Laine Priestley

Thunder, lightning, hail and strong winds caused helicopters to be diverted and power cut through Otago at the weekend.

Power has been restored after outages caused by overhead lines damage affected a wide area south of Dunedin, including Waihola and Taieri Mouth.

A car rolled on to its roof after crashing at Upper Junction in Dunedin this afternoon.

Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital for shock after a woman's gumboot got stuck behind her accelerator causing a two vehicle crash.

A driver on a joyride around central Dunedin caused chaos for other drivers, crashing into other vehicles and swerving in and out of traffic while fleeing police.

Three teens botched a burglary after allegedly trying to steal a motorbike from a Milton business in a raid that led to one being hospitalised.

A Dunedin "plogger" is one of three national recipients for Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s annual Tidy Kiwi Award.

A fire within a Mosgiel garage was so intense it spat blue flames into the street, neighbours say.

A brazen daylight attempt to burgle the burned out Mitchells Tavern was thwarted by eagle-eyed members of the public, police say.

Creating places in Dunedin where music venues are prioritised ahead of residential areas could rejuvenate the city’s live music scene, a draft Dunedin City Council music action plan says.

Police had a busy night at checkpoints around Dunedin on Thursday, several drivers returning high breath alcohol readings.