Hamish McNeilly

Five vehicles were found burnt out across Dunedin yesterday.

A Dunedin film fan tweeted her way on to the red carpet at the Baftas.

Rex Haig may again look at seeking compensation after the outcome of David Bain's bid. Mr Haig (67), who now lives in Dunedin, spent 10 years in prison for the murder of Mark Roderique, who went missing while on a fishing trip off Westland on Mr Haig's boat, Antares, in 1994.

Police are yet to decide if a vacant constable position in Waikouaiti will be filled.

A tough new policy cracking down on beneficiaries with unresolved arrest warrants has resulted in the issuing of thousands of alerts, with more than 100 in the South.

A man hit with a golf club yesterday and then kicked while he lay on the ground in the Dunedin suburb of Mornington remains in Dunedin Hospital today under police guard.

Police will bolster their presence in North Dunedin after dozens of thefts from vehicles, and they are asking the public to help catch the offenders.

The driver of a rural post vehicle which crashed into a locomotive at a South Otago level crossing yesterday had an ''extremely lucky escape'', police say.

Dunedin's cannabis museum was targeted by a vandal at the weekend.

Deaths on Otago roads last year were the highest in six years.

There had been a ''noticeable decrease'' in the number of drink drivers apprehended in the South since lower levels were introduced, police say.

A man walked out of The Warehouse in central Dunedin recently carrying $10,000 worth of stolen electronics.