Trees play along as golden weather continues
Dunedin is turning into a kaleidoscope of colour as autumn takes hold.
Dunedin
Five-day doctors' strike will have 'considerable impact'
Five-day doctors' strike will have 'considerable impact'
New Zealand Registered Doctors' Association members have decided to strike for five days, causing disruption to southern hospital services.
Better dental care ideas for Pasifika youngsters
Better dental care ideas for Pasifika youngsters
An innovative University of Otago study suggests that Pasifika youngsters have good ideas on how to overcome the serious inequalities in dental care that affect them.
St John takes complaints 'very seriously'
St John takes complaints 'very seriously'
The St John ambulance service says it is learning from its mistakes as complaints about its performance mount up.
Two honorary degrees to be presented
Two honorary degrees to be presented
Two Otago University alumni will be awarded honorary doctorates at two of the upcoming May graduation ceremonies.
Otago Sri Lankans vow to help countrymen
Otago Sri Lankans vow to help countrymen
Otago Sri Lankans are "devastated and heartbroken'' by terror attacks in their home country and say they will do all they can to help.
Pair sought after armed robbery in South D
Pair sought after armed robbery in South D
Police are continuing a search for two intruders who allegedly robbed a man while armed with a machete and shotgun at a house in South Dunedin last night.
Christian youth on the rise at camp
Christian youth on the rise at camp
A big surge in participation and an increase in fun activities resulted in a successful "Fresh 19'' Easter Camp for about 200 young people at the Taieri A&P Showgrounds, organisers said.
Hundreds entered 'drag race'; two showed up
Hundreds entered 'drag race'; two showed up
A Lime Scooter "drag race'' through the streets of Dunedin yesterday was more intimate than expected.
Canadian traveller leaves a distinctive footprint
Canadian traveller leaves a distinctive footprint
A Canadian woman who stopped to rest a while in Dunedin is leaving her mark.
Sculpture marks 50 years of castle balls
Sculpture marks 50 years of castle balls
Half a century of elegance and entertainment at Larnach Castle balls has been marked with a stylish new addition to the castle's lawn.
Breaches of privacy mount
Breaches of privacy mount
The Southern District Health Board has breached patients' privacy almost once a week for the past five years, figures show.
City's housing needs difficult to quantify
City's housing needs difficult to quantify
Lack of cross-referencing between the Dunedin City Council and central Government is making it hard to develop a clear picture of the city's housing problems, a councillor says.
Otago health researchers get major grant
Otago health researchers get major grant
Dunedin global health researchers have gained a $450,000 grant, as part of collaborative efforts to tackle tuberculosis in Indonesia.
Mass celebrates 120 years
Mass celebrates 120 years
Officiating at Mass at an Easter service in Broad Bay celebrating 120 years of historic Polish church Mary Queen of Peace Church is Dunedin Bishop the Most Rev Michael Dooley.
Russia residency for Dunedin poet
Russia residency for Dunedin poet
Being restructured out of the University of Otago's philosophy department has had a silver lining for a Dunedin poet.
Artists' work to hit streets
Artists' work to hit streets
Two Dunedin artists' work will be installed in Dunedin after they won a national art competition.
Rabbit, hunting
Rabbit, hunting
Hopping along in a successful bid to track town an egg near the bridal lawn at the Glenfalloch Easter Bunny Hunt is Mila Bareiter (6).
Feastock goes off with bang
Feastock goes off with bang
A music festival in the bush went off with a bang and blew patrons' minds despite changeable conditions under a brooding autumn sky in Dunedin on Saturday.
Catch of the day
Catch of the day
Graeme McNulty (left) and Robert Oliver, both of Harwood, show off some of the bounty caught from the boat Fang in 60m of water, 26km off Taieri Mouth, on Saturday.