*555 road safety calls fall from peak
*555 road safety calls fall from peak
The number of calls to the police’s *555 poor driving line have dropped almost 17% during the past year.
Timothy Brown
Teen seriously hurt at gym
Teenager seriously injured at gymnastics facility
A teenage girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a fall at a Dunedin gymnastics facility.
Never a dull day on the water
Never a dull day on the water
Craig Latta got more than he bargained for during a training ride on his paddleboard in Otago Harbour yesterday.
Life imitates art in Bond St
Life imitates art in Bond St
Two international artists have made an addition to Dunedin’s growing street art collection.
Father and daughter sentenced over incest
Father and daughter sentenced over incest
A Dunedin father and daughter have been ordered to stay away from each other for two years after being sentenced for incest for the second time.
Concerns over tobacco theft threat
Risks worry station owner
Another tobacco theft has a Dunedin service station owner questioning the threat posed to her premises and to the safety of staff as a result of stocking cigarettes.
Pair arrested after incidents
Pair arrested after incidents
One man was punched and another had his bag stolen during two aggravated robberies in broad daylight on Saturday.
Lion working on cap fix
Lion working on cap fix
Lion is working to identify the issue which has caused stubbies of Speight’s beer to be more difficult to open.
Crash victim was freed killer
Crash victim was freed killer
The man killed in a motorcycle crash near Gore on Tuesday was convicted of raping and killing a South Otago woman in Kaitangata in 1993.
Live wires downed as car struck pole
Live wires downed as car struck pole
The driver of a car which slammed into a power pole in Wakari fled from the scene with his dog in tow, witnesses say.
More name suppression in South
More name suppression in South
Southern courts are among the most likely to grant permanent name suppression, according to figures released under the Official Information Act.
Tightened Speight’s caps are a pain
Tightened Speight’s caps are a pain
Hundreds of social media users have lifted the lid on an issue affecting the Pride of the South.
Panic coming home to shroud of smoke
Panic coming home to shroud of smoke
A Ravensbourne resident panicked when she returned from the movies to find her street shrouded in smoke and a firefighter blocking access to her home where her two dogs were inside.
Firefighting, clean-up costly
Firefighting, clean-up costly
The cost of the fire that raged through more than 25ha of forestry and scrub on Signal Hill in North Dunedin will be at least in six figures, Otago Rural Fire Authority operations manager Graeme Still says.
Mopping up replaces chilling out
Mopping up replaces chilling out
Daniel Marsh spent yesterday in a warm place near water - but it was not the lakeside holiday he had planned.
'Mixed bag' of weather ahead
'Mixed bag' of weather ahead
The run of Dunners stunners is set to pass as cooler temperatures hit coastal Otago today.
Jolly caught; handling criticised
Jolly caught; handling criticised
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has slammed Corrections' handling of a high-risk child-sex offender as ''laughable'' after he fled the Tasman region and breached a court-imposed order for the 15th time.
Police generally happy with Southern driving
Police generally happy with Southern driving
Southern police are urging patience on the roads, although they are ``generally happy'' with driving so far.
Sex offender on run caught in Canterbury
Sex offender on run caught in Canterbury
Police have found the high-risk child-sex offender they were hunting for, on SH1 near Pegasus, Canterbury about 11:35pm last night.
Tourist trapped in toilet relieved when freed
Tourist trapped in toilet relieved when freed
Relief is not a feeling you might associate with having a group of men breaking through the door with crowbars while you are in a public toilet.