Timothy Brown

Police unclaimed property auctions have generated more than $1million for the Crown during the past five years.

Investigations into the officers who dealt with Edward Livingstone revealed ''systemic failures and issues'' among Dunedin police in the lead-up to the tragic deaths of his two children.

Southern police are calling on residents to take a stand against family violence this holiday season.

The festive tones of the City Choir Dunedin floated through the Otago Museum on Christmas Eve.

A man was caught speeding four times in little over an hour in the Lindis Pass.

The Southern policing district has experienced something of a revolving door of leaders since former superintendent Bob Burns retired from the top job in April 2013. But new district commander...

A criminal with a garden focus is operating in southern Dunedin, police say.

Police are asking the public to help them catch those responsible for a spate of thefts in North Dunedin.

Dunedin police were called to a report of young people tagging a wall yesterday, only to discover it was street artists hoping to beautify the graffitied and derelict structure.

Violence against paramedics is risking the lives of patients, St John says.

The owners of a small independent Mosgiel business have been traumatised by the theft of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery from the store.

Maritime NZ is investigating after a motorboat driven by an allegedly intoxicated man hit a bank on the Clutha River, sending the boat spinning into trees and injuring three people.

When the Golden Fleece Hotel opened in 1966 everything was different.

An elderly New Zealander was arrested after assaulting a flight attendant in Queenstown.

Two people were taken to hospital after a speeding car ploughed into a concrete power pole early yesterday.

The driver who killed two Mosgiel siblings and injured two others has been paroled, angering  the victims’ families who have labelled the decision "disgusting".

A large quantity of alcohol has been stolen from a residential garage in Mosgiel.

Colin Bouwer's bid to cancel his deportation order has been rejected, meaning the convicted wife-killer will be expelled from New Zealand once released from jail.

The Minister for Social Development says she expects Child, Youth and Family to review how a vulnerable teenager came to be placed at an address frequented by a Mongrel Mob associate.

As the driver responsible for the death of two Mosgiel siblings prepares for his first bid for freedom, the two families most affected by the tragedy are still reeling from his actions.