An “extremely intoxicated” man had to be pepper sprayed after allegedly chasing a woman down a Dunedin street before punching a restaurant owner in the face.

A car fire on Dunedin’s southern motorway, near Green Island, sparked an emergency response this morning.

"Do it once, do it really well" is the message to Dunedin city councillors considering a spruce-up of the city’s playgrounds.

Dunedin has fallen at the final hurdle in its bid to host a major music festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

The University of Otago has called out the city council for seemingly failing to plan for a massive influx of students over the next decade.

Portobello children, pleading their case for safety improvements around their school, did not escape a few tough questions from one Dunedin city councillor.