Officer assaulted at police station
Officer assaulted at police station
A man has been charged after punching a police officer in the face as she attempted to arrest him.
Daisy Hudson
Lower Octagon closed for revellers' safety
Lower Octagon closed for revellers' safety
The lower Octagon is closed to traffic until tomorrow morning to ensure revellers can usher in the New Year safely.
Decline in road deaths and police set to ‘step our game up’
Decline in road deaths and police set to ‘step our game up’
The lowest number of Southern road fatalities in five years has come as welcome news to police.
Wanaka police warn parents
Wanaka police warn parents
The hard word has gone on parents as Wanaka police grapple with an increase in alcohol-fuelled issues following an influx of young people into the holiday hotspot.
Drunk man claiming gun sparks pub callout
Drunk man claiming gun sparks pub callout
A drunk man who claimed he had a gun in a Dunedin pub sparked a police callout yesterday.
Progress on Octagon behaviour
Progress on Octagon behaviour
An initiative aimed at tackling escalating late-night violence and drug use in Dunedin’s Octagon appears to be working well.
Health heroes show the way
Health heroes show the way
If anyone knows the value of rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in, it is the team at Te Kaika.
Firearms found after near-naked chase
Firearms found after near-naked chase
A man wearing only his underwear who chased a pizza delivery driver down a Mosgiel street was later found to have firearms.
Woman cut from car in Kaikorai crash
Woman cut from car in Kaikorai crash
A woman had to be cut from a car after a crash in Dunedin last night.
Changes catch out pharmacists
Changes catch out pharmacists
Frustrated and stressed Dunedin pharmacists have once again been caught unawares by the latest Government Covid-19 vaccine announcement.
Volunteers spread Christmas cheer
Volunteers spread Christmas cheer
Rachael Amos is one of many Salvation Army Dunedin volunteers helping to prepare some Christmas cheer for those in need this week.
Dunedin identity Joan Butcher remembered
Dunedin identity Joan Butcher remembered
It was fitting that the service began with You’ll Never Walk Alone ringing through the speakers.
99 misconduct cases upheld in southern prisons
99 misconduct cases upheld in southern prisons
More than 120 investigations have been carried out into misconduct by Corrections Officers at Southern prisons in recent years.
The long road to facing up to country’s dark past
The long road to facing up to country’s dark past
This week the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care released a damning report outlining how generations of children suffered extreme abuse. Daisy Hudson takes a look at how we got to this point, and what comes next.
'An icon of this city': Joan Butcher farewelled
'An icon of this city': Joan Butcher farewelled
Joan Butcher, one of Dunedin's most colourful characters, has been given a touching farewell.
Wild Dunedin festival focus on the sea
Wild Dunedin festival focus on the sea
With the city’s special coastal geography, it was an obvious choice to focus the Wild Dunedin festival on sea, an organiser says.
New leading role in disease work for uni
New leading role in disease work for uni
A $36million grant will ensure the University of Otago helps lead and co-ordinate infectious disease research.
Mob member charged over assault
Mob member charged over assault
A Mongrel Mob member has been charged over an assault after which a man needed hospital treatment.
'Cover-ups, denials and lies': Abuse redress too late for some
'Cover-ups, denials and lies': Abuse redress too late for some
Southern abuse survivors have described the "cover-ups, denials and lies" they have battled through to get redress for their suffering at the hands of the State.
System 'failing’ abuse survivors: Royal Commission report
System 'failing’ abuse survivors: Royal Commission report
The Government should apologise to survivors and establish a new system to deal with complaints of abuse in state care, a damning report has recommended.