No drop in calls to *555
No drop in calls to *555
A ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving has made little impact on the number of drivers calling a free cellphone hotline.
Hamish McNeilly
Community gain after XT pain
Community gain after XT pain
Thank you very much for your kind donation, Telecom. The company yesterday announced $250,000 funding for South Island community projects, after the failures of its XT network.
Dunedin link to Madeleine case
Dunedin link to Madeleine case
Security camera footage from The Warehouse in South Dunedin filmed seven months after her disappearance may provide a vital clue in the search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann.
Police find rifles, dope and boy (3) in car
Police find rifles, dope and boy (3) in car
Police have labelled a routine traffic stop resulting in the arrest of a Dunedin man as "disturbing", after he was allegedly found with two sawn-off rifles, some cannabis, and his 3-year-old son.
Drugs find in prisoner's excrement
Drugs find in prisoner's excrement
Otago Corrections Facility staff got to the bottom of a drug smuggling attempt last week, after a prisoner tried to bring in drugs internally.
Woman charged over brothel attack
Woman charged over brothel attack
A Dunedin house of pleasure turned into a house of pain for a brothel duty manager after she was attacked by a woman allegedly wielding a knife.
Fire on the mount: 'She's not looking good'
Fire on the mount: 'She's not looking good'
From his vantage point from the temporary control centre at Taieri Banks Station, Dunedin City Council principal rural fire officer Graeme Still does not like the view unfolding beneath him.
Act of kindness above the call of duty
Act of kindness above the call of duty
An "act of kindness" by an Otago policeman has earned praise from a recent Australian visitor involved in a car crash last month.
Second death in 24 hours involving inhalants
Second death in 24 hours involving inhalants
Inhaling propellants is believed to have resulted in the death of two Dunedin 21-year-olds in a 24-hour period, resulting in the mother of one of the victims speaking out.
Theft, obstruction charges follow in wake of bail count
Theft, obstruction charges follow in wake of bail count
Three 18-year-old women will appear in the Dunedin District Court next week following an incident late on Thursday.
Roadside boulder a hard place to park
Roadside boulder a hard place to park
A woman was left red-faced after failing to take a bend and leaving her Ford Falcon parked on a boulder on Blackhead Road yesterday morning.
Five sick after spill at marae
Five sick after spill at marae
Five offenders serving a community service sentence were taken to hospital yesterday, following an unknown chemical spill at an Invercargill marae.
Man's death prompts warning
Man's death prompts warning
A Dunedin man is dead after allegedly inhaling liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) in a South Dunedin flat yesterday morning, prompting the mother of a Christchurch victim to call for education programmes before another life is lost.
Man, AOS in armed standoff
Man, AOS in armed standoff
The armed offenders squad was involved in a tense five-hour standoff with a man who had barricaded himself inside a Mosgiel home early yesterday.
All-gay cruise a first
All-gay cruise a first
The first all-gay cruise to visit Dunedin arrives this Sunday, with several tourism operators especially catering to the shipload of gay tourists, hoping to reap an influx of "pink dollars".
Winter Olympics: Results shock Koons
Winter Olympics: Results shock Koons
Dunedin-born cross-country skier Ben Koons is "shocked" after being stood down for two Winter Olympic events after recording an abnormal blood result.
Car over bank after high-speed chase
Car over bank after high-speed chase
Police were involved in a high-speed pursuit which ended in a car over a bank in Duneidn yesterday.
World Cup fan zones proposed
World Cup fan zones proposed
Otago and Southland organisers are finalising their 2011 Rugby World Cup plans, which include special fan zones for Dunedin, Queenstown and Invercargill.
Hero follows heart into deep waters
Hero follows heart into deep waters
It was a Valentine's Day to remember for Dean Bradley, of Dunedin, who dived into rough waters at Cape Saunders without a life jacket to rescue his beloved - despite not being able to swim.
`Otago' due in Dunedin before winter
`Otago' due in Dunedin before winter
Overdue and overweight, offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will soon be over here.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the vessel will arrive at its home port of Dunedin "before winter".