A Dunedin church will be leading the charge as churches and bell towers around the world mark the 200th birthday of an invention that revolutionised bellringing.
Dunedin city councillors have clashed about whether to request to take over management of state highways within the city limits from the NZ Transport Agency.
It may not go off with a bang since fireworks are off the menu, but there will be no shortage of spectacle as the upcoming Dunedin Midwinter Carnival is set to be the biggest yet.