Hamish McNeilly

Politics is too important to be taken seriously, those behind a new University of Otago election night special say.

A collision between two locomotives in a Dunedin shunting yard has resulted in two experienced KiwiRail staff - including one who had his leg crushed - disciplined, it has been revealed.

A slice of Dunedin has been constructed out of gingerbread for an American hotel.

A historic woollen mill is to close in Milton with the loss of 28 jobs.

The Occupy protesters have in large part been pigeonholed as young idealists. So what would a middle-aged property investor be doing there? Hamish McNeilly reports.

Occupy Dunedin protesters remain in the Octagon, despite being issued with a trespass notice this afternoon.

An IT professional has been charged with assault after allegedly headbutting a member of Occupy Dunedin last night.

A University of Otago student is in Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in North Dunedin early yesterday.

A catch-of-a-lifetime almost backfired for an Otago fisherman yesterday.

A pair of anonymous health professionals who stripped off and rescued a drowning woman in freezing conditions last week have been praised by the woman's son.

Thanks to an initiative by a Central Otago officer, police are zooming in on bad driver behaviour in Otago, including one truck driver who ate pies while steering with his knees.

A drip led Dunedin police to their man.

Police are considering their legal options with regard to Occupy Dunedin, while group members maintain they are not trespassing or camping but exercising their right to protest peacefully.

The Occupy Dunedin group remains camped in the Octagon today despite being issued with a trespass notice yesterday.

A Southern council has gone into damage-control mode after publishing a list of offensive words in a community board agenda.

Politicians have joined the thousands of supporters calling for the All Blacks to include Dunedin as part of their Rugby World Cup celebrations.

Overseas media have lavished praise on New Zealand for hosting the Rugby World Cup, and the South has received special mention for its stadiums, sheep and giant trout.

Prisoners narking on each other at Otago Corrections Facility may be behind a spike in calls to an anonymous tip-off line.