In a case of true southern hospitality, a Dunedin bakery is rolling out the welcome mat for visiting rugby teams the best way it knows how - with pies.
Plans to deal with three kinds of waste - landfill rubbish, recyclables and human effluent - during the Rugby World Cup are in place, with sorting bins and somewhat posh portable toilets to be rolled out around Dunedin.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp may have put off plans to drill for oil and gas off the coast of New Zealand, but it will still meet the Dunedin City Council next week.
The seats were comfortable, the hot chips were tasty, the toilets were plentiful, and it was warmer than expected - Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium got the big tick from rugby fans at yesterday's first official match.
A banner hung from a Dunedin bridge yesterday morning was part of a national Greenpeace effort to change Sealord's tuna-fishing practices.
More than 840 former pupils of what was once New Zealand's largest school descended on Dunedin at the weekend for centenary celebrations.
A group of 11 travel agents from Beijing had a "whistlestop" familiarisation tour in Dunedin at the weekend, and were pleased with what they saw.
Funding to help strengthen vulnerable families will improve the work of Dunedin's social agencies, recipients say.
Tenty years ago, Greg Inch took a chance on an event to bring truckies and special needs children together - and it paid off.
Forget the student staples of mince and instant noodles. Rice and lentils, with a dash of spices, are key meals for one Dunedin flat this week.
It is small, has green highlights and mulches while it mows - Stuart Smith hopes his solar-powered lawnmower will be his ticket to the United Kingdom.
What started as a suspected spam email ended in a dream come true for fashion designer Amelia Boland.
The Dunedin Salvation Army hopes its public image will be improved by a major redevelopment of its Princes St site.
With a lack of funds, and no specific advantages, reopening the East Taieri Cemetery appears unlikely.
With its Christchurch base destroyed, and increasing demand for its services, Shakti Community Council is going to establish an ethnic women's support service in Dunedin.
Jaimee Wood may not be Chinese, or even a man, but that did not stop her taking to the ice for the Chinese men's ice hockey team during its Winter Games match in Dunedin last night.
Blanketed in snow as far as the eye can see, the Strath Taieri is a picturesque winter destination - but spare a thought for those who live there.
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Konileti Tavite's face may be plastered on the back of a Dunedin bus, but he does not mind as he knows it is there for a good cause - getting the city's residents more physically active.
For the past six years, the Dunedin Night Shelter has offered men food, a shower and a bed when they had nowhere else to go. During its annual appeal week, Ellie Constantine toured the facilities.