George Block

Southern strawberry growers say their hearts go out to their beleaguered counterparts across the Tasman, and their association says scanners could be used to check for needles.

Lightning may have ignited a fire which engulfed an Otago Peninsula house this year.

Police have thanked members of the public who helped them apprehend a wanted man in Mosgiel yesterday afternoon.

Chilly Dunedin drizzle was never going to stop French tourist Georgia Bouffard (front, shredding) from enjoying a surfing lesson under the watchful eye of instructor Helena Sodergren.

Police have apprehended a wanted man after swooping on Mosgiel and undertaking a search close to a primary school.

Emergency services attend a house fire in Brockville on Thursday night.

Emergency services were called to reports of a house fire in Brockville last night.

Dunedin has a persistent rape culture, a sexual assault support organisation says.

Another Dunedin cat owner has reported her pet was shot in the same street as a previous cat shooting this year.

The police officer and young mother involved in a serious car crash in Dunedin last week have been discharged from hospital.

Otago's prison has a new top boss.

Police have decided against arresting a man who smashed a door at a Dunedin takeaway in a racial outburst at the weekend, saying the attack was a mental health incident.

Another Dunedin cat has come within a whisker of death after being shot in the head, and her family says the ''sick'' assailant needs psychological help.

Police continue to maintain a heavy presence near Dunedin schools after six children were subjected to suspicious approaches this month.

Southern police are refusing to reveal what disciplinary action was taken against the dozens of officers subject to upheld misconduct allegations in recent years.

A cyclist  injured in an alleged road rage incident is asking witnesses to contact Dunedin police.