A 21-year-old Dunedin man has been charged with dangerous driving and more charges may follow after he led Dunedin police on a pursuit reaching speeds of more than 100kmh through the central business district yesterday.
Police are on the hunt for a group of men who jumped from a car and assaulted pedestrians before robbing them in two separate incidents in Dunedin on Sunday morning.
Taieri schools created by the 2003 mergers have been given a pat on the back by the Ministry of Education for achievements at the schools in recent years.
A 16-year-old Logan Park High School pupil is off to Australia to delve into human brain tissue and diagnose neurological diseases.
Repairs on structurally unsound wharves and sea walls at Dunedin's Steamer Basin look set to escalate the costs of developing the harbourside by more than $14 million, a hearing into the issue at the Dunedin Centre heard yesterday.
If someone told Lachlan Matchett rocket science was difficult, the East Otago High School pupil was not listening.
Thirteen Logan Park High School drama pupils will take on 19 other "big budget" schools from around the world in the Toyama International Drama Festival next week with a play staged on a shoe-string budget.
St Clair Salt Water Pool staff and Classic Cafe customers are angry after the Dunedin building was covered in graffiti.
Staff at the Dunedin City Council are anxious to get dog owners to register their animals.
The Inland Revenue Department is investigating a Dunedin cleaning company following allegations of tax anomalies from about 120 employees.
Jonathan's Camera and Video in Dunedin is the latest casualty of downturn which is spreading throughout the economy as retailers face tough times as consumers face rising prices.
Plans by New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Education to create a standard emergency response to a rampaging gunman in schools has been met with cynicism among educators.
The fire engine bays at Dunedin Central Fire Station were cleared and replaced with people on Saturday as 10 Dunedin firefighters were awarded Gold Stars for 25 years' service to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Unlike their trip to New Zealand on Captain Hobson in 1958, the reunion of immigrants from Britain on the government immigrant ship was plain sailing.
Tempers flared outside Thursday night's Shihad concert in Dunedin when ticket collectors turned away people under 18, despite them having valid tickets.
Club sandwiches, lamingtons, asparagus rolls and custard squares made a comeback at Cafe 119 yesterday, putting a ray of light into an otherwise gloomy day for many regulars at the establishment.
University chancellors and academic staff are blasting Britain's decision to slash a university scholarship programme which has drawn hundreds of New Zealand students to England.
Despite concerns about secondary schools having difficulty filling teaching and principal positions in New Zealand, Kings High School in Dunedin has received six applications for its principal position.
"Popularity comes and goes, but you've always got your music."
A newly formed Dunedin group, Stop the Stadium, is to commission an independent and professional Otago-wide poll to find out whether people are in favour of a predominantly publicly-funded stadium.
