community newspaper next week.

An accidental kick in the privates turned out to be a lifesaver for cancer survivor and Otago Polytechnic chaplain Steve Downey.

Communities in Concord and Waldronville are among neighbourhood groups across Dunedin coming together to mark Neighbours Day.

The Government's new healthy homes standards, which aim to make rental properties warmer and drier, have missed out a vital area of the home.

Insulation, moisture, heating, maintenance and inadequate curtains are all challenges for Dunedin people trying to keep their homes warm and healthy.

Dunedin's cultural diversity, in all its colours and forms, will be celebrated during Dunedin Race Relations Week.

The need for face-to-face interpreter support for former refugees and other new migrants is behind the establishment of a new interpreter service in the city.

A small-but-dedicated group of Dunedin volunteers are using personalised musical therapy to help stimulate deep-seated memories among people with dementia.