Officer happy to be face of campaign
Officer happy to be face of campaign
A Dunedin police officer says she did not have to think twice when asked to become one of the faces of a recruitment campaign to get more Maori women wearing the blue.
Oscar Francis
School excludes three students after assault
School excludes three students after assault
Three students involved in a serious assault at a South Island high school last week have been permanently excluded.
OBHS excludes three pupils
OBHS excludes three pupils
Three pupils involved in a serious assault at Otago Boys’ High School last week have been permanently excluded.
Resident frustrated with DCC for failure to fix street
Resident frustrated with DCC for failure to fix street
A Dunedin resident says the Dunedin City Council has spent nearly two years ignoring a crack in the surface of Challis St.
Waikouaiti shed fire on SH1
Waikouaiti shed fire on SH1
Emergency services have been called to a shed fire on the side of SH1 in Waikouaiti.
Students permanently excluded
Students permanently excluded
Three students involved in a serious assault at a South Island high school last week have been permanently excluded.
Otago Boys' assault: Trio permanently excluded
Otago Boys' assault: Trio permanently excluded
Three pupils involved in a serious assault filmed at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and circulated on social media have been permanently excluded.
Guitar tracked down after theft
Guitar tracked down after theft
The thief who stole a guitar from a South Island music store had clearly done his homework but was no criminal mastermind, the manager says.
Weekend aftermath
Weekend aftermath
A burnt-out couch in Castle St in the road on Monday afternoon.
Guitar tracked down after theft
Guitar tracked down after theft
The manager of a central Dunedin music store says the thief who stole a guitar from it had clearly done his homework but is no criminal mastermind.
Motorists warned about icy roads after crashes
Motorists warned about icy roads after crashes
Police are urging caution in the cold after a spate of early-morning crashes on Dunedin roads caused by icy conditions on Saturday.
Vandervis questions 9/11 explanations
Vandervis questions 9/11 explanations
A Dunedin city councillor has questioned official explanations of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.
Club grateful for defibrillator donation
Club grateful for defibrillator donation
A Dunedin surf club is hoping a new defibrillator donated by Port Otago will save lives following the deaths of two of its members in the past year.
'Really scary': Truck collides with SUV in central Dunedin
'Really scary': Truck collides with SUV in central Dunedin
Emergency services were called to help rescue a trapped man after a collision between an SUV and a truck in central Dunedin.
Spate of crashes on icy roads
Spate of crashes on icy roads
Police are urging caution after a spate of early-morning crashes on Dunedin roads caused by icy conditions.
13 complaints against Southern police upheld
13 complaints against Southern police upheld
Allegations against Southern police stemming from 13 incidents were upheld last year, including cops using MDMA, a psychoactive drug, at a concert and the overenthusiastic deployment of a Taser.
New hoses due to failure in training
New hoses due to failure in training
A hose failure during a training exercise for Dunedin firefighters could have had serious consequences in an actual fire callout, a colleague says.
Staff, customers unhappy with ‘rotten cold’ conditions in supermarket
Staff, customers unhappy with ‘rotten cold’ conditions in supermarket
A Countdown store in Dunedin has been described as a "rotten cold" disgrace with staff forced to wear their own jackets and beanies to keep warm in frigid conditions.
Caution urged after driver collides with caravan
Caution urged after driver collides with caravan
Police are calling for caution on Dunedin roads after a driver collided with a caravan in wet weather.
Union not optimistic talks will bear fruit
Union not optimistic talks will bear fruit
Fenz says it's working through present industrial action constructively, but a senior Dunedin firefighter says he's not optimistic the fire service will show up to mediation this week in good faith.