Oscar Francis

Hundreds of Dunedin youths enjoyed perfect conditions as they competed in the Surf Life Saving New Zealand Southern Region Junior Championships at the weekend.

Despite the passing of several decades, a Dunedin high school remains a fantastic learning environment, the organiser of a belated 60-year anniversary says.

An experienced corrections officer says Otago Corrections Facility staff are worried for their safety after an attack by two prisoners sent five of his colleagues to hospital.

A company storing tonnes of ammonium nitrate in Dunedin, after it could not be unloaded in New Plymouth because of storms, says it was moved within 24 hours.