The biggest cruise ship visiting New Zealand this season made its inaugural visit to Dunedin yesterday, discharging more than 2600 passengers into the city.
Port Chalmers, once a home of wharfies and smoky hotels, is now a modern centre of cruise ships, the elderly, alternative types and smoke-free hotels. David Loughrey travelled there with a bag of statistics and a worried look to find the 1989 local government amalgamation left many unable to have successful relationships.
A Dunedin charity that redistributes unused fresh food to the city's hungry is being helped out by members of the arts, rugby and cricket communities as it prepares for a major fundraiser.
Dunedin will be on show to more than a million people in China after a visit by a film crew this week.
A Dunedin to Queenstown air link looks set to be scaled back after just taking off, despite being a big hit with those who turned up for its inaugural flight today.
The heli-ski operator that flew in an experienced skier who was hit by an avalanche near Queenstown and later died has suspended operations.
The University of Otago has confirmed a $15 million refit of its commerce building, the site of numerous injuries that resulted in a $60,000 payout and an apology from the university after a recent court case.
The Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium almost sold out on Saturday, and for the first time is expected to make a profit.
Industry, Maori and farmers took aim at the Otago Regional Council's proposed policy statement for the next 10 years as the public had its say on the issue.
The Caversham community came out to move, mingle and appreciate art and music on Saturday at three events in the southern suburb.
Police are treating as suspicious two car fires in Dunedin, one in a central car parking building that caused a pall of acrid smoke to drift over the city early on Saturday.
A Dunedin-born musician is about to have his first opportunity at a royal performance, when he provides entertainment for the Duchess of Cornwall today.
It came as something of a surprise at Wingatui when, now and then, a clutch of horses thundered past, straining to reach the winning post.
Prince Charles arrives in Dunedin on Thursday with the Duchess of Cornwall. David Loughrey looks back on some of the prince's previous visits.
Television New Zealand announced yesterday it will not cut its reporting staff in Dunedin.
Queenstown is a centre where life swaggers brightly under the watchful gaze of death. David Loughrey spent a day in the resort.
Dunedin organisations hosting Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are hoping the glare of international media will showcase those organisations to the world.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will arrive in Dunedin by train, and visit the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and Orokonui Ecosanctuary among other locations on their visit next Thursday.
Jetstar's inaugural service between Dunedin and Wellington took flight yesterday, in a good week for new domestic links from Dunedin Airport.
Mcarthur's Berry Farm, at Outram, will continue as normal - including hiring workers over summer - as its owners try to sell the family business, Owner Steve McArthur said the farm hired between 70 and 80 people during the season, and had done so for the past 50 years.
