Lights, music, but no action
Lights, music, but no action
About 5.45pm on Tuesday, the final ticket to Columba College's musical was sold.
Daisy Hudson
Officer urges vigilance in use of candles
Officer urges vigilance in use of candles
Two people were taken to Dunedin Hospital after a house fire in the city resulted from a candle continuing to burn while they slept.
Crews battle Old Brighton Rd garage fire
Crews battle Old Brighton Rd garage fire
Firefighters were called to a well-involved garage fire in Dunedin this afternoon.
Parents plea for speed camera after teens injured in crash
Parents plea for speed camera after teens injured in crash
The parents of teens badly injured in a Dunedin crash are pleading for a speed camera along a deadly stretch of road.
Sea lion recovers from shark bite
Sea lion recovers from shark bite
It almost ended up as shark food, but a sea lion injured in Dunedin appears to be making a good recovery.
Police manoeuvre stops fleeing driver
Police manoeuvre stops fleeing driver
A man was pepper-sprayed after fleeing police and embarking on a spree of bad driving behaviour around Dunedin.
Car spiked, man arrested after fleeing police
Car spiked, man arrested after fleeing police
A car was spiked and a man arrested after fleeing police in Dunedin this afternoon.
High number of illegal guns blamed on gangs
High number of illegal guns blamed on gangs
The South has one of the highest rates of illegal-gun seizures in the country, and an increasing gang presence is being blamed.
’81 Boks protest ‘a great day for Dunedin’: Minto
’81 Boks protest ‘a great day for Dunedin’: Minto
Seeing the remains of the House of Pain brought back a flood of memories for veteran activist John Minto.
Oranga Tamariki spending $50k on Dunedin facility
Oranga Tamariki spending $50k on Dunedin facility
Oranga Tamariki is spending more than $50,000 on maintenance at a Dunedin youth facility.
Big drop in teens held in cells
Big drop in teens held in cells
The number of teens being locked up by police has plummeted, new figures reveal.
Cathedral about to rise from ashes ‘a taonga’
Cathedral about to rise from ashes ‘a taonga’
On August 11 last year, the Very Rev Dr Tony Curtis was woken by a very early, and very unwelcome, phone call.
Driver almost 4 times legal alcohol limit
Driver almost 4 times legal alcohol limit
A man who crashed his car into several other vehicles was found to be nearly four times the legal alcohol limit.
Warning after air rifle 'aimed at police car'
Warning after air rifle 'aimed at police car'
Police say a man has been given a warning after aiming an air rifle towards a passing patrol car in Dunedin.
Man spoken to after trying to join kids' match
Man spoken to after trying to join kids' match
Dunedin police have spoken to a man after he tried to join a game of children's football at the weekend.
Man arrested after meth, axe found in car
Man arrested after meth, axe found in car
A man has been arrested after police found methamphetamine and a makeshift axe in his car.
Police on the lookout after woman 'chased'
Police on the lookout after woman 'chased'
A man wearing a balaclava allegedly chased a woman at a popular Dunedin lookout at the weekend, police say.
‘Crash-prone’ road not on list for safety barrier
‘Crash-prone’ road not on list for safety barrier
There are no plans to install a barrier on a crash-prone stretch of road near a popular surf beach.
Fatal crash investigated
Fatal crash investigated
Speed is believed to be a factor in a car crash that killed a Dunedin man.
Call for barrier on crash-prone stretch of road
Call for barrier on crash-prone stretch of road
A barrier needs to be installed on a crash-prone stretch of road near Dunedin before someone dies, a resident says.