Dead man's mate plans park bench memorial
Dead man's mate plans park bench memorial
The friend of a man who died in the Dunedin Botanic Garden is raising funds for a memorial bench to remember his ''best mate''.
Hamish McNeilly
Teens arrested over joyrides, car dumpings
Teens arrested over joyrides, car dumpings
Six teenagers have been arrested after cars were taken for joyrides and then dumped.
Patrol on a roll with community help
Patrol on a roll with community help
Citizens are on patrol in their new car.
Three arrests over series of offences
Three arrests over series of offences
Three teens have been arrested in connection with a series of offences, including the theft of firearms, around the Mosgiel area.
Man hospitalised after Octagon assault
Man hospitalised after Octagon assault
A man is in hospital with a fractured skull after an assault near a cordon, put in place following the death of a Dunedin man in an Octagon bar hours earlier.
Black market in highs: mayor
Black market in highs: mayor
An underground legal-high industry - including synthetic cannabis sprayed with illegal homebake - is causing havoc across the Clutha district.
Arrest follows death at city bar
Arrest follows death at city bar
Police have charged a person following the death of a Dunedin man in an inner-city bar yesterday.
Four men die in two crashes
Four men die in two crashes
A horror weekend on southern roads has claimed the lives of four men, including a teen killed in a crash near Mosgiel early yesterday.
Waka arrives at Karitane
Waka arrives at Karitane
An ocean-going double-hulled waka is visiting Otago waters.
Call to honour 1945 pledge made to veterans
Call to honour 1945 pledge made to veterans
The commitment made to returned service personnel at the end of World War 2 ''remains as valid now as it was in 1945'', Montecillo Veterans' Home and Hospital Trust chairman said yesterday.
Lasting love bloomed in wartime
Lasting love bloomed in wartime
Ernest ''Digger'' Thornley got his name and nickname from an uncle who died in World War 1.
Red Cross blocked
Red Cross blocked
Red Cross volunteers and vehicles on a training exercise were blocked by an irate landowner on Otago Peninsula last night.
Hug with duchess goes around the world
Hug with duchess goes around the world
A Dunedin 5-year-old may have made headlines all around the world, but all Mataawhio Matahaere-Veint wanted was to hug a real princess.
Police begin investigation into hunter's death
Police begin investigation into hunter's death
Police have launched a criminal investigation after a 25-year-old hunter was shot dead by a member of another hunting party.
Karam wins big payout
Karam wins big payout
Joe Karam has won one of the largest defamation payouts in the country, and says the $1 million in damages and costs awarded is a warning to website owners and online commentators.
Mass call-out to cyanide drama
Mass call-out to cyanide drama
An incident involving a man with cyanide has prompted a mass emergency service call-out to a rural Central Otago property.
Battle with ACC 'worse than robbery'
Battle with ACC 'worse than robbery'
A Dunedin dairy worker held up by a knife-wielding man for 45 minutes, says her battle with ACC left her severely traumatised.
Pupils' gatecrashing a worrying trend
Pupils' gatecrashing a worrying trend
Dunedin high school pupils gatecrashing university student parties have prompted concerned residents of an infamous student street to call police.
Prison stint 'wake-up call' for ex-boy racer
Prison stint 'wake-up call' for ex-boy racer
After amassing $35,000 in court fines and spending two months behind bars, a former boy racer is giving up the doughnuts and going straight.
Air New Zealand letter a 'brush-off'
Air New Zealand letter a 'brush-off'
Labour member of Parliament Clare Curran is ''disgusted'' by Air New Zealand's response concerning the cutting of a direct flight from Auckland.