Woman 'headbutts cop after crashing into Mosgiel house'
Woman 'headbutts cop after crashing into Mosgiel house'
A Dunedin woman headbutted an officer after fleeing when she crashed into a Mosgiel house, police say.
Oscar Francis
Smell alerts police to $50k cannabis stash
Smell alerts police to $50k cannabis stash
Twenty cannabis plants and a stash of bud worth $50,000 were discovered when police noticed a distinctive aroma while visiting a property on an unrelated matter.
Person critically injured in crash
Person critically injured in crash
One person has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a van crashed in Central Otago.
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Prison staff assaulted
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Prison staff assaulted
A prisoner was placed in directed segregation and police have been notified after two Corrections officers were assaulted in the high-security unit at the prison at Milburn.
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Teens leave dairy owner frustrated
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Teens leave dairy owner frustrated
A dairy owner is frustrated a group of teens are unlikely to face meaningful consequences after an incident in North Dunedin at the weekend.
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Alleged robbers try to evade police
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Alleged robbers try to evade police
A group of teens who allegedly robbed a Waitati dairy led police across coastal Otago before evading road spikes and trying to hit an officer with their car, police say.
Critical injuries in Central Otago crash
Critical injuries in Central Otago crash
A person has been critically injured after a van went off the road in Central Otago.
Three arrested after dairy robbery
Three arrested after dairy robbery
Two youths and one 18-year-old who allegedly robbed a dairy at Waitati and nearly hit a police officer while trying to make their escape have been arrested, police say.
Planting of rimu honours new monarch
Planting of rimu honours new monarch
A crowd of about 40 gathered at the Dunedin Botanic Garden to plant a rimu tree in the lower gardens, near the intersection of Great King St North and Opoho Rd at 11am on Saturday.
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Cannabis smokers gather for J Day to support change
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Cannabis smokers gather for J Day to support change
Pro cannabis supporters gathered in the Octagon on Saturday to promote legislative change as part of J Day.
Escape after pot unattended
Escape after pot unattended
A Dunedin man had a lucky escape when a passer-by roused him to a smoke-logged house caused by an unattended pot left on the stove.
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Croquet, corgis, cake mark the special day
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Croquet, corgis, cake mark the special day
A Dunedin croquet club went all in to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, with costumes, Coronation cake, cucumber sandwiches — and a pair of corgis.
Two-car collision impedes traffic at busy intersection
Two-car collision impedes traffic at busy intersection
A collision between two cars at a busy intersection has impeded traffic in central Dunedin.
'Damn lucky' to escape smoke-filled St Kilda house
'Damn lucky' to escape smoke-filled St Kilda house
A Dunedin man had a lucky escape when a passerby roused him to a smoke-logged house caused by an unattended pot left on the stove.
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Damage to hall ‘outrageous’
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Damage to hall ‘outrageous’
New details have emerged about the extent of the damage caused in an out-of-control party at the Green Island Civic Hall, deemed "outrageous" in internal council emails.
Constables keen to make a difference
Constables keen to make a difference
Three of Dunedin’s newest police officers say they are excited to get started helping their community, as part of a surge of officers to the city.
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Lack of sunstrike signs defended
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Lack of sunstrike signs defended
Waka Kotahi has defended its decision to not erect sunstrike warning signs around Dunedin, despite the Otago AA saying they could be an important safety measure.
WorkSafe orders changes at factory
WorkSafe orders changes at factory
Worksafe has issued an improvement notice to the Mainland Poultry plant at Waikouati after a worker was airlifted to hospital after their leg became trapped in a roller.
Book highlights renting horrors
Book highlights renting horrors
A bad landlord and a traumatic incident involving a rat flatmate while attending the University of Otago helped inspire a South Otago man’s bestselling novel about renting in New Zealand.
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Winning supreme art award felt ‘fantastic’
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Winning supreme art award felt ‘fantastic’
A Mosgiel-born man says winning a national art award felt fantastic — and could not have come at a better time because he was broke.