Dunedin

A South Dunedin pensioner attacked his neighbour with a crowbar during a 3am dispute over noisy renovations, police said.

Driving instructors are welcoming proposed changes to licensing rules as a step in the right direction.

A Dunedin bar owner who died in a single-vehicle car crash near Waitati at the weekend has been remembered by his husband as "the perfect soulmate".

The Otago chilli-eating champion is hoping to extinguish his competition at the national championships with two raw eggs and a dream.

Work is scheduled to start today on a refurbishment of Dunedin’s St Clair playground, based on a design and theme which aims to help educate and connect users to mana whenua stories.

It was neck-and-neck in the sack race between participants Siosefo Tupou and Susana Mafi, both 14, at the Family Fun Day at Caversham Reserve on Saturday.