Drop in violent crime due to tougher gang laws: Govt
The coalition government says its tough-on-crime approach is working as a new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime.
Feral cat 'crime family' now on hit-list
Campaigner happy feral cat 'crime family' now on hit-list
New Zealand's best-known opponent of letting cats wander where they please is thrilled the government has stopped "pussyfooting" around the issue.
Boozed Dunedin driver in near-miss with dog walker
Boozed Dunedin driver in near-miss with dog walker
A Dunedin drink-driver who swerved onto the pavement and almost ran over a dog walker blew nearly six times over the legal alcohol limit.
Vow to reopen after fire claims shop, home
Vow to reopen after fire claims shop, home
Patricia Hailes has become a Christchurch community treasure over the past five years, offering near-free books, clothes and other secondhand items at her 20c Shop.
'My babies were my absolute world'
'My babies were my absolute world': Mum speaks after children killed in blaze
The mother of the three children who died following a fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson has spoken out for the first time.
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Spotlight moment for dancer
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Spotlight moment for dancer
A mother's decision to send all her children to the same after-school activity has propelled a Dunedin boy on to the stage.
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Urgent doctors shocked students sent their way
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Urgent doctors shocked students sent their way
Dunedin's stretched Urgent Doctors service is shocked Otago Polytechnic plans to send students its way after axing on-site campus GPs.
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Fears for businesses over hospital carpark plan
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Fears for businesses over hospital carpark plan
Losing carparks as a result of roading upgrades for the new Dunedin hospital could spell doom for central city businesses, planners have been told.
Water rescue at St Kilda Beach
Water rescue at St Kilda Beach
Emergency services at work in John Wilson Ocean Dr at 1.30pm yesterday after a water rescue at nearby St Kilda Beach.
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Arson accused 'used Molotov cocktails' to torch Dunedin house
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Arson accused 'used Molotov cocktails' to torch Dunedin house
A man is accused of throwing multiple Molotov cocktails through a window of a Dunedin house that was gutted by the ensuing fire.
'Incomplete decapitation': Murder victim's injuries detailed
'Incomplete decapitation': Murder victim's injuries detailed
A Dunedin man died as a result of the repeated "slashing or sawing" of his neck, a pathologist says.
Suspicious blaze at Outram Glen
Suspicious blaze at Outram Glen
Fire crews spent much of yesterday evening dampening down hotspots on a suspicious vegetation fire at Outram Glen.
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Dealers support lower clean car standards
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Dealers support lower clean car standards
Car dealers say changes to the clean vehicle standard is a win all round for dealers, buyers and the environment.
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Scholarships offer chance to advance neurological research
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Scholarships offer chance to advance neurological research
Watching multiple sclerosis progressively take its toll on her mother has been a motivating factor in Ria Knoef’s research of neurological disorders.
Conservation award for Otago ecologist
Conservation award for Otago ecologist
Otago ecologist Dr Kelvin Lloyd has been awarded the Loder Cup.
On the ball: award-winning image nailed
On the ball: award-winning image nailed
Capturing an award-winning photo of a spectacular aurora in the skies above Dunedin, or watching a bruising battle between the Highlanders and the Crusaders — it was a night that left Chris Watson...
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Uni buildings may be sold as part of plan
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Uni buildings may be sold as part of plan
The University of Otago’s efforts to save space on its campus could result in the sale of unwanted buildings.
Knee3PO, R2Knee2 enter service
Knee3PO, R2Knee2 enter service
Mercy Hospital staff with the newly commissioned surgical robots, named by staff as Knee3PO and R2Knee2.
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Jones hits back at Sam Neill over 'anti-mining views'
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Jones hits back at Sam Neill over 'anti-mining views'
Shane Jones is shrugging off an attempt to paint him as a hypocrite while taking a potshot at New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill.
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Principals in favour of social media ban
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Principals in favour of social media ban
The success of a school cellphone ban should pave the way for stopping under-16s from using social media, two Dunedin principals say.