Shawn McAvinue

A holiday season crime spree continued in Dunedin yesterday.

A Dunedin gaming studio is continuing its runaway success since dropping its publisher.

An invitation for breast reconstruction surgery at a private hospital this week shocked a Dunedin cancer survivor but the "Christmas miracle'' has returned some normality to her life.

Firefighters have contained a blaze resulting from a controlled burn-off getting ''out of hand" near Brighton today.

There is a shortage of emergency accommodation across New Zealand, including Dunedin, and the number of homeless people visiting the Citizens Advice Bureau has doubled.

It's on your bike for a Dunedin retailer after premises problems. Dunedin bicycle retailer Bike Barn has closed its doors after lease negotiations failed.

Two Canterbury trampers died in separate West Coast incidents at the weekend.

Ka-ching: Southern shoppers pulled out their plastic more often last month to "spend up a storm''.

A person is in a critical condition after a serious vehicle crash in the Lindis Pass in Central Otago.

The stage is set, the fireworks are primed and the forecast is fine for the New Year's Eve Octagon Concert tonight.

Sled-dog racing is helping a cowering crossbred retrieve confidence and a headstrong husky to dodge the dog box.

Christmas Eve is always the busiest shopping day of the year in New Zealand, and this year has proven to be no different with a new record being set.

Families struggling to make ends meet in Dunedin this Christmas were given a hand up by the Salvation Army yesterday.

Christmas is two days away and the cash registers in the South are ringing as last-minute shoppers rush to buy presents.

The new Emerson's Brewery is beginning to take shape in Dunedin. 

An off-duty policewoman saved a girl from drowning in Dunedin yesterday.

If you're after relaxation and exhilaration, then stop at Hanmer Springs. Shawn McAvinue visits the alpine village for the weekend.