Two critically hurt in crash near Lake Hāwea
Two critically hurt in crash near Lake Hāwea
Three people were injured, two critically, when a vehicle rolled on a rural farm track near Lake Hāwea.
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High-speed stolen car run ends in arrest
High-speed stolen car run ends in arrest
A young Dunedin driver caught in a stolen car admitted doing burnouts and tearing through a South Dunedin street at 180kmh early today.
Arrests, serious injury after snooping trio caught on camera
Arrests, serious injury after snooping trio caught on camera
A group of people wandering around a stranger’s property in Dunedin led to a two-hour manhunt and ended with one alleged offender seriously injured.
Students’ return brings excitement
Students’ return brings excitement
University of Otago students have started to fill the city again, and with that comes the excitement of moving away from mum and dad for the first time.
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Castle St a ‘sea of glass and rubbish’
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Castle St a ‘sea of glass and rubbish’
Castle St has been "a sea" of glass shards and rubbish since tertiary students started returning to Dunedin last week, and at least one North Dunedin local is not best pleased.
Chance to run on world stage
Chance to run on world stage
A sports-mad 10-year-old boy who went from playing futsal to being wheelchair-bound now has the chance to compete on the world stage.
Man dobbed in by mum after crash
Man dobbed in by mum after crash
A mother out on a morning drive pulled over to dob her son in to the police.
Son dobbed in by mum after Dunedin crash
Son dobbed in by mum after Dunedin crash
A Dunedin mother out on a morning drive pulled over to dob her son in to the police.
Giving students free alcohol ‘baffling’
Giving students free alcohol ‘baffling’
Police are slamming a liquor company as negligent over its "baffling" decision to give away alcohol to partying University of Otago students.
Student booze giveaway frustrates police
Student booze giveaway frustrates police
Police are frustrated after a company gave away bottles of alcoholic lemonade to a student party on Castle St yesterday.
Cyclists talk safety over free breakfast
Cyclists talk safety over free breakfast
The Dunedin Railway Station lawn was filled with a plethora of bikes and their riders yesterday as the city’s cyclists were treated to a free bit of kai.
Kenmure fire spreads quickly in dry conditions
Kenmure fire spreads quickly in dry conditions
A Fire spread quickly near houses in the Dunedin suburb of Kenmure yesterday, prompting a warning about dry conditions from a senior firefighter.
Kenmure fire prompts warning
Kenmure fire prompts warning
A fire spread quickly near houses in the Dunedin suburb of Kenmure this afternoon, prompting a warning about dry conditions from a senior firefighter.
Men flee with $11K gold chain
Men flee with $11K gold chain
Two alleged jewellery thieves posed as customers before legging it after pocketing a $11,000 gold chain at a Dunedin jewellers.
Car, motorcycle collide in North Dunedin
Car, motorcycle collide in North Dunedin
Emergency services were called to a crash involving a car and motorbike at a North Dunedin intersection today.
$11k gold necklace stolen from mall jeweller
$11k gold necklace stolen from mall jeweller
Two alleged jewellery thieves posed as customers before pocketing an $11,000 gold chain from a Pascoes Jewellers.
Elderly woman flips car in early morning crash
Elderly woman flips car in early morning crash
An elderly woman flipped her car on to its roof and was left trapped after a crash in South Dunedin early this morning.
$11,000 gold necklace stolen from Dunedin jeweller
$11,000 gold necklace stolen from Dunedin jeweller
Two alleged jewellery thieves posed as customers before legging it after pocketing a $11,000 gold chain at a Dunedin jewellers.
Bike-to-work scheme rolls in
Bike-to-work scheme rolls in
Workers at a Dunedin funeral home are making the switch from cars to bikes thanks to a ride-to-work scheme.
‘Farm work never stops’ for competing siblings
‘Farm work never stops’ for competing siblings
Farming is in the blood for three Gore siblings who were testing their mettle against the best young farmers in Otago and Southland yesterday.