The busiest cruise-ship visit day of the season made for a packed Dunedin city centre yesterday, giving retailers a boost as signs point to increased Christmas spending this year.
More than 40% of AgResearch staff who responded to a survey say they will retire or find work elsewhere rather than move as part of the organisation's restructuring plan.
A lack of work for graduates means former Otago University Students' Association president Francisco Hernandez is heading to Wellington.
Fish and Game is cracking down on people fishing without a licence in the lower Taieri River, which is seen as a hot-spot for illegal fishing.
The importance of the health and education sectors to Dunedin has been highlighted by figures showing more than 1100 University of Otago and Southern District Health Board staff are each paid more than $100,000 a year.
Foodstuffs appears set to cut staff numbers at its Dunedin distribution centre ahead of the opening of a new $45 million centre in Christchurch next year.
A staff member found to have been unjustifiably dismissed by the University of Otago hopes ''working conditions improve'' at the institution as a result of her case.
People of mixed-race are more attractive, unless those judging are thinking about what racial group the person belongs to, University of Otago research shows.
A detailed look at last year's census shows Dunedin's population is younger, poorer and better educated than the New Zealand population overall.
The University of Otago was not given warning about the decision to slash Invermay jobs and AgResearch declined a request to discuss restructuring plans before announcing them in July.
A tertiary education building boom is bringing contractors working on the Christchurch rebuild back to Dunedin.
Whether close to home or halfway around the globe, holidaying can sometimes seem more stressful than it's worth. Reporter Vaughan Elder talks to an academic and an experienced traveller about ways to get the most of your trips away.
The trail of rubbish left left on the streets by students and landlords in North Dunedin is a ''recipe for disaster'', a senior Dunedin firefighter says.
Three men rescued from the sea off Otago Peninsula yesterday are lucky to be alive.
Watching the old Brighton Surf Life Saving Club building being demolished came with a twinge of sadness for club patron and life member Maurice Bell, who helped build it back in 1976.
Dunedin surf life-savers kept watch over empty beaches at the weekend as poor weather kept people away from the water.
The rain stayed away long enough for people of all ages to try waka paddling at Karitane on Saturday.
Workers at Bradken in Dunedin face a more secure new year, as extra work has resulted in a return to a five-day week.
Research which could lead to new treatments for gout is among six University of Otago projects to receive a total of $150,103 in funding from the Otago Medical Research Foundation.
A steady stream of Christmas shoppers flowed through Dunedin shops at the weekend, but retailers say it is too early to know whether spending is up on last year.
