Jazzing up George St on Christmas Eve were Otago Boys’ High School pupils and members of the joint All Blues jazz band with Otago Girls’ High School (from left) Finn Marshall, 16, Callan Power, 13,...

Dunedin teenager with a "need for speed" told police she "knew it was stupid" to take them on a city-wide drive as she fled police at speeds which reached 120kmh.

The dilapidated buildings at 319A South Rd are due to be demolished, but efforts to beautify the street while the site remains vacant have failed, Dunedin City Council documents say.

A carpark outside a pet shop is not the first spot you would think Tesla would pick to make its Dunedin debut — and to offer the chance for a test drive.

Weeks are turning into months for a decision on the new Dunedin hospital, leading to anger from civic leaders and concerns over how much the pondering is costing.

A Dunedin man smashing up cars was taken down by a police dog after he turned his attention — and hammer — towards officers, police say.