Shawn McAvinue

'Pie taken as evidence'

A Dunedin couple were recovering after chasing a man who stopped at a service station in their stolen car to buy a pie.

Painterly effects

The ''dribbling'' on the large mural on two walls of the Scenic Hotel Southern Cross in Rattray St is a mark of the artist's style, Dunedin Street Art spokesman Glen Hazelton says.

Pensioners yearn to return

A pensioner couple wanting to return to Port Chalmers are angered to learn a state house has been vacant in the Dunedin suburb for several years.

Police looking for links to 3 incidents

Police outside Fairfield Store and Takeaways in Dunedin yesterday. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.

Police looking for links to 3 incidents

A failed ram-raid, an attempted robbery with an axe and an abandoned police chase could all be linked, police believe.

5 apprehended after burglary

Four men and a woman will appear in the Invercargill District Court next week on charges including burglary, receiving and the unlawful taking of motor vehicles.

Mosgiel rider's stallion a superstar

Claudia Hay and her stallion Centi relax in Mosgiel after winning two top titles at the Horse of...

Mosgiel rider's stallion a superstar

A Mosgiel equestrienne knew her stallion was a superstar, and the biggest equestrian event in the southern hemisphere has confirmed it.

Tribute to the fallen

The New Zealand Dance Company performance in Dunedin today will celebrate Otago's fallen soldiers.

Cancer support head shave lauded

Jessica Power (9) gets her head shaved in Brighton, while supporters watch. Photos by Linda...

Cancer support head shave lauded

A remarkable young Ocean View girl braved a close shave to support her grandmother.

Engraver has left mark on Dunedin

John Swan and Co Ltd owner Brian Swan uses an engraving machine in Dunedin yesterday. Photo by...

Engraver has left mark on Dunedin

A Dunedin engraver retires today after selling the family business started 137 years ago.

Cricket: Melbourne, here we come...

Some of the Dunedin men set to fly to Melbourne today for
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Cricket: Melbourne, here we come...

The path to the Black Caps reaching the ICC Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne tomorrow has seen strangers embrace - and now a group of Dunedin mates are travelling to continue spreading the love.

Pub mural to reflect heritages

A drawing of the proposed mural to be painted on the Crown Hotel, in Rattray St. Photo supplied.

Pub mural to reflect heritages

A large mural celebrating Dunedin's Chinese and Maori heritage is to be painted on the side of a pub.

Some in Dunedin drowning in debt

Some Dunedin residents are drowning in unsustainable debt and it is hoped lenders will work with social service agencies to help break the shackles of ''enslaved'' borrowers, a Salvation Army counsellor says.