A Dunedin man says he had his shirt ripped, glasses pulled off his face and his car's wing mirror yanked off after he confronted drunken St Patrick's Day revellers who were urinating on his property.
Emergency services were seeing green yesterday following a steady stream of St Patrick's Day callouts.
The economic foresight of Ngai Tahu has won the praise of the influential Wall St Journal.
A brick was thrown at a police car following a large party in North Dunedin on Saturday.
Thieves with a penchant for curry and chocolate smashed their way into a Mosgiel foodbank on Wednesday night.
Cannanbis with a potential street value of a quarter of a million dollars has been stumbled upon by outdoor enthusiasts in and near Dunedin.
Could it be a case of Hyde Park to the Hyde St keg party for the royal couple?
Confirmation a flag referendum would be held during the next parliamentary term prompted an immediate response yesterday from at least one flag-waving loyalist.
A Dunedin man was shocked when a health adviser confirmed young children could be supplied alcohol by a ''responsible'' guardian.
Police are investigating an alleged scam after cash left for a firewood supplier was stolen.
The shooting of two Dunedin children by their father has led to an increase in reporting of family violence incidents in the city, police say.
A Dunedin man's defamation appeal case has been dismissed and he has been ordered to pay appeal costs.
A Dunedin man was pepper-sprayed and tasered by police after allegedly assaulting officers following an early morning pursuit through the city in a stolen vehicle.
Lotto New Zealand is making a play towards a younger demographic by launching a new smartphone app and a new gambling product this year.
Fewer competitors in the Weet-Bix Tryathlon this year helped reduce the annual ''bottleneck''at the Mosgiel Pool, organiser say.
The number of children swimming, biking and running may have been down compared with previous years, but enthusiasm was up, organisers of the Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon say.
Mysterious signs complaining about weeds in a farmer's paddock have taken a threatening twist.
Rival Dunedin gang members have pledged allegiance to outlaw motorcycle gang Bandidos, which has set up a probationary chapter in the city.
Police are working to identify a woman whose body was found on Dunedin's St Clair beach this morning.
Drunken students arrested by police are now being referred to health authorities, as part of a pilot project aimed at helping their battle with booze.
