Brenda Harwood

New Zealand faces a ''tsunami of knee replacements'' in the coming years, placing even more pressure on health services, a Dunedin academic says.

A Dunedin cyclist and Sawyers Bay resident has highlighted the daily dangers of commuting by bicycle on busy State Highway 88 and has called on truck drivers to take more care.

Expect to see many more young faces on public buses this year, with university and polytechnic students being urged to take part in a new transport scheme.

Danish business student Nick Nissen (23) has travelled halfway around the world to be part of the the Dunedin Fringe Festival organising team.

Searching through hundreds of vinyl LPs and CDs for ''discs to spin'' during today's Regent Theatre Anything But Books Sale has been a trip down memory lane for Darryl Baser.

An unusual and genteel sight will greet cyclists heading along North Rd to the Bike Wise Fun Day at Forrester Park today.

The Bloke's Shed concept has been a great success since the first shed was established at Taieri Aerodrome in 2007.

A temporary speed restriction in Port Chalmers' main street has been a hit with business owners but its impact on motorists is yet to be established - and the question of who will pay for it has arisen.

The methods used by Dunedin teenagers to get to and from school will be the subject of an intensive study across the city's 12 high schools.

Cycle and pedestrian routes through the southern city are opening up, as work progresses on phase one of the South Dunedin cycleway-walkway network.

A South Dunedin woman wants road safety improved after the death of her family's miniature schnauzer in an alleged hit-and-run in Surrey St.

Two pedestrian crossings on busy George St, Port Chalmers, will be widened and a temporary speed limit reduction could be introduced to improve pedestrian safety.

A life in music will continue for Professor John Drummond when he formally retires from the University of Otago Department of Music in mid-2014.

After working as an operational firefighter for the past 14 years, the role of fire risk management officer for East Otago holds exciting challenges for Mike Harrison.

A raft of changes, including replacing 16,000 light tubes, has helped Dunedin Hospital save more than $2 million in energy costs in the past four years.

The Regent Theatre wants to buy a vowel, and it's going to need a crane to do it.

The Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden group is planning to train more volunteer guides ahead of the summer cruise ship season.

The Michelle family, of Mosgiel, have been through some tough times in the past 18 months, as young Xavier has undergone treatment for cancer.

Fostering international relations is the core business of Dunedin woman Clare Dorking in her work as international co-ordinator at the International Business Academy in Kolding, Denmark.