George Block

A Fiordland fire chief has gone the extra mile in providing support to his crews after they attended several harrowing crashes.

Southern firefighters are leading the country in accessing counselling.

The new year has delivered a spate of thefts from vehicles in Dunedin, including a massive haul of loot taken from a campervan on the Otago Peninsula.

A 79-year-old man is dead after his car hit a tree near Alexandra, in Central Otago, this afternoon.

The first man to escape from the Otago Corrections Facility killed himself just days after his release from prison, a coroner has found.

Two people were rescued by helicopter from waters off South Canterbury on New Year's Eve after their boat sank.

Two people have been rescued from waters off North Otago this evening after their boat sank.

A travelling family bluegrass band has rolled into Dunedin and is all set to entertain the crowds today at a folk festival in the bush.

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has defended the actions of a driver who allowed a missing 5-year-old to ride the bus, saying the child was tall for his age and appeared to have a good...

The number of deaths on Otago roads this year are on track to be the lowest recorded, as southern police increase their focus on notorious crash corridors.

A man who crashed his car through a Dunedin rest home's fence on Boxing Day blew more than five times the legal limit.

A Brighton man asleep on his couch beside a shotgun was woken and arrested by police last night and faces multiple charges relating to unlawfully owning a firearm.

Two teenagers have been arrested after leading police on a pursuit across South Dunedin.

A man was taken into care after removing his belongings from a Dunedin storage locker and starting a small fire yesterday morning.

A car crash in Southland yesterday morning left five people injured, two seriously.