The hackles of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust have been raised by a ‘‘flippant'' remark from Dunedin's mayor suggesting a bulldozer should be run through a category 1 historic Dunedin building in order to make a bigger cricket ground.
Dunedin police are planning a large-scale operation to tackle any post-rally disorder if the Undie 500 or any alternative goes ahead this year, including bringing in extra staff from Canterbury for the weekend.
Land search and rescue incidents cost the country $116 million in health costs last year, but an economic assessment report shows the cost would be much higher without LandSAR volunteers.
A riderless parking services scooter knocked down one pedestrian and narrowly missed several others in central Dunedin yesterday after it was maliciously set loose by a member of the public.
The body found in a Christchurch park on Wednesday is that of Dunedin boy Shaun Martin Finnerty (16), who ran away from a Child, Youth and Family home in Christchurch on Monday.
The Hollywood glitterati has rolled in to Dunedin and it seems they really are just like the rest of us.
Some commuters who park on the harbour side of the Dunedin Railway Station will have a longer walk to their workplaces while the city council considers a replacement pedestrian bridge.