Boxing Day sales, ship visits keep town tills ringing
Boxing Day sales, ship visits keep town tills ringing
Dunedin bargain hunters and cruise ship passengers flocked to town yesterday, as a major department store reported a bumper Boxing Day.
George Block
Christmas calamity on world's steepest street
Watch: Christmas calamity on world's steepest street
WATCH: Tourists filmed as smoke billowed from a car's wheels before it went backwards down Baldwin St and ended up crashing off the road.
Christmas day fire began in kitchen
Christmas day fire began in kitchen
A fire which left two elderly people requiring medical treatment in Dunedin yesterday afternoon was not suspicious and began in the kitchen.
Five injured in horror Southland crash
Five injured in horror Southland crash
Helicopters have been dispatched after five people were injured, two seriously, in a crash in Southland this morning.
Man sets fire to belongings at Dunedin storage facility
Man sets fire to belongings at Dunedin storage facility
A man has been taken into care after removing his belongings from a Dunedin storage locker and starting a small fire this morning.
Away in a danger zone far from home
Away in a danger zone far from home
Many of us were enjoying time with family or friends yesterday, but spare a thought for the southerners serving abroad on Christmas Day.
Telecommunications engineer relishes Antarctic stint
Telecommunications engineer relishes Antarctic stint
A bright spark from Balclutha enjoyed the whitest of white Christmases yesterday.
Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road
Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road
Old Dunstan Rd is a mecca for motorcyclists and 4WD enthusiasts looking to get off the beaten track. But the historic road’s popularity has a dark side, George Block reports.
Safety fear after report of lewd act
Safety fear after report of lewd act
A woman who saw a man performing a lewd act near St Clair beach in Dunedin yesterday evening says the same man recently exposed himself to her daughter on the beach.
Seen peering into window
Seen peering into window
Police say they are following positive leads after a man was caught on camera peering through a window of a home near the central city.
Fears Dunedin beach unsafe for children after latest lewd act
Fears Dunedin beach unsafe for children after latest lewd act
A woman who saw a man performing a lewd act near St Clair beach in Dunedin this evening says the same man recently exposed himself to her daughter on the beach.
Armed police descend on Dunedin beach
Armed police descend on Dunedin beach
Armed police have descended on a Dunedin beach as part of a manhunt this afternoon.
Man caught on CCTV peering through windows
Man caught on CCTV peering through windows
Dunedin police say they are following positive leads after a man was caught on camera peering through a window of a home near the central city.
Dog abandoned during chase to be returned to family
Dog abandoned during chase to be returned to family
A dog abandoned by its owner during a police pursuit in South Dunedin yesterday will be returned to the man's family.
Police arrest man after swarming South Dunedin
Police arrest man after swarming South Dunedin
A man abandoned both his dog and car during a police pursuit in South Dunedin.
Teens quickly found on Silver Peaks after mother raises alarm
Teens quickly found on Silver Peaks after mother raises alarm
A worried mother raised the alarm after two teenagers failed to return on time from a walk in the Silver Peaks area near Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Youths on loose after late night crash
Youths on loose after late night Dunedin crash
Two youths who crashed a car into another vehicle in Dunedin last night before fleeing the scene remain at large.
Dunedin police led on literal goose chase
Dunedin police led on literal goose chase
Dunedin police were led on a wild goose chase by an unruly waterfowl last night.
Repairs completed, sailors and feline first mate depart
Repairs completed, sailors and feline first mate depart
The Dunedin leg of a nautical French cat's round-the-world adventure came to an end yesterday.
Thefts, burglaries and car break-ins more frequent
Thefts, burglaries and car break-ins more frequent
A man was caught attempting to leave a Dunedin retail store without paying for a trolley-load of goods, as reports of theft and burglary spike in the week in before Christmas.