A seized Korean deep-sea fishing trawler professionally fumigated after being found to be infested with rats and lice has cost taxpayers $150,000 during its extended Dunedin anchorage.
Dunedin police have arrested a driver and seized his vehicle following the alleged hit and run of a cyclist last week.
Cases of Red Bull energy drink and the lure of $1500 cash gave a team of university students the wings to win a race from Auckland to the world's steepest street.
A legal-high lobbyist has hit out at the National Poisons Centre, saying the reporting system is ''clearly flawed'', as the industry gets hit by expensive recalls.
Southern district police officers are on the beat, after recording the largest increase in foot patrols in the country.
Air New Zealand will examine flight scheduling following a meeting in which Dunedin Labour MPs raised concerns about it cutting a late-night service from Auckland.
Dunedin MPs are in a dogfight over Air New Zealand's decision to cut a daily flight between the city and Auckland.
Carole Wiffen lost more than her car to a joyrider last week.
A worried father has spoken about the dangers of legal highs after his son was put on life-support after having smoked a synthetic high product.
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The father who shot his two children in Dunedin last week is understood to have taken the murder weapon from his former flatmate's gun safe.
Prisoners at Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) are repairing and constructing skips needed in the Christchurch rebuild.
Dunedin was the worst city in New Zealand for crashes and crash casualties in 2012, and also claimed the unenviable distinction of having had the most cycling fatalities during the year, Ministry of Transport statistics show.
Poor driving at 23 intersections across Dunedin, Oamaru and Balclutha has caused injuries, death and a social cost of $20 million over a five-year period.
Golf course clubs in the South are being targeted by thieves on the hunt for ready cash.
Philip Kirby may have lived in New Zealand for just two days, but he has already had a memorable Waitangi Day experience.
The relationship between Ngai Tahu and the Dunedin City Council is ''blossoming by the day'', as their respective leaders discuss regional economic development, including the benefits and risks of offshore oil and gas exploration.
Labour list MP David Parker took a potshot at the Government and Dunedin-based Cabinet minister Michael Woodhouse at Waitangi Day commemorations at Otakou marae yesterday.
The flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is heading to Dunedin to refuel before rejoining the fight against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic.
Nau mai, haere mai to Otakou marae for the Ngai Tahu treaty festival today.
