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.
Dunedin librarians have given new life to old books, as part of a series of extraordinary art works.
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.
Dunedin's Meals on Wheels service is in a tough spot, with volunteer driver numbers down and demand rising, causing Age Concern Otago to issue an urgent call for help. Brenda Harwood reports.
Dunedin's community sector is facing tough times, with funding down and the demand for services high. The results of the latest Lottery Grants Board community funding round have come as an...
Dunedin playwright Sarah McDougall is putting out a call for bodgies, widgies and milk bar cowboys - teenagers of the 1950s, to share their stories.
Thousands of Dunedin people will march in the footsteps of their forefathers, as the city gears up for the first major World War 1 centenary event in September.
Mosgiel residents are receiving a warm and friendly welcome at the ''Healing Place'', a gathering space at St Luke's on the Taieri.
Having the chance to ''give back'' to the community has inspired Arai Te Uru Whare Hauora social workers Soraya McGartland and Nick Callaghan to step up and volunteer to become Maori wardens.
The need for more support for Maori families in Dunedin has prompted the Otakou Runanga to establish a branch of Maori wardens in the city. Brenda Harwood reports.
Mosgiel Library will become a hub for migrants to access information and services, as Citizens Advice Bureau Dunedin takes over as the main provider of settlement support information.
