Timothy Brown

Far from home, German fans in Dunedin lived every kick of a tense World Cup final. Timothy Brown reports.

They are the shadiest characters living in Dunedin. They feed off death and live underground, off the beaten track. And on Saturday, about 30 people got close to them.

Castle St couch-burners are moving from the streets and into the shadows, residents of the street say.

There's death by chocolate and then there's drop dead beautiful by chocolate.

The sweetest carnival in the South Pacific started with a bang as thousands of suckers for the saccharine gathered at the Meridian mall in Dunedin.

A Clint Eastwood-style cowboy hat perched on a head adorned with a thick beard and camouflage paint.

More than 2000 people got what they asked for at the Illuminate Paint Party.

The first steps have been taken in the proposed redevelopment of a historic Dunedin building.

A glimpse into the early history of Dunedin has been discovered by the developers of the historic New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd building.

Unpaid civilians manning police stations are a symptom of the taxing restructuring facing Southern police, the Police Association's southern director says.

A young girl received serious injuries in a car crash near Balclutha yesterday morning.

Lea Johnson hopes becoming Mosgiel Rotary Club's first female president will inspire other women to join the community group.

A Mosgiel man is struggling to sleep after being beaten and stabbed in Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, on Friday night.

The Dunedin police armed offenders squad was put on alert after a ''hysterical male'' phone police this morning.

The Southern Police District has the lowest rate of family violence deaths in New Zealand.

Streaking is the issue which has hit headlines globally and divided opinion nationally this week. Timothy Brown searches for the naked truth.