Dunedin

A hockey umpire who stalked an Otago women's rep player has dodged a conviction so he can pursue his dream of officiating overseas.

The Dunedin City Council has missed out on a multimillion-dollar windfall from one of its companies, as efforts continue to pay back a $40 million bill for borrowed dividend payouts.

Window cleaners abseiling down the side of the former Conservation House in lower Stuart St is a sign the building is nearly ready to open as a boutique hotel.

A Dunedin doctor accused of the murder of a teenage girl is back before the court today but the public have been shut out and the media gagged.

Plans to produce next-generation hip replacements by 3D-bioprinting bone were among many University of Otago research projects supported by more than $3.5 million in career development awards.