Hamish MacLean

More than 150 runners crossed the finish line in Dunedin’s Parkrun on Saturday as the weekly 5km run returned after a seven-month hiatus because of Covid restrictions.

What appeared to be four dead bodies covered by sheets lay at the centre of Dunedin’s protest against the war in Ukraine in the Octagon at the weekend.

A prosperous period of Dunedin’s colonial past is being uncovered in the city’s centre as work begins on a new multi-storey office space for up to 650 employees.

Port Otago is taking a fight to the Supreme Court over "overly restrictive" environmental constraints the port says could have a significant effect on its operations.

New rules could make public access to Otago Regional Council-owned flood protection areas around the region easier.

Otago regional councillors have backed away from making drastic cuts to rates rises in the face of escalating living costs.

Anxiety concerning Omicron is hitting southern businesses hard as a different wave associated with the Covid-19 pandemic suffocates some sectors.

A Dunedin sea lion pup has been struck and killed by a vehicle on an Otago Peninsula road just days after the Department of Conservation called for caution from drivers in the area.

Undesirable media coverage of the Otago Regional Council could be hampering its ability to attract staff and contractors, the chief executive says.

The Otago Regional Council will ask Environment Minister David Parker for an extension on its forthcoming land and water plan.

 The Otago Regional Council again teetered at the edge of disorder as staff and councillors bickered yesterday amid moves to drop planned rates rises in light of the climbing cost of living.

Police and the Department of Conservation have raised concerns after motorcycle tracks were discovered in an area recently identified as an important nursery for Dunedin’s threatened sea lion pups.

An Otago regional councillor has been criticised online for "sexist" remarks.

The video referee’s judgement is in and Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner has won.