Craig Baxter

When Norman Wood saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a toy factory for sale eight years ago, he decided it was worth checking out.

iD International Emerging Designer Awards judging panel members appraising Massey University graduate Lucy McIntosh's collection in Dunedin yesterday are (from left) editor of vogue.com.au Damien Woolnough, Nom*D designer Margi Robertson, Carlson designer Tanya Carlson and international guest designer Akira Isogawa.

The really, truly big film industry awards ceremonies of the season start with the Golden Globes on January 16 and end with the Academy Awards on February 27. It can be a busy time of the year for lovers of the glitz and glam side of the industry.

Four appliances attended a well-involved fire in a boat moored at Fisherman's Wharf at Carey's Bay, near Port Chalmers, this afternoon.

After almost 15 years in existence, a University of Otago research centre has relaunched itself with a new name, a new structure and a redesigned website.

 Under-18 New Zealand kiteboarding champion Blake Porter (16) harnesses a strong northeasterly wind on Otago Harbour yesterday.

The Nude Blacks take on the Welsh Leeks in the annual nude rugby international in Dunedin.

Dunedin school pupils join forces in a massed haka in The Octagon in Dunedin's city centre.

It's one of the few times at the Regent Theatre when there are more people on stage than there are in the audience.