Rhys Chamberlain

A safe containing cash and prescription medicine was "ripped out of the wall" of a Caversham house this morning, leaving a "big hole", police say.

Trainspotters basked in an historic steam locomotive's glory as Passchendaele chuffed into Dunedin Railway Station yesterday.

Prominent Dunedin educator and performer Tahu Mackenzie is devastated after several of her performance outfits were stolen from the boot of her car overnight.

Being married for 70 years is quite a feat and one Dunedin couple certainly got the mix right, reaching that milestone yesterday.

Learning from choreographers who have coached stars such as Justin Timberlake, rapper Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez, plus dancing at one of the best known attractions in the United States, is about to become a reality for a Dunedin dance group.

A free coffee initiative has been launched at a Dunedin cafe.

A man who drove his car off Portobello Rd into Otago Harbour yesterday later received further bad news that it had caught fire while on the tow truck.

Saying goodbye to a family pet can be tough so people are increasingly deciding to cremate pets to ensure they have a memorial.

Applications  have flooded in - even from Australia - and interest is high for a chance to run Stanley's Hotel at Macraes free.

A man who turned up at the Dunedin Central police station with what he thought was a bomb sparked a call to the police bomb squad.

Winter weather caused substantial erosion along the Otago coastline this year and resulted in a landslip near an Aurora electricity station at Port Chalmers.

A University of Otago student has a perplexing problem - his cellphone repair business has too many customers, more than he can handle.

Laughs were had, friendships were made and karting was the winner as about 100 people attended the annual Grass Kart Challenge at King's High School on Saturday.

A car driver fled the scene after running a red light and hitting another car in Dunedin on Saturday.

Twelve ''wet rescues'' in the past year are pretty good odds, considering the thousands who make use of Moana Pool, but staff are warning parents to be vigilant as summer approaches.

Onlookers at the Silver Fern Farms meeting at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday got an unexpected glimpse of a Martin Jetpack P12.3.