Shawn McAvinue

Two men were taken to Southland Hospital after a two car crash near Invercargill today.

Countdown Mosgiel will continue trading until the new Mosgiel store opens despite the announcement yesterday some outlets in the supermarket chain will close.

The naming and shaming of a teenage shoplifter on social media will make others "think twice'' about stealing, a Dunedin retailer says.

Psychologist Nigel Latta watches hydrogen bubbles ignite in his hands during his New Zealand International Science Festival presentation "Why Science is Cool'' at Otago Museum in Dunedin yesterday.

Drinking songs are a dime a dozen but a Dunedin musician has written a ditty about abstaining from alcohol for a good cause.

SPCA Otago is seeking information on who left two puppies for dead in Dunedin.

Corey Symon has vowed to learn to play the cello after fitting his bionic arm for the first time yesterday.

New Zealand Defence Force Units are descending on Dunedin to battle for "bragging rights'' by winning a 26km military endurance race tomorrow.

Police are investigating  the theft of a boat and trailer from a Dunedin property.

Dunedin was alive with the sound of rousing Welsh rugby songs and the chime of cash registers during the test weekend, spending figures released yesterday show.

A high-speed police pursuit in Dunedin last night ended in a car crash and an arrest.

The "actioned-packed'' New Zealand International Film Festival programme for Dunedin and Gore has been launched.

A high-speed police pursuit in Dunedin tonight ended in a car crash and an arrest.

Police are applauding the driving of motorists for a lack of crashes despite heavy frost around the region - and the coldest morning of the year at Dunedin Airport yesterday.

The married Dunedin couple who won $13.3 million in Powerball's $40 million draw on Saturday claimed their prize in Auckland yesterday and went out for a burger to celebrate after collecting Otago's biggest Lotto win.

Syrian refugees sang and danced in the aisles of a train on an "awesome'' trip through Otago countryside yesterday.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in Dunedin.

The married Dunedin couple who won $13.3 million in Powerball's $40 million draw have spoken about taking the biggest prize ever in Otago.