Dunedin

Patients waiting at Dunedin Hospital's crowded eye clinic regularly have sit on the floor, despite the hospital saying it only happened once, says the union for hospital workers.

A court has found a contractor who two dairy farming brothers were trying to sue for $300,000 worth of damages to their silage crop was not at fault.

Politicians are risking creating "ignorance and misrepresentations" about immigrants, the Federation of Multicultural Councils says.

Hundreds of people have pledged to invest more than $1.7 million to ensure the manufacture of Jaffas, Pineapple Lumps and Buzz Bars stays in Dunedin.

A man who the police believed had escaped from a Dunedin hospital has been found - at the hospital.

There is no need to do further testing at five primary schools where raised lead levels were found in soil, Southern DHB says.

A Dunedin school investigated by police over abuse claims last year will remain under outside management.

Up to 87 people could lose their jobs at ACC if they are unwilling to switch roles or move to Dunedin or Hamilton.

English pop singer Ed Sheeran will play a second show in Dunedin after runaway demand for the first.

Moteliers are dampening fears Dunedin cannot handle large crowds after the announcement of Ed Sheeran's concert date filled motels within hours. Audio

New homes in South Dunedin will have to be built up to a metre higher above the ground because of the area's 2015 flood.