Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Convicted killer Clayton Weatherston's legal aid bill has passed $440,000, with more invoices due. His victim's father, Gil Elliott, says he "did not deserve that kind of money spent on him."

There were 28 finalists from seven different countries vying for the top award in Dunedin, including entrants from as far afield as Israel and Switzerland, hailing from some of the world's most prestigious fashion schools. The top prize went to Carolina Barua from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, with a collection entitled 'S'swell'.