Suspicious fire still mystery
Suspicious fire still mystery
Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the suspicious 6am blaze which gutted two buildings at the former Kenmure Intermediate School site last week.
Timothy Brown
Crash puts two in hospital
Crash puts two in hospital
Two people were taken to hospital after a car rolled on State Highway 1 south of Waikouaiti yesterday morning.
Deaths prompt change
Deaths prompt change
A Women’s Refuge manager says since the 2014 deaths of two Dunedin children at the hands of their father, she had seen a change in the culture of police regarding family violence.
Rail workers’ deal hopes
Rail workers’ deal hopes
Dunedin Railways and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union will meet for further mediation talks next week ahead of a planned strike in the hope of breaking a stalemate on pay negotiations.
Suspicious fire engulfs former school
Suspicious fire engulfs former school
A blaze which tore through two buildings at a former Dunedin school has been deemed suspicious.
Strike may stop train trips
Strike may stop excursions
Six train excursions may be cancelled on a cruise ship day over a stoush the Railway and Maritime Transport Union says will cost little more than $10,000 to resolve.
Stolen firearms recovered
Stolen firearms recovered
Police have recovered two firearms stolen from a Halfway Bush address on Monday.
Dunedin burglaries 'possibly linked'
Three burglaries of supermarkets
Police are investigating three burglaries of Dunedin supermarkets, but it is too early to know if they are linked, they say.
Police recover stolen guns
Police recover firearms stolen in Dunedin
Police have recovered two firearms stolen from a Halfway Bush address on Monday.
Lines down after crash near Cromwell
Power lines down after crash near Cromwell
Traffic is down to a single lane near Cromwell after a car crash brought down power lines this morning.
2-year secondment to Justice Ministry
2-year secondment to Justice Ministry
Former Southern district police commander Andrew Coster has been appointed as second-in-charge of the Ministry of Justice.
Burglar knocked first
Burglar knocked first
Police are asking Dunedin residents to contact them if they hear unexpected knocks on their door.
Safe cracked, $10k taken from South Dunedin store
Burglar evades motion sensors to crack grocery store safe
A burglar crawled on his belly inside a South Dunedin grocery store to prevent detection by sensor alarms before stealing thousands of dollars from a safe.
Police dog gets the wrong man
Constable cops a ribbing after police dog gets the wrong man
A police dog latched on to the leg of a man involved in a Dunedin arrest but the patrolling pooch caught the wrong man, sending one of the boys in blue to hospital.
Complaints against cops upheld
Complaints against cops upheld
A dozen complaints of police misconduct were upheld in the South during the first half of this year.
Motorcyclist killed on Lindis Pass
Motorcyclist killed
An off-duty police officer discovered a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the Lindis Pass yesterday.
Busy Guy Fawkes for fire crews
Busy Guy Fawkes for fire crews
The Fire Service took over 400 emergency calls on Guy Fawkes overnight, including 19 in the South Island.
Fellowship brings artists back to town
Fellowship brings artists back to town
The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship gave Ian Bergquist a chance to come to Dunedin and, after 40 years away, the fellowship gave him the opportunity to return to the city he fell in love with.
Deloitte to review power network
Deloitte to review power network
A review of the Aurora/Delta power network by Deloitte is expected to start next week, but Dunedin City Holdings Ltd chairman Graham Crombie says it's unclear when any information will be released.
CYF puts offenders in motels
CYF puts offenders in motels
CYF says it is remanding young offenders to motel rooms with security guards because of a shortage of appropriate beds, as Dunedin judges continue their stance against children being remanded in police cells.