Vaughan Elder

Havoc Pork is moving its processing operation to Dunedin this week, with Cain Lindegreen taking over the family business from his mother.

A group of 12 public servants from Bougainville are braving a chilly Dunedin summer to learn skills to help the once war-torn region prosper.

Having too much work on his plate has prompted Lawrie Forbes to reluctantly put the historic Reed Building in Dunedin on the market.

An environmentally conscious Dunedin hairdresser is on the verge of signing an international contract for a hair product she dreamed up while making school lunches.

Applications for Otago Polytechnic are ''well up'' on last year, but it is too early to say whether this will mean more students when the academic year starts next month.

Smokers wanting to kick the habit need not worry about gaining a lot of weight after quitting, research based on the longitudinal ''Dunedin Study'' shows.

Councillors questioned the need for an increase of more than 150% in the fee charged to Dunedin shops that display goods on footpaths.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull yesterday compared anti-fluoride campaigners to people who believe they have been abducted by aliens.

The unexpected granting of a 35-year air discharge consent for incinerating solids left over after the treatment of Dunedin's sewage has saved the Dunedin City Council $10 million.

The installation of a wind turbine on the roof of an Otago Polytechnic building this week marks a step towards what its creator hopes will lead to a booming Dunedin industry.

The speed at which Oceana Gold has pushed through job cuts at Macraes gold mine has shocked workers and the fall-out is expected to continue with losses at other firms.

A teaching format allowing students to cram a semester's worth of lectures into a week is being tried at the University of Otago.

The University of Otago is farewelling the dean of its dental school, who is retiring after eight years of ''stellar'' performance in the role.

The University of Otago's smoke-free policy has come into force, but a cannabis reform group has found a way around the new rules.

A social networking application created by a University of Otago student has attracted the interest of a United States start-up incubator founded by former Google employees.

The former principal of Mount Aspiring College is returning to Otago as head of Dunedin residential hall Salmond College.