Queenstown's burgeoning television commercial industry is being squeezed by the global economic downturn, but the declining New Zealand dollar could yet be a "game changer".
More sick people are turning to Dunedin pharmacists for free consultations in an effort to save money, as the impact of the global economic downturn strikes home.
It seems a simple story of mateship - a thirsty Kiwi in London, missing his favourite drop, rescued by the sight of a Speight's Alehouse steaming up the Thames on the back of a cargo ship.
Drainlayers will in future be asked to prove they have correctly connected sewerage and stormwater pipes, after an East Taieri creek popular with child-ren was fouled by human waste.
The deadline for returning the Dunedin City Council's rubbish survey has been extended after a "miscommunication" led to rural homes being missed by distributors.
Dunedin City Council staff have suggested issuing a public advisory warning mothers about the risks of mixing baby formula with fluoridated water - a matter dismissed by the Ministry of Health nearly two years ago.
The Dunedin City Council is competing with applications from around the country for a slice of the Ministry of Economic Development's $340 million broadband investment fund.
Objections to the planned $45.4 million Dunedin Town Hall development are still being raised, even as city council staff unveil a time-frame for construction.
Persistent noise complaints levelled against one of Dunedin's oldest - and most controversial - student pubs have led to new trading hours being enforced.