Nigel Benson

New technology was used in Dunedin yesterday to solve the old problem of how to see through walls.

She might have been a dog on the racetrack, but now everyone thinks Gabbie is a winner.

Organisers of the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival hope to end a chilly week by firing up the Octagon today. A procession of 100 performers, bearing 500 lanterns, is scheduled to celebrate the longest night of the year.

It has been difficult to tell where the sheep stop and the snow starts in parts of Otago this week.

The Otago Daily Times gets through. But, sometimes, only just.

Dancing in the snow in red underpants has won a Dunedin man the chance of a lifetime.

Shortland Street's latest star comes from close to home. Nigel Benson meets Dunedin actor Ria Vandervis.

Some sights stand out from the field - like a horse walking a dog along a suburban street.

Waitati School pupils lit up the sky for the Puaka Matariki Festival last night. About 50 pupils, staff and school supporters held a lantern parade around the school to celebrate the annual midwinter festival.

The Dalai Lama charmed and chuckled his way into the heart of Dunedin yesterday.

Dunedin's Buddhist community was out in colour to welcome the Dalai Lama yesterday.

A group of Dunedin enthusiasts have an old flame in common.

A New Zealand address was celebrated in traditional Russian dress in Dunedin this week.

The value of a hot meal was proved in Dunedin this week.

Hundreds of schoolchildren were noisy in a good way in Dunedin yesterday. More than 500 pupils from school choirs from throughout Otago and Southland took part in the New Zealand Choral Festival Big Sing competition in the Dunedin Town Hall.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A Dunedin cafe owner is ''blown away'' after his experimental new coffee blend won an international award.

The St Clair Surf Lifesaving Club will proceed with its annual Polar Plunge this month, despite damage to the Esplanade preventing it being held at St Clair.