Brenda Harwood

Smaller sycamores culled young as fight continues

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.

Waitangi Day celebrations in Dunedin

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

Roadworks test Mosgiel motorists' patience

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.

Yoga - not just for grown-ups

The peaceful, calming nature of yoga, along with its well-known physical benefits, make it ideal for children and young people, a Dunedin yoga practitioner says.

Thousands attend Otago Taieri A&P Show

Trick rider Talia Allison returned to the Otago Taieri A&P Show on Saturday with her horse Shelby. Here, Allison jumps Shelby over a car while riding bareback and without a bridle. Photos: Brenda Harwood

Thousands attend Otago Taieri A&P Show

A rainy Saturday morning did little to dampen enthusiasm for the Otago Taieri A&P Society show, with thousands of visitors pouring through the gates as the weather cleared.

Dunedin housing ‘severely unaffordable’

A view of St Clair, St Kilda, South Dunedin from Hillhead Rd. Photo: Linda Robertson

Dunedin housing ‘severely unaffordable’

Dunedin’s unwelcome status as a city where housing is ‘‘severely unaffordable’’ has wide-ranging implications for both private home buyers and investors.

$5000 Dream Brokerage project offer

Painting and paint brushes. Getty Images/Alistair Berg

$5000 Dream Brokerage project offer

Artists with a passion for making a change in the environment have the chance to become an Environment Envoy with Dunedin Dream Brokerage.

Cruise ships lift museum numbers

The cruise ships Silver Whisper (front) and Volendam. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Cruise ships lift museum numbers

Visitor numbers continue to be strong at Port Chalmers Maritime Museum, as visiting cruise ship passengers take an interest in local history.

Session to help people stick to new resolutions

Making a New Year resolution is one thing - sticking to it can be something else again.

Exploring history of military graves

Dunedin military historian Peter Trevathan, who has uncovered fascinating local history through researching graves in the city's Northern Cemetery, is about to cast his net wider.

Brighton woman embraces life (and goose)

Relaxation on Christmas Day afternoon for Dunedin woman Robyn McLeod will include swinging in a hammock with a gin and tonic, a book, and an unusual pet.

No break over Christmas for wildlife hospital

Hungry patients will need to be fed and the injured will still need treatment at Wildlife Hospital Dunedin on Christmas Day.

Arts Festival founder, director steps down

After almost 20 years in the role of Arts Festival Dunedin director, Nicholas McBryde is stepping down to allow the festival to take a new direction.

30 years on trust makes worthy things happen

It is the end of an era for the Otago Community Trust, as grants manager Carol Melville steps down after 30 years with the trust.

Steady progress on shed

Three months after taking delivery of three shipping containers, the Green Island Shed continues to take shape.

PM recognises Dunedin youth worker

A focus on helping young people has earned young Dunedin woman Kered Taylor a prestigious Oranga...

PM recognises Dunedin youth worker

It has been a long journey from living in state care to receiving a national award for young Dunedin woman Kered Taylor.

Bowel cancer tested, diagnosed and treated

Dunedin man Tony Cummings is happy and healthy after having bowel cancer detected and...

Bowel cancer tested, diagnosed and treated

Dunedin man Tony Cummings is back to ‘‘business as usual’’ after being diagnosed with bowel cancer through a screening test and successfully treated.

Town hall venue for community Xmas lunch

The council-owned town hall complex, which does not have a building warrant of fitness. Photos:...

Town hall venue for community Xmas lunch

The buzz of Christmas cheer will fill the Dunedin Town Hall for the fifth time as an army of volunteers gears up for the popular annual Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner.

Silent reminders quietly removed from Gardens

Silent reminders quietly removed from Gardens

Thousands of white crosses, which have stood in Queens Gardens as a silent reminder of the Otago-Southland men who died in World War 1, have been removed.

Dunedin pair picked for director programme

Two Dunedin theatre practitioners have been selected as the first students in a prestigious, national directing course.

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