Shawn McAvinue

Are you prepared if you find a beagle bleeding, Chihuahua choking or a pug with no pulse?

Like the birth of the universe, the Dunedin Space Programme has arrived with a big bang.

O'Neill Devereux practice manager Dave Fleming (above, left) and law firm partner Joe O'Neill toast the firm's new office in Dunedin last night with a wine and a beer.

The Dunedin BMX Club is searching the city for sites to develop a new track after some Fairfield residents rejected its first proposal.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall leaving Mosgiel by train made the memories roll back for one man in the crowd.

An international student flying solo has been grounded after botching a flying exercise and damaging an aircraft at Dunedin airport yesterday.

An 86-year-old Dunedin man has died after being hit by a car in Fairfield tonight.

The fiery ''explosion'' that destroyed part of a Dunedin bar is most likely to have started accidentally, a fire investigator says.

Police are investigating the death of an 86-year-old Dunedin man who was hit by a car in Fairfield last night.

A Saddle Hill couple are praising the quick actions of a neighbour who saved them from a ball of fire on Wednesday.

Dunedin's attractions delighted passengers on the first cruise ship of the season yesterday.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall's visit to Dunedin next month has ''delighted'' those selected to host the Royal couple during their most southern stop.

A large forest fire in East Otago yesterday threatened four houses near Dunback.

A Dunedin woman with internal burning sustained during the Saddle Hill fire is out of intensive care and recovering in a general ward.

Several organisations supporting Otago and Southland families affected by mental illness are joining forces in response to a Southern District Health Board funding cut.

A group of residents are warning a Dunedin club it will fight to stop a BMX track being developed in Fairfield.

Friends Connor Turner (3) and Leonie Kennedy (4) attend the Wattie's Cans Film Festival at Rialto Cinemas in Dunedin yesterday.

The life cycle of a Dunedin cat, Louie, nearly ended after he went through a wash cycle.

Sugary drinks are destroying the teeth of Southern children and a switch to water is needed now, an oral health expert says.