The first big flu season in several years has hit at least one Dunedin secondary school which has recorded daily absences reaching into triple figures.
Sand sculptors descended on Tomahawk Beach yesterday afternoon for a sandcastle building contest and beach cleanup to raise awareness of sustainable beach usage.
Building consent delays and parking dissatisfaction headline a poor interim slate of service level monitoring results for the Dunedin City Council a report shows.
It nearly did not happen, but a flurry of activity the day before yesterday, Good Friday, resulted in a Walk of the Cross returning to Mosgiel yesterday.
It was hard to tell what the children at the Dunedin Botanic Garden on Good Friday were most excited about — free chocolate or the chance to meet their heroes in the Highlanders.