Laine Priestley

Gang supporter’s T-shirt leads to court appearance

A Clyde man wearing a "Head Hunters supporter’s T-shirt" may become the second man in Otago to be charged under the controversial new gang-patch ban.

Crews fight grass fire in Southland

State Highway One near Edendale is under traffic management due to smoke from a grass fire blowing across the road.

'Bit of beef': Vehicles rammed in Calton Hill

A still from the security footage of the incident.

'Bit of beef': Vehicles rammed in Calton Hill

A car-ramming rampage caught on camera in Dunedin could have been the culmination of a "bit of beef" between two motorists.

Driver did ‘everything wrong’

Driver did ‘everything wrong’

A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington on Wednesday night did nothing right, police say.

Fireworks show delayed for breeding season

Fireworks show delayed for breeding season

After being rained out twice, an annual fireworks charity show at the Beachlands Speedway has been dampened down once again - this time by expectant mothers.

Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police

The driver was more than four times the legal limit, police say. Photo: ODT files

Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police

A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington last night did everything wrong, police say.

Argument escalates to gun threat

Argument escalates to gun threat

An argument between a pair of Mosgiel men escalated from words to one pointing a rifle at the other’s face, police say.

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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A youth stands on top of a car stolen from a Kenmure Rd address on Monday evening. Photo: supplied

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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A Dunedin family left without a vehicle after their car was stolen were shocked to see a teenager flaunting it to his friends on social media.

The game goes on

Golfers play on at the St Clair Golf Club yesterday despite a blazing lawn mower.

'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted

Fisheries officers watch as a policeman empties a rubbish bin during a search at a King Cobras...

'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted

A months-long operation that police say uncovered a "massive scale" crayfish crime ring ended yesterday in the dramatic raid of the King Cobras’ Dunedin gang pad.

Deceased patient failed by doctors

Deceased patient failed by doctors: report

A man in his 20s with severe cardiac issues who died two days after being discharged from Southland Hospital was failed by doctors.

Person 'critical' after 12m fall in Queenstown

A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling 12 metres from a retaining wall in Queenstown, emergency services say.

Siblings right theft of donations

Pine Hill residents (front) Henry, 8, and Ella-Rose Preece, 10, with (back, from left) Senior...

Siblings right theft of donations

When volunteer firefighters were hit with a brazen theft in the middle of a natural disaster, a pair of Dunedin children sprang into action.

Charges after ride home in patrol car

A man given a ride home repaid the favour by smashing a patrol car window and attacking two officers, police say.

Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats

Bayfield High School students were evacuated from their classrooms yesterday after the school...

Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats

Two Dunedin schools have become the latest recipients in a series of bomb threats sent to secondary schools nationally.

Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '

Two Dunedin schools were included in a bomb threat emailed to secondary schools throughout NZ this morning.

Orcas steal show

Orcas steal show

A pair of orcas were spotted swimming through Otago Harbour yesterday.

An anniversary to remember

Celebrating becoming New Zealand citizens and their 14th wedding anniversary at the Dunedin Town...

An anniversary to remember

Fourteen years ago a Papua New Guinean couple married in a church in Palmerston - but yesterday’s anniversary turned into a double celebration.

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

A pedestrian handrail in Pine Hill Rd was accidentally hit when an oversized truck and trailer...

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

People who can barely "drive their little town cars" should look in the mirror before criticising the driver who hit a Pine Hill handrail while driving a 20m-long truck, a truck driver says.

McDonald's staff threatened over order

A man upset over his dinner order threatened to shoot a staff member at a Dunedin fast food restaurant.

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