John Gibb

Hip-hop dancers from Queen’s High School dance crew The Dominant Minority make a vibrant showing in the heats of the New Zealand Competitive Aerobics Federation Otago and Southland Hip-Hop Regionals at the Dunedin Town Hall last night.

Dunedin author and illustrator David Elliot won the top award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in Wellington last night.

The prospects seem bright that Own The Factory campaigners and the community will join forces with Otago Chocolate Company.

When completed, the four-level east wing at Otago Polytechnic’s $20 million accommodation village will be the largest laminated wood building, by volume, in the country.

The Otago Regional Council is undertaking a public recruitment process to appoint its chief executive for the five-year period starting in November.

Scaffolding soars at First Church of Otago in Dunedin as work continues to quake-strengthen its spire.

Organisers of a Dunedin fundraising event are delighted with the support after more than $130,000 was raised for Ronald McDonald House.