John Lewis

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.

The pin has been pulled on a paint party planned for the heart of Dunedin's student area in February.

They work together, they eat lunch together, they even visit each other at home on the weekends.

A 100-year-old kindergarten has been saved from closure at the ''11th hour''.

Christmas has come early this year for staff at Dunedin Hospital's children's ward, after the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal yesterday gave $115,495 for new specialised equipment.

After crossing the equator into the South Atlantic Ocean, Stanley Paris has edged ahead of the world record-holder in his bid to become the fastest man to sail around the world.

When Jenny Clarke finishes school for the year, her thoughts will be turning to Finland.

For years, rumours have circulated around Kaikorai Valley College that Santa Claus has been working there as a teacher in the ''off-season''.