Crashes up, study shows
Crashes up, study shows
There are about three times more off-road vehicle crashes resulting in injury now than there were 20 years ago, latest research shows.
Debbie Porteous
Passers-by ignore collapsed woman
Passers-by ignore collapsed woman
Anger turned to disbelief and disappointment for Dunedin woman Aileen Middlemiss yesterday when no-one stopped to help her after she collapsed on a footpath in busy Corstorphine Rd, while slipping in and out of consciousness during a diabetic blood-sugar low.
Praise for student behaviour - emergency services impressed
Praise for student behaviour - emergency services impressed
Emergency services and the University of Otago say they are pleased with student behaviour during Orientation and hope it is an indication of the year to come.
Police chase car down motorway
Police chase car down motorway
Police cars surrounded a vehicle on the Northern Motorway on the outskirts of Dunedin yesterday after a short chase.
Robber took tobacco and cash from foodstore
Robber took tobacco and cash from foodstore
A man who held up staff at the Mornington Night 'n Day Foodstore in Mailer St, Dunedin, on Sunday night got away with more than 70 bags of tobacco and a quantity of cash, police say.
Police disappointed by drink-drivers
Police disappointed by drink-drivers
Despite a massive police operation with heavy media coverage over the past three months, police say they are not seeing a decline in the number of people drink-driving in Dunedin.
Fire engine returns to city
Fire engine returns to city
There was a homecoming of sorts for a 1954 Dennis fire engine yesterday as the Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society took delivery of the engine that served the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Brigade for more than 30 years before it was banished to the deep south.
Historic Places Trust upset by Chin's remark
Historic Places Trust upset by Chin's remark
The hackles of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust have been raised by a ‘‘flippant'' remark from Dunedin's mayor suggesting a bulldozer should be run through a category 1 historic Dunedin building in order to make a bigger cricket ground.
Police prepared to cope with any rally disorder
Police prepared to cope with any rally disorder
Dunedin police are planning a large-scale operation to tackle any post-rally disorder if the Undie 500 or any alternative goes ahead this year, including bringing in extra staff from Canterbury for the weekend.
Report hails volunteers' endeavours
Report hails volunteers' endeavours
Land search and rescue incidents cost the country $116 million in health costs last year, but an economic assessment report shows the cost would be much higher without LandSAR volunteers.
Pedestrian mowed down by riderless scooter
Pedestrian mowed down by riderless scooter
A riderless parking services scooter knocked down one pedestrian and narrowly missed several others in central Dunedin yesterday after it was maliciously set loose by a member of the public.
Men interviewed over teen's homicide
Men interviewed over teen's homicide
The body found in a Christchurch park on Wednesday is that of Dunedin boy Shaun Martin Finnerty (16), who ran away from a Child, Youth and Family home in Christchurch on Monday.
Stars of blockbusters seen around city
Stars of blockbusters seen around city
The Hollywood glitterati has rolled in to Dunedin and it seems they really are just like the rest of us.
Council considers replacement footbridge
Council considers replacement footbridge
Some commuters who park on the harbour side of the Dunedin Railway Station will have a longer walk to their workplaces while the city council considers a replacement pedestrian bridge.