Vaughan Elder

A report of a severe earthquake in Central Otago turned out to be a ``ghost quake'' which was actually centred more than 1000km away.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says it is too early to make a formal approach to the Government for help with the problems facing South Dunedin.

A woman says she was left shaking by the ‘‘over-the-top’’ response from Dunedin police after she and her partner were rebuked for opening a drink mid-flight.

Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope is not giving up on a ground-level crossing linking Dunedin's central city with the harbourside, despite Kiwirail's firm opposition.

A Dunedin City Council staff member has admitted being incorrect when she said coffee cup lids being sold as compostable could not be composted in New Zealand.

The owners of seven Dunedin liquor stores, on thin ice after a 17-year-old was sold RTDs during a police sting, say they have been unfairly treated.

A 23-year-old man was captured after driving erratically, evading police and sparking a large emergency services callout in Alexandra Tourist Park yesterday.

A car load of off-duty prison staff stopped a suspected drink-driver who was driving erratically on State Highway 1 south of Dunedin from getting back behind the wheel.

Police have captured the driver who evaded police after pulling in to Alexandra Tourist Park this evening.

A liquor store next to Dunedin's student quarter has had its licence suspended for three weeks after it sold RTDs to a 17-year-old boy during a police sting.

A case of mistaken identity meant sea lions got the blame for spikes in faecal bacteria off the coast of Dunedin when in fact New Zealand fur seals were the species mentioned as a possible source.

A member of the public intervened to stop a suspected drink-driver who was driving erratically on State Highway 1 south of Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

A departing Dunedin city councillor has called for a fresh look at how quickly the city pays off debt as the council continues to eclipse repayment targets.

A campaign aimed at bringing Brisbane residents to Dunedin for a winter escape has been applauded after a report showed a spike in airline bookings from the Australian city.

Defecating sea lions off the coast of Dunedin are probably to blame for a spike in the amount of faecal bacteria near the Tahuna outfall.

Dunedin cafes  buying so-called compostable coffee cups are being "misled", in what could be a breach of the Fair Trading Act.

A man who worked tirelessly for Dunedin’s less privileged is being farewelled after  dying from leukaemia.

The University of Otago and Dunedin City Council have joined forces as part of an effort to keep streets in the student quarter free from rubbish.

A Dunedin soft drinks institution has had its liquor licence stripped in what its owner is calling a "crazy" decision.