Southern Motorway affected by four-car crash
Southern Motorway affected by four-car crash
The Southern Motorway in Dunedin was reduced to one lane southbound yesterday afternoon following a four-car crash.
George Block
Power cut as crews battle peninsula blaze
Power cut as crews battle peninsula blaze
Power has been cut to about 100 Dunedin homes as crews battle a large vegetation blaze on the Otago Peninsula.
ORC still won't change bus route for pupils
ORC still won't change bus route for pupils
Pupils of a Dunedin intermediate school who catch the bus from the Otago Peninsula are faced with arriving nearly 15 minutes late each day, after the ORC again declined to make minor changes to the route.
Rental car hit by ute after stopping abruptly
Rental car hit by ute after stopping abruptly
A ute rear-ended a rental vehicle that stopped abruptly in the middle of Stuart St, in Dunedin, about 5.15pm yesterday.
Police investigating suspicious car fire
Police investigating suspicious car fire
Police are investigating after a car was discovered burnt out on Green Island Bush Rd.
Car hits ute, then drives into fence
Car hits ute, then drives into fence
A woman who side-swiped a parked ute before crashing her car into a fence was lucky a timber railing did not pierce her windscreen, police say.
St John's life-saving praised
St John's life-saving praised
A Lee Flat farmer who says St John ''saved his life'' after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash is urging the public to give generously during the organisation's annual appeal this week.
Police investigating graffiti attacks on street art, mural
Police investigating graffiti attacks on street art, mural
Police are investigating after street art and the Ed Sheeran mural were repeatedly targeted last week by graffiti referencing Dunedin band Coyote.
Crash blocks central city street
Crash blocks central Dunedin street
Dunedin's Stuart St was blocked briefly above the Octagon today after a ute and rental car collided.
Mufti day helps raise funds for family
Mufti day helps raise funds for family
A mufti day at Abbotsford School last week raised almost $1000 to support the family of cancer-stricken pupil Isaac Stocker.
Fire crews, ORC rush to contain diesel spill
Fire crews, ORC rush to contain diesel spill
Fire crews work to contain a 100-litre diesel spill outside Bunnings Warehouse, in Dunedin, yesterday after a truck's fuel tank was punctured when the vehicle sideswiped a parked trailer.
Navy chopper visits after polite invite
Navy chopper visits school after polite invitation
Despite having a day off, pupils of a Balclutha primary school flocked to the schoolgrounds yesterday to witness a flying visit from a navy helicopter.
Released prisoner: 'I've nowhere else to go'
Tent in Town Belt only option: released prisoner
A recently released prisoner living in a tent in Jubilee Park in Dunedin says he has nowhere else to go.
Dunedin artist’s vision rewarded
Dunedin artist’s vision rewarded
A Dunedin artist who usually specialises in large sculptures, recently turned her hand to creating a smaller piece, and won a national award for her efforts.
Happy to spin their wheels
Happy to spin their wheels
Gender-reveal parties are fast becoming a must-do for expectant parents, but one Dunedin couple moved things up a gear on Sunday afternoon.
Kapahaka group get selfie with star
Kapahaka group get selfie with star
Kiringaua Cassidy was "still buzzing" the morning after being part of a kapa haka group that welcomed Ed Sheeran to Otago at the singer’s first Dunedin concert.
Complaint laid over police response
Complaint laid over police response
A woman has complained to the police watchdog over what she claims was an inadequate response after she was allegedly assaulted in a Dunedin nightclub bathroom.
Hawkers warned but seemingly undeterred
Hawkers warned but seemingly undeterred
Two English tourists were spoken to and moved on by police after allegedly breaching council bylaws by selling Ed Sheeran merchandise to concertgoers outside the Dunedin Railway Station on Saturday evening.
Actions of bystanders praised
Actions of bystanders praised
A witness has praised the rapid response of bystanders after a man was hit by a car and seriously injured in Dundas St late on Saturday.
Call for car-free Octagon
Call for car-free Octagon
As residents and visitors soaked up the sun in the Octagon in Dunedin before last night’s final Ed Sheeran concert, some business owners were calling for the area to be permanently pedestrianised.