The weather was not ideal for a seafood festival, but many hundreds of people were still hooked.

Police are unable to say what weapon may have killed a man whose body was found in North Dunedin last week.

After almost half a year living at the Dunedin SPCA, an "incredibly sweet" pooch named Fudge has found her forever home.

Just when Michael Lopez-Alegria was winding down for retirement, the former record-breaking Nasa astronaut found himself in the hot seat again, preparing humans for future space flight.