Timothy Brown

A Dunedin taxi driver says it is only a matter of time until someone is seriously injured because of changes to the Octagon’s taxi rank.

Wild winds battered Dunedin and coastal Otago yesterday, felling trees, lifting roofs and cutting power to some residents.

For the first time in almost two years Southern CIB staff will have a leader based in the district.

A Dunedin businesswoman who funded her gambling habit through fraud of more than $200,000 has  had her name suppressed and been sentenced to community detention, in a decision labelled as ...

A  southern police task force is being set up to work with criminals to prevent reoffending and tackle crime at its roots.

Convicted wife killer Colin Bouwer has launched a bid to prevent him being deported upon his release from jail.

The 33-year-old psychology student accused of being the driver at the centre of destructive wild ride through Mornington is expected to make a plea in the matter later this month.

Assaults, robberies and burglaries are on the rise in the South and the Police Association believes an ''under-investment'' in policing could be a factor.

An Otago pharmacy student is being held in custody after being charged with possession of  amphetamine and steroids while on bail awaiting trial for other drugs charges.

A teenager has been arrested and charged with the attempted knifepoint robbery of Highgate Dairy, in Dunedin, earlier this month.

Southern police have slammed the ''hugely disappointing'' behaviour of motorists after a two-week sting resulted in more than 400 fines being issued.

The 28-year-old woman accused of two armed raids of St Kilda businesses has been released from custody.

Chinese national Limin Ma has admitted causing the death of Dunedin man Riley Baker in a head-on crash when he crossed the centre line to view the ocean.

Convicted killer Colin Bouwer will remain behind bars after requesting parole be declined at his latest hearing.

Mosgiel police are warning residents to remain vigilant as a dangerous criminal with a long history of dishonesty offending remains on the loose.

Convicted killer Colin Bouwer will remain behind bars after requesting parole be declined at his latest hearing.

The  Southern district's top policeman will be leaving the district, just seven months after taking the role.

The 28-year-old woman charged over two armed incidents in St Kilda last week spent the weekend in custody away from her child.