Hamish McNeilly

Visibly upset residents watched from the street as two Green Island houses were gutted by fire early this afternoon.

Tougher sentences and parole practices have contributed to the country's prison population doubling in less than a decade, a criminologist says.

A hungry burglar with a taste for chicken is targeting the North Dunedin area.

Rex Groves took his search for work to Crawford St, Dunedin, yesterday morning, and within an hour his unorthodox approach had paid off.

The cancellation of Dunedin's first cruise ship of the season has left a tourism operator "many tens of thousands of dollars" out of pocket.

More than 700 drivers have been caught for drug-driving since a new law came into effect.

While the legal high industry faces a shake-up after the announcement of hefty fees and testing costs, the potential rewards may still entice those wanting a slice of the multimillion-dollar industry.

A Dunedin war veteran is disappointed a broken bone will stop him returning to the battlefields of El Alamein, and the chance to recall a close encounter with a landmine.

The widow of the Easy Rider skipper has been charged in relation to the sinking of the vessel in Foveaux Strait earlier this year, with the loss of eight lives.

An Otakou couple claim they are out of pocket after losing land and a tree-lined driveway in an almost decade-long dispute.

Guided tours of the historic Dunedin Prison will begin next Saturday, the trust behind the new venture has confirmed.

The Southern district's top policeman, Superintendent Bob Burns, is a happy man.

Otago-Southland remains on of the safest places in the country, after Southern District Police recorded a double-digit drop in crime, latest crime figures reveal.

Paul Clements might have retired from the Fire Service, but he will continue to serve the community as a volunteer.

In the decade since the Dunedin South Community Patrol began monitoring the city's street life, it has clocked up an estimated 100,000km and 12,000 man-hours.

What do Sir Edmund Hillary, Queen Elizabeth, Kate Sheppard and Sir Apirana Ngata have in common?

Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain continues to have confidence in his department, which has refused to release documents concerning the financially embattled Otago Rugby Football Union.

Larger cruise ships will bring a record 230,000 passengers and crew into Dunedin this season.