Warning as police hunt sex attacker
Warning as police hunt sex attacker
Dunedin police are warning people to keep their wits about them as the hunt for an alleged sex offender continues.
Debbie Porteous
Fire threatens Roxburgh homes
Fire threatens Roxburgh homes
The Fire Service is battling a massive out-of-control grass fire which has already claimed one house and is threatening other homes in Roxburgh.
Odyssey even better than the dream
Odyssey even better than the dream
Ryohei Oguchi has a dream, and he is living it.
12,000 welcome New Year in Dunedin
12,000 welcome New Year in Dunedin
A peaceful 12,000-strong crowd saw in the New Year and a new decade in Dunedin.
Diversification and hard yakka
Diversification and hard yakka
Nestled between Lakes Hawea and Wanaka Glen Dene Station is a traditional high country farm in the midst of change.
Death came 12 hours after crash
Death came 12 hours after crash
Former All Black and Mosgiel dentist Paul Sapsford died from internal injuries 12 hours after a jet-boating accident near Lake Ohau, police say.
Lantern sparks Dunedin call
Lantern sparks Dunedin call
Flying lanterns that have had police phone lines running hot with calls from people reporting distress flares on the Coromandel Peninsula also sparked an emergency callout in Dunedin within the past fortnight.
Award for first officer at Elliott murder scene
Award for first officer at Elliott murder scene
The police officer who was first on the scene when Dunedin woman Sophie Elliott was murdered has credited good training for his response to what he encountered.
Strikes putting court users at risk: lawyer
Strikes putting court users at risk: lawyer
Having no security guards working at Dunedin's courthouse during industrial action, is putting counsel, judges, other court staff and clients at risk, lawyers say.
CIB manager heading away
CIB manager heading away
After five years heading the Southern police district's CIB, Ross Pinkham is heading home to Hawkes Bay.
Brave Brodie now eager to try a tri
Brave Brodie now eager to try a tri
People could learn something from Brodie Carvalho.
Truckload of groceries seized
Truckload of groceries seized
A 70-year-old Brockville man will face a theft charge in the Dunedin District Court next week after police recovered a "sizeable" amount of stolen property when they executed a search warrant at a house in Brockville on Wednesday.
Fortune Theatre future to be outlined
Fortune Theatre future to be outlined
An announcement about the future of the Fortune Theatre's operations is expected today after the theatre's board met last night.
Teen gangs bring fear to streets
Teen gangs bring fear to streets
A recent increase in groups of people as young as 13 intent on trouble in central Dunedin has members of the public and the police concerned.
Lieutenant and his family loved Otago
Lieutenant and his family loved Otago
Coming to Dunedin was one of the best career moves he has made, the city's departing residential naval officer says.
Police targeting alcohol issues
Police targeting alcohol issues
Drinkers be warned: Police will be out in force across Otago this weekend as they run several operations targeting disorderly behaviour.
Death no longer viewed as homicide
Death no longer viewed as homicide
Police are no longer treating as homicide the death of a man whose body was found off a walking track near Port Chalmers.
Man died by 'violent means'
Man died by 'violent means'
Police believe they know the identity of a man whose body was discovered off a walking track in bush above Port Chalmers yesterday, but have yet to formally identify him.
Service to mark naval battle
Service to mark naval battle
The first major naval battle of World War 2 and the Allies' first naval victory will be commemorated at a military service in Dunedin on Sunday, 70 years to the day it after began.
Drink-drive blitz results 'ridiculous'
Drink-drive blitz results 'ridiculous'
Police are "totally dissatisfied" with the results of a drink-driving blitz in Dunedin at the weekend after they caught 26 drivers over the legal limit.