Shawn McAvinue

A high-speed police pursuit in Dunedin tonight ended in a car crash and an arrest.

Police are applauding the driving of motorists for a lack of crashes despite heavy frost around the region - and the coldest morning of the year at Dunedin Airport yesterday.

The married Dunedin couple who won $13.3 million in Powerball's $40 million draw on Saturday claimed their prize in Auckland yesterday and went out for a burger to celebrate after collecting Otago's biggest Lotto win.

Syrian refugees sang and danced in the aisles of a train on an "awesome'' trip through Otago countryside yesterday.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in Dunedin.

The married Dunedin couple who won $13.3 million in Powerball's $40 million draw have spoken about taking the biggest prize ever in Otago.

A Dunedin couple has won a $13.36 million share of Lotto's record-breaking $40 million Powerball.

Police are investigating a house fire in Te Anau and a car fire in Dunedin, both believed to be suspicious.

A rescue boat with a history of saving foundering Australian yachties has a new home in Bluff.

Bridget Meyer (right) watches emergency service crew members cut one of her sons from a car in Dunedin last night.

A Dunedin artist is donating to the Heart Foundation Otago Mid Winter Art Auction because he knows how cardiovascular disease can "unexpectedly'' affect a family.

Concerns about the safety of mobility scooters were expressed at a Mosgiel Taieri Community Board meeting yesterday.

Performing a hip-hop routine at the Peninsula Schools Gymnastics Festival at Bayfield High School in Dunedin yesterday are Tainui School pupils Zara Ward, Maraea Brooking, Natalie Copson, Cameron Burrows, Aleece Hoskings and Neve Clement

The New Zealand tour of an electric vehicle advocate has stopped in Dunedin to convince more motorists to adopt the technology.

Eyes bulged during a "brilliant'' performance in Mosgiel yesterday to celebrate the start of Maori Language Week.

A Dunedin stalwart is heading north, leaving behind an engineering career and work in the community of more than 40 years.

The Otago Polytechnic leadership team has "mixed feelings'' about a proposed "portfolio shuffle'', which could see an increase in responsibilities for some of its members.

Celebrating the Kaikorai Presbyterian Church's 150th anniversary on Saturday are (from left) minister John Daniel, volunteer Beverly Collis and church manager Olive Lewis.