Oscar Francis

The police have denied prioritising posting to social media over responding to media queries, after its staff were told it was a way to cast the force in a "positive light".

Dunedin police were kept busy by a spate of crashes on Thursday, as wet weather caused chaos across the city.

Two people were injured after a trio of motorcycle riders slid off the road near Allanton.

Four people have been injured, one seriously, in separate crashes south of Dunedin this afternoon.

A man crashed twice in as many days after going for a ride on a brand new 750cc motorcycle.

A Dunedin man crashed twice in as many days after going for a ride on a brand new motorcycle.

Dunedin police were kept busy by a spate of crashes, as wet weather caused chaos across the city.

Police are investigating an unprovoked assault at a Dunedin KFC which left a teenager with a head injury.

A young girl was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed during a family harm incident in Roslyn, the Otago Daily Times understands.

What happens when you mix a shopping mall, an art gallery and a culinary district together and make it float?

A young girl was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed during a family harm incident in Roslyn, the Otago Daily Times understands.

A young girl was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed during a family harm incident in Roslyn, the Otago Daily Times understands.

A young man found on the ground caused $2000 of damage to an ambulance when he woke up and became "extremely violent" on his way to Dunedin Hospital, police say.

Master Plumbers says better infrastructure is needed urgently as scientists urge New Zealanders to flush their taps in the wake of the Waikouaiti lead scare.

A young man found unconscious on the ground caused $2000 of damage to an ambulance when he woke up and became "extremely violent" on his way to Dunedin Hospital.

A young man driving an overloaded Holden around Dunedin was three times over the adult alcohol limit, police discovered.