Hamish McNeilly

Slow drivers are fast becoming a problem in Mosgiel. And Senior Constable Karren Bye has had enough.

A 22-year-old man holds his hands behind his head as he is taken into custody by the armed offenders squad in Dunedin yesterday.

I have some news for modern-day philosopher Alain De Botton. The News: A User's Manual is one frustrating read.

The actions of a Dunedin grandfather who bought a bottle of spirits for two minors and then dropped them off in the student quarter was ''beyond comprehension'', police say.

A man suffered serious injuries when his hand was caught in a hay feeder in rural Southland this morning.

An ''armed and dangerous fugitive'' was detained yesterday by armed offenders squad members as part of a joint-agency training day.

A former Dunedin man turned Sydney-based policeman helped foil a would-be bomber from exacting revenge on a doctor he blamed for his blindness.

A lucky motorist hit the jackpot in central Dunedin yesterday, thanks to a malfunctioning parking machine.

Dunedin police say they know why an elderly driver ended up driving the wrong way on a Dunedin motorway this week, but cannot say while the investigation continues.

The mother of recaptured prisoner Stephen Maddren is ''really happy'' her son is safe.

Milburn residents are urged to secure firearms following a tip-off that an escaped prisoner might try to obtain a gun.

Police are unable to rule out an escaped prisoner might have been on the roof of a Milburn home yesterday.

The first Noel Weir knew about a prisoner escaping was when he noticed a large police presence near his Milburn home - but authorities say he failed to give them an updated phone number.

The Dunedin Space Programme had lift-off.

New Zealand sevens rugby coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has apologised for a sexually inappropriate joke he made during the Otago Sports Awards.