Tuesday 28th January, 2020

Dunedin's and quite possibly the country’s oldest florist has shut its doors after 137 years, but not for good.

After 50 years in the Octagon, florist Miss Reid, has left its old store and moved down the road to Princes Street.


Tuesday 28th January, 2020

Mural painting on a flat wall isn't without challenges, but a Dunedin artist says painting on weatherboards requires another special set of skills.

Guy Howard-Smith says adding another dimension to his large mural at Logan Park High School was a challenge he was ready to meet.


Tuesday 28th January, 2020

Yesterday was a "tough" first day for some retailers in Dunedin's Octagon as the council began trials of closing the area to motor vehicles.

Over the rest of summer the CBD's streets will hopefully be filled with large crowds, as a series of events hits the city, starting with the Masters Games.


Monday 27th January, 2020

Disc Golf is a sport rapidly growing in popularity and more than 90 of New Zealand's best converged on Dunedin at the weekend.

The New Zealand Championships were held over three days on a specially made 18-hole course at the Wai-ora Scout Camp in Whare Flat.


Monday 27th January, 2020

It is a big day for Brighton and a 'huge' day for the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club.

Organisers say more than 10,000 people typically visit the annual Brighton Gala Day which raises around thousands of dollars for the surf club.


Friday 24th January, 2020

Dunedin is hosting a double-header of UCI Mountain Bike racing events.

The Oceania Mountain Bike Championships are being hosted consecutively, with the National Mountain Bike Champs over the next few days in the city.


Friday 24th January, 2020

Rescuers continue to look for a teenage boy missing off Dunedin's Second Beach since Thursday.

The initial search began at 4.30pm Thursday after reports of a male in trouble in the water at Second Beach but was suspended at 9pm.

Searchers returned to Dunedin's second beach this morning to resume the search for a teenager missing in the waters off the city's St Clair beach.

A shoreline search was also completed this morning and the Police dive squad have since arrived to help in the search


Thursday 23rd January, 2020

Reflecting on 70 years of service brings mixed emotions for Dunedin's last remaining Christian Brother.

Br Graeme Donaldson marked his milestone with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St Patrick's's Basilica in South Dunedin.


Thursday 23rd January, 2020

A Dunedin couple's 1300km bicycle journey to lay a coffin on Parliament's steps came to an emotional end on Wednesday.

Julian and Camilla Cox cycled from Dunedin to Wellington, towing a coffin behind their tandem bike, calling for the Government drug-buying agency Pharmac's yearly $1billion budget to be doubled.


Thursday 23rd January, 2020

Freedom campers continue to flock to Dunedin with a 20 percent increase on last year.

Despite the increase, the number of tickets being dished out by the Dunedin City Council has halved.