Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
A cyclist who collided with a child in Dunedin will not face charges, as the family maintain they did not lie about the story.
George Block
'Run him over ... mate': Abusive behaviour slammed
'Run him over ... mate': Abusive behaviour slammed
A Dunedin contractor says a video showing one of its workers urging his colleague to run down a cyclist is ''extremely embarrassing'', and it has launched an investigation.
Cyclist 'devastated': No charges after injuring child
Cyclist 'devastated': No charges after injuring child
Dunedin police have decided against charging a cyclist involved in a collision with a child last week.
Woman escapes Dunedin fire with pet rabbit
Woman escapes Dunedin fire with pet rabbit
A woman who escaped a Dunedin house fire clutching her pet rabbit was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Dunedin riders sick of anti-cyclist vitriol
Dunedin riders sick of anti-cyclist vitriol
Dunedin cycling advocates are calling for mutual respect between drivers and cyclists after a torrent of abuse was directed at local riders on social media.
Maryhill burglar helps themselves to beer
Maryhill burglar helps themselves to beer
A burglar helped themselves to the contents of a beer fridge in Maryhill, one of three burglaries and thefts reported this weekend, Dunedin police say.
Doc wants to talk to sea lion harasser
Doc wants to talk to sea lion harasser
The Department of Conservation says it wants to speak to the surfer caught on video harassing sea lions at a Dunedin beach.
Doc staff threatened
Doc staff threatened
The Department of Conservation says its staff and contractors have been threatened or harassed eight times in the South this year, as anti-1080 activism ramps up across the country.
Another suspicious approach
Another suspicious approach
Police are investigating after a man made a suspicious approach to a child at Mosgiel Library.
Police following leads to hit-and-run cyclist
Police following leads to hit-and-run cyclist
Dunedin police say they are following several leads after a cyclist injured a young boy in a hit-and-run this week.
More lewd acts reported to Dunedin police
More lewd acts reported to Dunedin police
Reports of people performing indecent acts in public continue to reach Dunedin police.
Pets rescued after house fire
Pets rescued after house fire
A firefighter rescued a budgie from a house fire in Dunedin yesterday.
Hit-and-run cyclist told to turn himself in
Hit-and-run cyclist told to turn himself in
The family of a toddler whose leg was broken by a cyclist in a hit-and-run is asking the man responsible to turn himself in.
Whitebait gear stolen from Taieri property
Whitebait gear stolen from Taieri property
Whitebaiting gear worth $1000 has been reported stolen from a property on the Taieri.
'I was expecting to find a dead body'
Crash Samaritan: 'I was fully expecting to find a dead body'
A good Samaritan who helped a seriously injured woman after her car flipped several times in Kaikorai Valley yesterday says she was lucky to survive the crash.
Police call for vigilance as fuel thefts continue
Police call for vigilance as fuel thefts continue
Senior Sergeant Trevor Thomson, of Dunedin, said the latest incident happened in Union St, Milton, where two diggers parked on a work site were siphoned of about 250 litres of fuel on Monday or...
Tasers increasingly used in charged situations
Tasers increasingly used in charged situations
Southern police are increasingly using the threat of Tasers to defuse charged situations.
Driver warned by rental firm
Driver warned by rental firm
A tourist has received a warning from their rental car company after being captured on video overtaking a car and cyclist on a blind corner on the Otago Peninsula.
Woman injured after car rolls in Kaikorai Valley
Woman injured after car rolls in Kaikorai Valley
A woman has sustained serious injuries after her vehicle rolled several times in Kaikorai Valley Rd today.
Surfer caught on video harassing sea lions
Surfer caught on video harassing sea lions
A surfer has been caught on camera taunting and throwing an object at a group of sea lions, the latest in a spate of wildlife harassment incidents on Dunedin beaches.