Shawn McAvinue

A 20-year-old Dunedin man was hit by a car in Caversham last night after running from police.

A costly consent hearing is being blamed for Veggie Boys' Mosgiel store withering economically and it will close at the end of the month.

The slow and unreliable internet in Karitane is stunting the growth of the seaside town, local business owners say.

A price rise for cafeteria food at all Southern hospitals last year has ''backfired'', a union head says, and disgruntled staff at Dunedin Hospital are eating elsewhere.

A Dunedin family wants an apology from the Dunedin City Council for euthanising its beloved dog, Obi.

A prisoner who went missing from Otago Correctional Facility has still not been found.

Revellers jumped into a pond to douse their burning clothing after a bonfire exploded in Mosgiel early yesterday.

Krakow has opposed Dunedin's bid to become a Unesco City of Literature.

A contractor prodded a blackbird nest in a Dunedin traffic light cowl and showered eggs on a co-worker below, an eye witness says.

Contractors were left with egg on their faces yesterday after a botched nest relocation job.

Pupils and teachers were treated for smoke inhalation yesterday and police are investigating surveillance footage after a suspicious fire at a Dunedin high school.

A business selling second-hand designer clothing has expanded to survive in a ''scarily quiet'' Dunedin retail market.

A Dunedin student is helping those living with cancer get to a better place.

The Canterbury of New Zealand store in central Dunedin is set to close, making four staff redundant, after a ''significant drop'' in sales.

Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick wrote their wedding vows yesterday, brimming with ''nervous excitement'' about their big day.

Red Cross Dunedin has put a call out for toys, but those giving have been asked to leave toy weapons behind.

Inappropriately shaped lollies on sale exclusively in the South have been branded offensive and recalled from shops.

Win or lose, one of the most important things a parent can do to help their child become a sports champion is simple: just be there.

Outram School pupils shouted with delight when their principal was doused with icy water.

A 90-year-old RSA Taieri Pipe Band drummer has no plans to stop beating the rhythm.