Chris Morris

A move to subdivide a chunk of Dunedin's waterfront industrial land is not ''harbourside by stealth'', but will make it easier to sell land to developers in future, Port Otago says.

Dunedin is set to get a taste of Mongolian life, but first a block of gorse will have to go.

Is there a pirate ship hidden beneath the waves in Otago Harbour? Reporter Chris Morris goes in search of a buried treasure.

A small but suspicious fire which threatened the Mosgiel sign was stopped by the quick work of firefighters last night.

Footprints leading towards the Wilkin River may be the last trace ever found of a tramper presumed to have drowned in the Mt Aspiring National Park.

Forsyth Barr Stadium officials are looking to solve the venue's sound problems after confirming ticket sales for major concerts are being restricted as a short-term fix.

A group of international research students are turning their eyes on Dunedin after setting sail for southern waters.

The company running Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium hopes securing private backing for next year's Neil Diamond concert will provide a model for the future.

Two jobs are on the line, and creditors are out of pocket, after Dunedin's Green Man Brewery announced yesterday it was entering liquidation. However, the company is not yet ready to call last drinks, amid hopes it could switch to a contract-brewing model.

New homes on Otago Peninsula could soon come with a strict new planning rule - no cats.

Otago has been rattled by an earthquake tonight.

Award-winning Cromwell grower Simon Webb says the sun is still shining on New Zealand's apples, despite the criticism of an ''ill-informed'' British chef.

There were heated exchanges between Dunedin city councillors as a debate over an economic development funding request turned into a spat yesterday.

Dunedin city councillor Doug Hall is threatening to take on the Dunedin City Council again, this time in a fight for more than $1 million in legal costs.

Dunedin could have more houses squeezed into less space, and fewer free car parks for commuters, under proposed changes to the city's district plan.

More is being done to support young entrepreneurs in Dunedin but there is a call for the city to do more to clip the ticket of successful ventures, Chris Morris writes.

An insurance payout has halved the Dunedin City Council's confirmed losses from the alleged $1.5 million Citifleet fraud.