John Lewis

Dunedin may be baking in one of the best summers in years, but two Dunedin builders are leaving that behind for the chillier climes of the Antarctic tomorrow.

As the Otago Daily Times pulls up Sam Stainer's drive, the 8-year-old is kicking a football around in his South Dunedin back yard.

From driving trucks to selling collectables, Marlene Graham has had an interesting career path. John Lewis finds out how it led to creating her ''happy place'' in the former Shingle Creek pub.

A Queenstown paraglider is crediting a farmer driving a tractor with helping him set the New Zealand record for the longest straight-line flight on a paraglider.

For Robbie Stevens, the best part about the Whare Flat Folk Festival is that he can play his banjo from dawn til dusk - except maybe when he is in the shower.

Is the Regent Night 'n Day a convenience store, or is it a grocery shop?

A Roxburgh couple are on a roll after striking it lucky with Lotto for the second time this year.

The Otago Regional Council is annoyed a group of artists have painted a mural on a Water of Leith wall without first gaining council permission.

'Tis the season to be jolly ... and those who aren't feeling the Christmas spirit should probably head to No 4 Roy Cres, Dunedin.

The SPCA has issued a timely reminder to make sure pets will be well looked after while owners are away on holiday.

It seems Mike Rankin's luck has not yet run out.

Tayla Ward is turning heads on the luging slopes of Europe after winning a major luging event in Austria this week.

Adam Clark (15), of Middlemarch, shares a moment with Wooliam, the official mascot for the 2015 Fifa Under 20 Football World Cup, during a visit to the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital yesterday.

Stanley Paris is hoping he is more than a quarter of the way through his circumnavigation as he enters the Southern Ocean, halfway between South America and South Africa.

One of Dunedin's top secondary school pupils has been snapped up by a private Ivy League research university, to study in the United States.

A meeting between the Ministry of Education and Dunedin's 12 secondary schools has left some school leaders questioning whether the ministry is gearing up to close one of them.