Hamish McNeilly

Police are warning users of illegal taxis in Dunedin, after a motorist offering rides on the popular Facebook site was revealed as a disqualified driver.

CCTV footage showing two young women apparently urinating on the floor of an inner-city business has been handed to Dunedin police.

A report on the future of the St Clair sea wall - including possible capital costs - is expected to be with the Dunedin City Council next month.

A former bankrupt turned Dunedin bar owner is facing the liquidation of several hospitality companies.

A familiar face of the Mosgiel police station is to retire after almost three decades of dealing with every kind of inquiry.

Jan Paterson won a house at auction - then it was time to tell her golf-playing husband.

The mystery of an old Dunedin vault has been cracked.

A Dunedin woman has been named Blue Light patron of the year.

A suspended driver was allegedly clocked by police at speeds of 174kmh in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

A former Dunedin woman had a miraculous escape after crashing her bike and then being run over by a vehicle in Western Australia this week.

Teenagers were spotted letting off fireworks then fleeing the scene as a scrub fire broke out near Waldronville yesterday afternoon, a witness says.

The Government's announcement to lower the blood-alcohol level for drivers has been praised by the agencies dealing with the impact of drink-driving in New Zealand.

Aspiring models came from throughout Otago and Southland for their chance to become the face of next year's iD Dunedin Fashion Week runway shows.

The overwhelming public response in the inaugural Dunedin Town Belt Traverse has prompted a call for a potential permanent trail through the area.

Drinking alcohol while playing with fireworks proved less of a bang and more of a fizzer for two Dunedin men on Saturday night, police say.

Southern District's new police commander wants his patch to become the safest place in the world.