Laine Priestley

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people not to let off fireworks this New Year, following a long history of a busy night for crews nationwide.

A much-loved Dunedin attraction is back and better than ever following a three-year hiatus.

Port Otago has welcomed back a weekly shipping service from the world’s third-largest shipping service, after a four-year hiatus.

A tree falling into power lines cut electricity to hundreds of people in the Dunedin suburbs of Bradford and Kenmure today. 

Petrolheads from all over the South Island flocked to Beachlands Speedway last night to watch many of Otago and Southland’s finest rally drivers battle it out on the track.

Boxing Day sales nationwide were down this year — however, in Otago it was a different story.

The assault of a bus driver at the Dunedin bus hub on Saturday was just another case of "villainy", a witness to the attack says.

A bail-breaching Dunedin man collected a raft of charges after being found in a car allegedly filled with drugs on Thursday.

More than 1500 people were breath-tested on Dunedin roads over the Christmas weekend, but police found only one motorist over the limit.

Despite the less than clement weather, post-Christmas party seekers were in for a day of fun at the Wingatui Boxing Day Races.

As families across Dunedin spent their Christmas soaking up the sun and spending time with loved ones, Fire and Emergency New Zealand employees were in uniform and on the job.

A Dunedin couple had the Christmas present of a lifetime when their baby girl entered the world early on Christmas Day.

Foodbanks around the city have had their coffers filled to the brim thanks to a huge response from the Dunedin community for the annual can drive.

Christmas shoppers battling roadworks in central Dunedin have also had their nostrils assailed by an unpleasant odour.

Drugs were found on the front seat of the car of a man wanted for breaching bail conditions last night, police say.