Debbie Porteous

Hidden behind a row of wooden screens in Lovelock Ave in Dunedin's Northeast Valley are some glasshouses that would produce cracker tomatoes. But these are no ordinary glasshouses. Reporter Debbie Porteous and photographer Stephen Jaquiery took a sneak preview of the Dunedin Botanic Garden's new propagation unit.

A magic moment caught on her sister's camera has won Dunedin amateur photographer Madeline Bilkey (12) the top prize in this year's Magic Moments competition.

City councillors might favour a different option to that proposed by the Taieri Community Facilities Trust for a new pool at Mosgiel.

Christchurch youngster Saskia Kalotapu (5) tries to keep pace with her melting ice cream during day one of the Colgate Games at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin yesterday.

How to fund more cycle lanes in Dunedin will be hotly debated at next week's pre-draft long-term plan deliberations, after the New Zealand Transport Agency reduced its contribution to the project.

A native bee prepares to enter its nest on a set of steps in the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

Aucklander Steve West's newest is the flashest of his three electric vehicles.

Dogs make their owners very happy. But why is having a dog becoming more of a financial commitment than it ever was? Debbie Porteous takes a look at a Dunedin dog's world.