Ellie Constantine

Some people find them stressful, others happy, but one thing is sure, airports make many people forgetful.

After seeing hundreds of New Zealanders "vaporise their life savings", Lucas Remmerswaal is working to teach financial literacy to the next generations.

A pounamu carver who has US President Barack Obama and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, on his client list and a lace knitter who was commissioned to make a piece for Prince William's birth are among the master crafters who will feature on new television series Hearts in Crafts.

The hard work of many fishermen has finally paid off with the first significant return of salmon to Dunedin's Water of Leith.

Some people wear different hats in their lives, and if they go to Hayward's Auction House in Dunedin next week, they can add fireman, sheriff and gendarme to the list.

Natalya Skelton has a simple goal - to pass a driver's licence vision test.

Cheryl Burtenshaw's clothes have a touch of the hand-made in them, so it is little wonder the home-grown factor of iD Dunedin Fashion Week is what she loves most about the show. She talks to Ellie Constantine about the event, now in its 13th year.

Australians have once again snaffled top honours from the hands of New Zealanders, this time at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards.

Sometimes fashion is all about taking risks, though many of the 28 iD International Emerging Designer Awards finalists are taking a bigger gamble than others.

What would bring Ronald McDonald, Buzz Lightyear, the Super Mario Brothers and Cookie Monster together in one place?

  Police were forced to close Hyde St and move people off roofs after thousands flocked to the annual keg party dressed as everything from Tarzan to a yellow submarine.

Hauling yourself up an 80m-tall "matchstick" may not be everyone's idea of a great day out, but arborist Drew Bristow is a man on a mission.

He has dressed actresses Nicole Kidman and Zsa Zsa Gabor, trained fashion designers Akira Isogawa and Alex Perry, and brushed shoulders with actors Alec Baldwin and James Franco. Now, Nicholas Huxley is on his way to Dunedin.

Hyde property mogul Ngaire Sutherland is selling the empire she built over the past eight years.

Most people booked to fly on Air New Zealand's ATR fleet today will be able to travel, the airline says, despite flights showing as cancelled at Dunedin International Airport today.

What should have been one of the best nights of the year turned into a "nightmare" for Dunedin firm United Taxis at the weekend, director Bill Overton said.