4-day week as Kiwi Rail tender lost
4-day week as Kiwi Rail tender lost
Sixty-four Dunedin manufacturing workers will have their working week reduced by a day following KiwiRail's decision to award a manufacturing tender offshore.
Hamish McNeilly
Driver dies after crash near Mosgiel
Driver dies after crash near Mosgiel
An elderly motorist died following a head-on smash on State Highway 1 near Mosgiel yesterday afternoon.
Swann possible asset tip-offs received
Swann possible asset tip-offs received
Police have received several tip-offs concerning possible assets belonging to Michael Swann, as they continue to investigate the ownership of a luxury car stashed in a container.
Public sector job loss hit
Public sector job loss hit
The Otago-Southland region has recorded the second-highest loss of public service jobs over the past five years.
Tourist falls to death
Tourist falls to death
A Chilean man plunged to his death after taking a photograph at Bowen Falls, in Milford Sound.
Badly injured baby still critical
Badly injured baby still critical
A 3-week-old baby last night is in an induced coma in hospital following an incident which left her with life-threatening injuries at her Invercargill home yesterday. Several neighbours...
Family mourn homicide victim
Family mourn homicide victim
The family of slain farm worker Justin McFarlane are ''struggling'' to come to terms with his brutal death as they prepare for the funeral of a beloved son, brother and father.
Victim disgusted by name suppression
Victim disgusted by name suppression
A high-profile Central Otago man is heading to the High Court at Dunedin to argue for permanent name suppression - to the disgust of his victim.
12 'murder' rewards: six solved
12 'murder' rewards: six solved
The $20,000 offered for information on the whereabouts of Simon Garrick is the 12th reward offered by police for a murder inquiry in the past decade.
Dart on target as she makes LandSAR grade
Dart on target as she makes LandSAR grade
Meet Dart, the South's latest canine crusader.
Preventive detention recalls high
Preventive detention recalls high
More than half of preventive detention offenders released on parole over the past decade have been recalled to prison.
Driver hits truck while over taking
Driver hits truck while over taking
An 89-year-old Mosgiel man is in hospital after crashing into a truck and trailer during an overtaking manoeuvre.
Slain police officers remembered
Slain police officers remembered
The names of the four Southern-based police officers slain on duty were among those remembered yesterday, Police Remembrance Day, when services were held across New Zealand, Australia and the southwest Pacific.
Tight-lipped on limousine data
Tight-lipped on limousine data
Internal Affairs is refusing to release details of the shortest and longest chauffeured trips taken in Crown limousines.
Top cop returning to roots
Top cop returning to roots
Meet the South's new top policeman. Inspector Andrew Coster, of Auckland, has been confirmed as the new Southern District commander.
More 'interesting' marks found
More 'interesting' marks found
The Waikato man who raised questions over marks visible on Robin Bain's thumb in photographs taken at the scene of the unsolved Bain family killings is calling for police to investigate potentially ''significant'' other markings.
Waterfront hotel biggest talking point
Waterfront hotel biggest talking point
Cheers, jeers and even a yellow card were dealt to mayoral and council hopefuls at the often entertaining end to a two-night election forum in Opoho last night.
Rabbit's brutal killing appals
Rabbit's brutal killing appals
Shocking CCTV footage taken in Dunedin shows a man brutally smashing a stolen pet rabbit against a wall before tossing its lifeless body over a fence.
'Lucky man' recounts mountain surivival ordeal
'Lucky man' recounts mountain surivival ordeal
Toby Kravet wants his ashes scattered on the mountain where he almost died last month.
Teens admit beating Larry the lamb
Teens admit beating Larry the lamb
Two Dunedin teens have admitted stealing and then beating a much-loved pet lamb to death.