From humble beginnings in Dunedin, to one of the fastest growing businesses in New Zealand, the Night 'n Day food-store business continues to grow.

The business came in at number 19 in this year's Deloitte Fast 50, following a record two years.

For three decades, residents of Dunedin's Moana House have been clearing wilding pines and selling them as Christmas Trees

Over the years, the woman at the helm of Moana House has seen many changes, but says many people still prefer a natural tree.

Thousands of tourists are expected to pack into Dunedin during the next two weeks with the arrival of 14 cruises before New Year’s Day.

An American couple on their 69th cruise were part of the throng this visiting the city earlier this week.

A much maligned group of workers hope to improve their social standing with a tinsel covered gift.

The world over parking officers wear the thick end of people's frustrations, but regardless Dunedin officers have a special gift for the city's motorists this Christmas.

It's taken 15 years to get there, but work on the final section of the shared path between Dunedin and Port Chalmers is set to begin.

The occasion was marked with a tree planting in Sawyers Bay on Tuesday.

It's taken 15 years to get there, but work on the final section of the shared path between Dunedin and Port Chalmers is set to begin.

The occasion was marked with a tree planting in Sawyers Bay on Tuesday.

Fighting a battle against declining patronage, last Sunday's horse racing at Winton, saw a race programme with the punter in mind.

The Winton Harness Racing Club's meeting featured just mobile gate starts and mid-sized fields, to make the process less 'bewildering' to the betting public.

Since its formation in 2012 Bathgate Park School in South Dunedin has been lead by principal Whetu Cormick.

On Tuesday, there were emotional scenes as pupils and the school community said good-bye to outgoing principal who resigned earlier this year.

Tributes flowed for a leading New Zealand Geneologist on Monday.

Eleanor Leckie has spent over 40 years working in the archives at the Toitu Settlers Museum.

It was supposed to be just a lazy Sunday smacking a white ball around a large course for Tania Stevens.

But the Taieri-based golfer ended up having an outstanding round.

The government's plans for a nation-wide amalgamation of polytechnics will create a 'slow-moving, cumbersome bureaucracy'.

That's according to SIT chief executive Penny Simmonds who addressed over 500 graduates and their families in Invercargill on Friday.

Yesterday, the realignment of State Highway 1 at Edendale was opened... six months ahead of schedule, and on budget.

The $15 million job was built by Fulton Hogan, for Waka Kotahi, the New Zealand Transport Agency.

Open-water swimming is all about adapting according to John Caughlin, who has experience of needing to adapt to significant change..

It is an approach which helped the 50-year-old Californian swim around Dunedin's White Island on Saturday.

Despite training for completely different occupations — as massage therapist, builder and nurse — tertiary studies have been a family affair for three Wingatui sisters.

The family story taking an unusual twist when all three sisters, graduate from Otago Polytechnic on Friday.

It's been more than 20 years of disappointment for the people of Oamaru, who want to make a splash at their local pool.

But from Saturday, the Waitaki Aquatic Centre's new diving board will be open for business and Otago Daily Times reporter Daniel Birchfield was given the honour of being the first person to leap off the platform, in more than two decades.