Armed police cordoned Invercargill Street
Armed police cordoned Invercargill Street
Armed police cordoned of a south Invercargill street this afternoon.
Hamish McNeilly
Shotgun found; man charged
Shotgun found; man charged
Police have charged a man after they recovered a sawn-off shotgun used in a Dunedin home invasion.
Police warning to students over fires
Police warning to students over fires
University of Otago students involved in couch fires will face the wrath of the courts and the proctor, police say.
'Medical event' precipitates crash
'Medical event' precipitates crash
An elderly driver suffered a medical event moments before accelerating, causing a vehicle to spin and a bus to crash on its side, police say.
'You will be caught' - students warned
'You will be caught' - students warned
Otago students buying illicit drugs online, wanting to make quick money, have prompted a blunt warning from a chief Customs officer: ''You will be caught''.
Huge spread electorate's biggest issue
Huge spread electorate's biggest issue
Hamish McNeilly profiles Te Tai Tonga, the southern Maori electorate long dominated by the name Tirikatene.
Area outside library monitored
Area outside library monitored
Young tearaways rather than bibliophiles are the focus of extra police attention in central Dunedin.
Mudlarks dish the dirt at Wingatui
Mudlarks dish the dirt at Wingatui
Mud? Check! Sweat? Check! Tears? Maybe not.
Helicopter rescues injured hula-hooper
Helicopter rescues injured hula-hooper
A hula hoop injury sparked a helicopter rescue at Aramoana on Saturday.
Hikoi opens young eyes
Hikoi opens young eyes
Troubled youth - including the children of rival North Island gangs - were inspired by a visit to Dunedin.
'Aladdin's Cave' of loot stolen in city
'Aladdin's Cave' of loot stolen in city
Dunedin Central Police Station gym resembled Aladdin's Cave yesterday, with hundreds of items of stolen loot laid out.
Shark repellent stops panic
Shark repellent stops panic
A Dunedin surfer who used to panic on hearing the shark bell sound at St Clair is panicking no more.
Drop in deployments of AOS
Drop in deployments of AOS
The country's armed offender squads are being deployed less, with fewer call-outs in their sights, police say.
Boys helping in the 'hood'
Boys helping in the 'hood'
Everybody loves a good neighbour.
Four years' jail for GBH
Four years' jail for GBH
A Dunedin teen sent to prison for a brutal assault was warned to stop his violent behaviour or risk his child growing up to see him behind bars.
Symposium on art of ta moko
Symposium on art of ta moko
A major ta moko symposium - including live work by artists - will be held in Dunedin next month.
Police warn public about travelling 'shoulder-surfers'
Police warn public about travelling 'shoulder-surfers'
Police have released photographs of two men, who they say are prolific shoulder-surfing offenders, targeting unsuspecting elderly victims.
Warning after pin numbers targeted
Warning after pin numbers targeted
Shoulder-surfing ''mongrels'' have prompted a warning from police.
Never again - granddad
Never again - granddad
A Dunedin grandfather convicted of supplying alcohol to two minors says he would never buy alcohol for anyone again.
New buyers to benefit
New buyers to benefit
Some 4500 new first-home buyers in Dunedin, 700 in Queenstown and 2500 in Invercargill will benefit from the new KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme over the next five years, the Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) estimates.