The cost for a warrant of fitness inspection could increase for motorists as a ''diabolical'' law change keeps unsafe vehicles on New Zealand roads, Dunedin Warrant of Fitness Centre inspector Phil Park says.
A man was seriously injured when he crashed his motorcycle into a fence in Dunedin overnight.
Dunedin is the fifth biggest city in New Zealand yet is the third most expensive in which to be buried and the most expensive in which to be cremated. Shawn McAvinue talks to those involved to find out why the cost of dying in Dunedin has increased 62% in the past seven years, as have the calls for more burial options.
Microchipped pets are having extended stays in shelters because their owners have failed to log their animals on to a national register, SPCA Otago executive officer Sophie McSkimming says.
Call the SPCA and avoid vigilante action, says SPCA Otago executive officer Sophie McSkimming.
A Kingston family is delighted to be reunited with its missing husky.
Carisbrook's demise was the end of an era for Otago. Shawn McAvinue tracks down those lucky enough to secure a memento of the stadium before it was demolished.
Dunedin police are warning about a ''spike'' in burglaries of vacant student properties after a landlord disturbed an intruder in a Castle St flat on Saturday.
If you are sick of city life take a 20km drive down Otago Peninsula from Dunedin to Portobello to find the perfect escape. Shawn McAvinue visits Portobello Village Tourist Park.
Torrential rain and strong winds closed major tourist route the Haast Pass for much of yesterday.
''Please, sir, I want some more,'' was Oliver Twist's famous request.
Carisbrook's demise was the end of an era for Otago. Shawn McAvinue tracks down those lucky enough to secure a memento of the stadium before it was demolished.
Knowing what to do with unwanted paint in Dunedin will become clearer after a solid waste bylaw review.
Rain kept the punters and horses away from the Boxing Day races at Wingatui yesterday.
The Otago Regional Council is to investigate erosion on the Taieri River after concerns were raised by the Strath Taieri Community Board.
Nothing, zero, zilch, the big doughnut - that's the compensation a South Dunedin businessman got when he had to stop trading so his landlord could demolish the building he leased.
SPCA Otago wants whoever drugged more than 100 birds in Mosgiel to admit to the cold and inhumane act.
An early morning fireworks battle, broken glass and an exploded television have infuriated some North Dunedin residents.
Ngai Tahu Property could help finance a major overhaul of Dunedin Hospital - expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars - as part of the tribe's investment drive in the city, it has been suggested.
Farm worker Yuet Rappard should not have been fined for telling a foreign student to remove her burqa, Otago University religious freedom professor Rex Ahdar says.
