Oscar Francis

Emergency services rushed to rescue a surfer being swept out to sea — only to discover it was a seal waving at a concerned member of the public.

Officers stand outside the Caledonian Gymnasium in South Dunedin after arresting a man who was spotted carrying an air rifle.

A man has been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm after being spotted carrying an air rifle down a busy street in South Dunedin.

A person has been taken to hospital after a car crashed down a steep bank in Dunedin.

Emergency services have responded after a tree fell on a property in Invercargill, amidst warnings of high winds in Southland and Dunedin.

A fire investigator has been called after a house was badly damaged by a fire in Milton.

Police are reassuring Dunedin residents following a string of firearms incidents, saying there is no suggestion they are linked or that firearms incidents are on the rise.

Police say the shooting which seriously injured a former Green Party candidate was an isolated incident, despite it being the fourth Dunedin firearms incident in two months.

A truck crashed into a power pole in Wharfdale St in Macandrew Bay yesterday.

A kilometre of spilt milk on State Highway 1 had minimal environmental impact, Environment Southland says.