Low-speed crash causes extensive damage
Low-speed crash causes extensive damage
A collision that extensively damaged three cars in Dunedin yesterday showed major crashes can happen even while travelling at low speeds, police say.
Debbie Porteous
Arrests prompt magic mushroom warning
Arrests prompt magic mushroom warning
Naive and inexperienced people should be wary of the consequences of using magic mushrooms, both health-wise and legally, Dunedin police say.
Towering challenge ahead of Brodie
Towering challenge ahead of Brodie
The training is over and it is time for the hard yards.
Families connected by rare heart condition
Families connected by rare heart condition
They are not yet 1, but already they have had seven open-heart operations among them and have six more to go.
'Otago' expected by end of May
'Otago' expected by end of May
The Ministry of Defence is anticipating its new offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will be delivered by the end of this month after no ‘‘insurmountable'' problems were identified in sea trials.
Commission highly critical of Maritime NZ
Commission highly critical of Maritime NZ
A hard-hitting report released today on the six-fatality sinking of the fishing boat Kotuku has damned Maritime New Zealand and found the fishing industry has been let down by the regulatory system.
Beacon pops up to save fishermen
Beacon pops up to save fishermen
The value of taking a locator beacon on fishing trips was driven home to two friends when they were tossed into the sea after their boat overturned on the bar at Taieri Mouth, south of Dunedin, yesterday.
Police seek witnesses to fatal pedestrian accident
Police seek witnesses to fatal pedestrian accident
Police are seeking witnesses to the pedestrian fatality at the intersection of Gt King and Hanover Sts in Dunedin on Monday.
Emotions at last service
Emotions at last service
Normally staunch Vietnam veteran Winata (Jimmy) Opai struggled with his emotions yesterday as he was returned to his wheelchair in front of his fellow war veterans as dawn broke over Dunedin's Queens Gardens.
Police's lot is not a happy one
Police's lot is not a happy one
Southern police are slightly less happy in their work than their northern counterparts, according to a new survey, but dissatisfaction is nothing new and southern police officers do not think the results would be much different in most work places.
Woman (64) killed in crossing accident
Woman (64) killed in crossing accident
Police erect shields around the body of a 64-year-old Dunedin woman who died after an accident involving a truck and trailer unit at the intersection of Hanover and Gt King Sts, in Dunedin, yesterday.
Howitzer will fire dawn service salute
Howitzer will fire dawn service salute
Frosts and temperatures below 4degC across Otago are forecast for Anzac Day, but it will not keep veterans from attending.
Headstones given lift
Headstones given lift
About 150 servicemen's headstones will shine as new for people heading to Andersons Bay Cemetery today to pay their respects.
Ages pose a problem
Ages pose a problem
After years of devotion to organising Anzac posy-making sessions, ageing J-Force veterans and their partners are seeking younger people to take over the task.
Driver collapses at wheel
Driver collapses at wheel
The passenger of a 4WD vehicle being driven through Balclutha yesterday probably averted further disaster when he took control of the steering wheel after the driver lost consciousness.
Ill wind a blow for cruise business
Ill wind a blow for cruise business
The last, and biggest, cruise ship of the season bypassed Dunedin yesterday, a parting blow for local businesses which had otherwise enjoyed a bumper season.
Hopes for quiet Hyde St party
Hopes for quiet Hyde St party
Dunedin police are hoping for well-behaved revellers at the Hyde St keg party again this year.
Sky Tower big step up for special Olympian
Sky Tower big step up for special Olympian
Brodie Carvalho is going all the way to the top - the top of Auckland's Sky Tower, that is; and he will probably get there faster than most. The 28-year-old special Olympian from Mosgiel will...
Rector hits out after knife episode
Rector hits out after knife episode
A "troubled youth" who showed a pocket-knife to a teacher escorting him from an Otago Boys High School classroom yesterday should never have been sent back to mainstream education, rector Clive Rennie says.
Grievous assaults up in Otago region
Grievous assaults up in Otago region
The number of grievous assaults in rural Otago increased 122.5% to 89 last year, prompting the area's police head to label the mainly alcohol-fuelled crimes a ‘‘blight on our towns''.