A pair of Dunedin principals say the proposed replacement for NCEA will be an improvement, but a teacher’s union representative is concerned there will be a loss in flexibility for students.

The government’s financial watchdog raised serious concerns about Penny Simmonds’ reform of polytechnics, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.

A Dunedin tavern has been banned from selling alcohol for two days after running giveaways involving a "premium ham" and a lawnmower.

A first-time Dunedin mayoral hopeful says she is interested in "out-of-the-box solutions" and looking after the city’s most vulnerable.

A Dunedin trail runner says she was in "disbelief" to have finished second at an international championship in Wales.