Shawn McAvinue

A spike in chimney fires in East Otago last month has firefighters asking people to get their flues, chimneys and fireplaces checked.

A police investigation has been launched after four suspicious fires in Dunedin on Monday.

A Dunedin businessman fears if sporting and community organisations can be prosecuted under new safety legislation, their governing bodies may drop their support.

An insurance stoush is set to heat up as an East Otago woman, recently confined  in a Malaysian hospital, returns home.

Four small fires were lit on John Wilson Ocean Drive in Dunedin last night.

A 27-year-old man will appear in the Dunedin District Court on Friday after police recovered stolen goods.

Dunedin  artist Craig McIntosh is the first recipient of a new award.

Runners in the Cadbury Marafun leave the start line at the Caledonian Sports Ground in Dunedin yesterday.

A smile from a special kid is all the reward a truck driver needs.

A Port Chalmers resident wants trees in a rail corridor to remain and for Dunedin Railways to consult residents before the chainsaws get cranking.

An art installation of a elephant playing possum opens at Dunedin Public Art Gallery today.

The blame for "disappointing" attendance figures for the New Zealand International Film Festival screenings in Dunedin this month  has been put on bad weather and the Olympics.

A laptop, clothing and a calculator was stolen from a car parked near Logan Park in Dunedin overnight.

The life of a much-loved teacher was celebrated in Dunedin last night with an art auction.

The idea of a faith museum in Mosgiel to attract tourists to the town divided Mosgiel Taieri Community Board members last week.

Funding for emergency grab bags and a mural has been ''ring-fenced'' by the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board.

A Taieri College pupil has challenged the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board to do more about road safety in Gordon Rd.