Call this summer? Snow has fallen at The Remarkables in Queenstown as the weather bomb hits Otago, cutting power, flooding roads and leaving a trail of damage in its wake.
Dunedin's historic courthouse is once again a hive of activity, as contractors work long into the night as part of a $20million restoration and upgrade.
The former director of Aurora Energy's $30 million accelerated pole replacement programme says it is doomed to fail and believes the company faces a billion-dollar spend to upgrade its network.
Returning an internationally significant rose garden at Dunedin's Northern Cemetery to its former glory will be a ''huge job'' and likely take six years.
A University of Otago professor is concerned about the launch of a mysterious tobacco product, which appears set to be marketed in Dunedin and across New Zealand.
Police are warning some Cromwell residents to stay inside after a ''spate'' of mini-tornadoes left a trail of damage throwing objects up to 500 metres.
A Dunedin mother whose daughter narrowly escaped serious injury in a crash at a controversial St Kilda intersection has added to calls for it to be made safer.
A Dunedin beauty queen is gutted that she missed out on judging the Miss World pageant in the United States after becoming violently ill the day before it was held.