Dunedin

It was no Wānaka, but Strath Taieri’s A&P Show capped off a busy month demonstrating the best of the community, an organiser says.

Running 100km within 24 hours may feel like a hard slog in the mud for most, but a large contingent of Dunedin teenagers have taken on the challenge to fundraise for mental health.

An increased focus on eliminating lagarosiphon, backing school buses and a deep dive into consenting are some of the priorities the Otago Regional Council is considering.

A Dunedin man caught as part of a nationwide police drug sting on the Comancheros gang has been jailed for more than six years.

A recruitment agency’s previous interaction with the Dunedin City Council is unrelated to its involvement in selecting a chief executive, the council says.

Te Kāika has only one part-time GP on site at its Dunedin hub, despite having thousands of patients on its books, sources say.