'Horrifying' ram-raid at central Dunedin mall
'Horrifying' ram-raid at central Dunedin mall
Youths who allegedly ram-raided a Dunedin store and shopping centre early today remain at large, police say.
Laine Priestley
'Horrifying' ram-raid at central city mall
Youths still at large after Dunedin ram-raids
Youths who allegedly ram-raided a Dunedin store and shopping centre early today remain at large, police say.
Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman
Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman
The arrest of six coal protesters who shut down the Dunedin Railway Station was an act of "selfless martyrdom", a spokesman for the group says.
Gang supporter’s T-shirt leads to court appearance
Gang supporter’s T-shirt leads to court appearance
A Clyde man wearing a "Head Hunters supporter’s T-shirt" may become the second man in Otago to be charged under the controversial new gang-patch ban.
Crews fight grass fire in Southland
Crews fight grass fire in Southland
State Highway One near Edendale is under traffic management due to smoke from a grass fire blowing across the road.
'Bit of beef': Vehicles rammed in Calton Hill
'Bit of beef': Vehicles rammed in Calton Hill
A car-ramming rampage caught on camera in Dunedin could have been the culmination of a "bit of beef" between two motorists.
Driver did ‘everything wrong’
Driver did ‘everything wrong’
A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington on Wednesday night did nothing right, police say.
Fireworks show delayed for breeding season
Fireworks show delayed for breeding season
After being rained out twice, an annual fireworks charity show at the Beachlands Speedway has been dampened down once again - this time by expectant mothers.
Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police
Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police
A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington last night did everything wrong, police say.
Argument escalates to gun threat
Argument escalates to gun threat
An argument between a pair of Mosgiel men escalated from words to one pointing a rifle at the other’s face, police say.
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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media
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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media
A Dunedin family left without a vehicle after their car was stolen were shocked to see a teenager flaunting it to his friends on social media.
The game goes on
The game goes on
Golfers play on at the St Clair Golf Club yesterday despite a blazing lawn mower.
'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
A months-long operation that police say uncovered a "massive scale" crayfish crime ring ended yesterday in the dramatic raid of the King Cobras’ Dunedin gang pad.
Deceased patient failed by doctors
Deceased patient failed by doctors: report
A man in his 20s with severe cardiac issues who died two days after being discharged from Southland Hospital was failed by doctors.
Person 'critical' after 12m fall in Queenstown
Person 'critical' after 12m fall in Queenstown
A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling 12 metres from a retaining wall in Queenstown, emergency services say.
Siblings right theft of donations
Siblings right theft of donations
When volunteer firefighters were hit with a brazen theft in the middle of a natural disaster, a pair of Dunedin children sprang into action.
Charges after ride home in patrol car
Charges after ride home in patrol car
A man given a ride home repaid the favour by smashing a patrol car window and attacking two officers, police say.
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two Dunedin schools have become the latest recipients in a series of bomb threats sent to secondary schools nationally.
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Two Dunedin schools were included in a bomb threat emailed to secondary schools throughout NZ this morning.
Orcas steal show
Orcas steal show
A pair of orcas were spotted swimming through Otago Harbour yesterday.