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.
Laine Priestley
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.
Dunedin first to get new Taser model
Dunedin first to get new Taser model
Dunedin police officers are the first in New Zealand to get a new model of Taser, but hope they never have to use them.
Downpour sparks fears of homes swept away
Downpour sparks fears of homes swept away
A downpour in Southland and Fiordland has put a small Southland hamlet’s homes at risk of being swept away by torrents of water.
Person in serious condition after Abbotsford crash
Person in serious condition after Abbotsford crash
One person is in a serious condition after crashing into a power pole in Abbotsford today.
Passing the thin blue finish line
Passing the thin blue finish line
A born-and-bred Dunedin former rower has put away the oars to walk the blue line instead.
Man allegedly threatened group with gun
Man allegedly threatened group with gun
A gun-wielding man in a ute allegedly got hot under the collar when he saw a group of strangers parked up in a Dunedin road.
Search dogs Jeffrey, Red boast action-packed CVs
Search dogs Jeffrey, Red boast action-packed CVs
A Dunedin builder’s canines are work site companions by day and skateboarding search and rescue dogs by night.
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20 people killed on region’s roads last year
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20 people killed on region’s roads last year
Four more people died on Otago roads last year than the year before and speed remained the biggest killer.
Car hit by truck after attempting turn
Car hit by truck after attempting turn
The crash that left a woman in Dunedin Hospital on Thursday happened after she missed the turnoff to Dunedin Airport, police say.
Officer punched, strangled: police
Officer punched, strangled: police
A Dunedin man unhappy about being searched during an arrest punched and strangled a police officer, police say.