George Block

Southern police will remain armed and continue to provide a presence at mosques and schools.

A man returned to a party in Dunedin and continued drinking for 40 minutes after his friend either jumped or was pushed into Otago Harbour at the weekend, police say.

Police chased a disqualified driver for more than 2km through central Dunedin after a report his female passenger was hanging out the side window of the car.

A peeping-Tom remains at large after he was seen peering into the rear windows of a North Dunedin flat early yesterday morning.

The police firearms vetting officer in Dunedin vetted the man accused of the Christchurch terror attacks and interviewed him in his home before he was issued a firearms licence.

A man returned to a party in Dunedin and continued drinking for 40 minutes after his friend either jumped or was pushed into Otago Harbour at the weekend, police say.

A Dunedin Muslim woman who has faced racist abuse since arriving in New Zealand has called on people to stop making assumptions and start getting to know people of the Islamic faith.

Muslims in Christchurch have continued to stun the city and the world with their patience and quiet dignity as dozens of graves are dug and they wait for authorities to release their dead.

Southern police have granted firearms licences to more than 99% of applicants over the past five years, new figures reveal.

A man who was inside a Christchurch mosque when it was attacked has been hailed as a hero for confronting the gunman, chasing him off and preventing more deaths.

Kiwi spy agencies issued dozens of intelligence warrants before the Christchurch terror attack, but have refused to be drawn on their level of activity in the South.

The owner of a nationwide gun store will front a press conference in Christchurch tomorrow morning.