Discontinuing a stand-by ambulance in Dunedin on Friday and Saturday nights will not compromise ambulance services, St John says.
A new youth crime unit set up to tackle Dunedin's hardcore offenders, is targeting 10 of the city's worst young lawbreakers.
A man was left unconscious and bleeding in a central Dunedin gutter after a fight between six men in front of a large crowd, police say.
Black ice and heavy frosts in Dunedin city were contributing factors in three crashes between 8am and 9am, police say.
Police have made good on a promise to crack down on marijuana smokers on the University of Otago campus, arresting a student and issuing two people with trespass notices at a regular cannabis-smoking protest yesterday.
A hot pink man-kini stole the show at this year's Dunedin polar plunge.
Police do not know if a suspected arson that destroyed a house in front of the Mongrel Mob's Invercargill headquarters on Saturday is linked to the gang tension there.
The drivers of two vehicles involved in a fatal crash in St Kilda in January will face charges.
The young woman bitten by a dog in Dunedin on Tuesday night received her injuries after getting into the car in which the dog, and its owner, were sitting, police said.
Reaction to Prime Minister Helen Clark's call for a crackdown on the number of liquor outlets has been cautiously welcomed in Otago.
The winner of this year's Otago Yacht Club Yachtsperson of the Year award does not skipper a yacht, is not a member of the club and shares the award with her boat and its crew.
South Dunedin police say they are closing in on suspects who have been causing destruction in southern Dunedin suburbs.
A long-time closed-circuit television (CCTV) campaigner is asking why it is taking so long to get security cameras installed in central Dunedin, given ongoing weekend violence.
Two Dunedin men are ready to dip caged tourists into Foveaux Strait to allow them get up close and personal with the predator at the top of the ocean's food chain - the great white shark.
Brent Phillips has a cautionary tale for people using self-storage sites.
Continuing to allow the use of hands-free cellphones while driving would be ridiculous and irresponsible, a University of Otago psychology professor says.
A 19-year-old man with a mental health history will face five charges in the Dunedin District Court today after a six-hour armed standoff with police at Dunedin's former chief post office yesterday.
The sight of tourist vessel Monarch apparently battling high winds in Otago Harbour yesterday sparked a search and rescue mission.
Sophie Elliot's mother has welcomed a decision by the National Party to back legislative changes that will largely scrap oral depositions hearings.
Sleds and snowboards were out in force in Dunedin this morning after about 10cm of snow accumulated on the city's high spots overnight.