Driver overshoots barrier in car park accident
Driver overshoots barrier in car park accident
An elderly driver and her dog escaped injury when she lost control of her car which came to rest on another vehicle in Mosgiel yesterday morning.
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Another 'lewd act' at St Clair beach
Police swarm St Clair to hunt 'masturbating' man
Police have once more descended on a Dunedin beach after a report of a naked man performing a lewd act.
Fire that engulfed house near Oamaru now out
Fire that engulfed house near Oamaru now out
A house fire that crews initially struggled to douse as it was engulfed by flames in North Otago this morning is now out.
Gun amnesty call in light of new figures
Gun amnesty call in light of new figures
A Dunedin arms control advocate is calling for a gun amnesty, as new figures reveal the South has among the highest rates of military-style semi-automatic weapon ownership in the country.
Figures show weather hit Dunedin hard
Figures show weather hit Dunedin hard
Wild weather in the South last year resulted in dozens of claims flooding in to the Earthquake Commission (EQC).
Buses not found after reports of diesel spill
Buses not found after reports of diesel spill
Emergency services could not locate two buses which reportedly slid off the road after a diesel spill on a highway in Fiordland this morning.
Vehicle allegedly driven at speed towards cyclists
Vehicle allegedly driven at speed towards cyclists
A Dunedin cyclist says it is a miracle no-one was killed or injured when a motorist crossed the centre line and allegedly drove at a group of riders on the Taieri Plain.
Dunedin scooterists line up for Lime
Dunedin scooterists line up for Lime
Lime scooters have taken Dunedin by storm, but one day after rolling into town they are already generating police complaints and raising the hackles of some pedestrians.
Hopes chocolate will ease pain
Hopes chocolate will ease pain
A laid-off Cadbury worker hopes one of the last boxes of a cult classic chocolate produced at the closed Dunedin factory will help heal the mental health wounds of redundancy.
Quake shakes Queenstown
Quake shakes Queenstown
Hundreds of residents have reported an earthquake in Queenstown tonight.
Driver still critical after crash with milk tanker
Driver still critical after crash with milk tanker
An Israeli man injured in a crash in North Otago last week remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Man injured in Portobello crash stable
Man injured in Portobello crash stable
A man critically injured in a head-on crash on the Otago Peninsula this week has survived surgery and is in a stable condition in hospital.
Woman dies after fall at Dunedin beach
Woman dies after fall at Dunedin beach
A woman who sustained serious injuries in a fall at a Dunedin beach this week has died.
Scooters on screen, but nowhere to be seen
Scooters on screen, but nowhere to be seen
Reports of the launch of Lime Scooters this morning in Dunedin were premature, but they could be set to roll out in the city tomorrow.
Pensioner's garage and car hit by tree
Pensioner's garage and car hit by tree
A large pine tree has fallen the wrong way while being cut down near a pensioner's Dunedin home yesterday morning, smashing into the roof of his garage and sending timber beams through the roof of his Holden Captiva.
Trailer Wof loophole inquiry
Trailer Wof loophole inquiry
A dispute over a rental trailer in Dunedin has sparked an official inquiry into the practice of re-registering old trailers as new vehicles entitled to a warrant of fitness for three years.
Woman badly hurt in sea wall fall
Woman badly hurt in sea wall fall
A woman has serious injuries after falling down a sea wall at a Dunedin beach last night.
Two caught after incident at shop
Two caught after incident at shop
A man has received bail after allegedly stealing an archery sight from a Dunedin outdoors equipment shop, threatening staff and fleeing on foot yesterday afternoon.
Portobello Rd reopens after serious crash
Portobello Rd reopens after serious crash
Portobello Rd in Dunedin has reopened, hours after a crash injuring two people, one critically.
Oval searched after alleged theft
Oval searched after alleged theft
A man has been caught by police after allegedly stealing from a Dunedin Hunting and Fishing store before fleeing on foot this afternoon.