Debbie Porteous

An investigation has started into an incident in which a female member of a boat crew received serious injuries during an annual powerboat marathon on Lake Waihola at the weekend.

Police are keen to speak to this man who may have witnessed a violent robbery at the Regent Night 'n Day in Dunedin last month.

It is a dirty job, but someone has to do it, and Javan Brown has better credentials than most.

Five Dunedin-based regular force Defence Force employees have been told they are "no longer required in uniform" and will be "released" from their present jobs, as the military takes its first steps towards a more streamlined operation.

It gave them a name and a start in the business world, but Dunedin's "Cook Brothers" are moving on from the pub that started it all.

Police fear the men who robbed a Dunedin convenience store at gun and knifepoint this week will strike again unless people with information come forward.

A former president of the Returned and Services' Association says he was stunned and humbled to receive the RSA's highest honour at a surprise presentation in Dunedin yesterday.

Community control personnel have gathered in Dunedin this weekend to attend their national training seminar.

About 40 people attended a public meeting in Dunedin last night to hear officials from Rugby New Zealand 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Dunedin City Council explain the rules for Rugby World Cup "clean zones" and "clean transport routes".

Police have released footage of a violent armed robbery in North Dunedin on Monday in the hope it will result in more information from the public.

A carpenter is in Dunedin Hospital with serious chest injuries after a concrete wall fell on him at a building site at Wakari Hospital.

Police are hunting a suspect after the Green Island Post Shop and Kiwibank was held up this morning.

A second robbery in three days in Dunedin has left a bank teller shaken and police wondering if the two incidents are connected.

Thousands of people had a peek inside Dunedin's newest sporting arena on Saturday.

More than 100 people turned out for the launch of the book by Dunedin woman Lesley Elliott  about her daughter Sophie's 2008 murder, how it has affected the Elliott family, and the family's view on and aims for changes to the justice system and victims' rights.

From the time they arrived at a car park in St Andrew St in Dunedin with their entourage of various wagons and people, to when they arrived at Forbury Park several hours later, a company of well-groomed Clydesdales attracted crowds.

Police are investigating another suspicious rubbish fire in Dunedin over the weekend.

At a time of year when young New Zealand falcons sometimes go into built-up areas seeking food, a Dunedin Department of Conservation ranger has one request - please do not hurt them, even if they do want to eat your chickens.