New health shuttle from Invercargill
New health shuttle from Invercargill
Southern health users will have a new shuttle service travelling from Invercargill to Dunedin Hospital within weeks.
Hamish McNeilly
Dodgy drivers beware: patrols go hi-tech
Dodgy drivers beware: patrols go hi-tech
A crime fighting device capable of detecting dodgy drivers, unsafe vehicles and criminals is being trialled by police on Dunedin streets.
Award to stadium; judges wax lyrical
Award to stadium; judges wax lyrical
Forsyth Barr Stadium was a ''magnificent tour de force'', judges said at the annual New Zealand Commercial Project Awards before crowning it supreme winner.
K2 price slashed
K2 price slashed
K2 is appearing on shop shelves as desperate dairy owners discount the soon-to-be-banned synthetic cannabis.
Blunt warning for nasty cyberbullies
Blunt warning for nasty cyberbullies
Cyberbullies have been issued a blunt message from Justice Minister Judith Collins: ''Stop''.
Southland teenager runs away for third time
Southland teenager runs away for third time
A teenage runaway has fled for the third time in as many weeks and police have now served a restraining order on her 50-year-old male companion.
Synthetic cannabis creator says don't smoke it
Synthetic cannabis creator says don't smoke it
The scientist behind synthetic cannabis says the products ''absolutely should not be used as recreational drugs''.
Editor of 'Critic' escorted out
Editor of 'Critic' escorted out
The editor of Critic - the University of Otago student magazine - was escorted from the magazine's office over an employment dispute yesterday, but says he hopes to continue in the role.
Legal high picket continues
Legal high picket continues
A former synthetic cannabis smoker turned picketing protester is campaigning to rid Mosgiel shops of the legal high.
No underage sales detected
No underage sales detected
A controlled purchase operation targeting synthetic cannabis retailers in Mosgiel and Dunedin resulted in no sales to an underage volunteer last week.
Panel beater comes to teen's rescue
Panel beater comes to teen's rescue
The Dunedin teen whose car was smashed up while she was working at her part-time job has received some good news courtesy of a city panel beater.
Pregnant mum chases down bag thief
Pregnant mum chases down bag thief
A pregnant woman with a child on her hip managed to recover her cellphone and the contents of her wallet after they were taken in a brazen daylight theft at the Dunedin Public Library earlier this week.
K2 product ban from next week
K2 product ban from next week
The synthetic cannabis product K2 will be banned from next week, with other legal highs set to stubbed out when tough new legislation is introduced within months.
Karam defamation case later this year
Karam defamation case later this year
A defamation case by David Bain advocate Joe Karam against two Justice for Robin Bain members has been set for later this year.
Teen's car smashed up - 'I just don't get it'
Teen's car smashed up - 'I just don't get it'
A Dunedin teen has a simple message for the person who smashed up her car at the weekend: ''I want the person to own up. I want to know why they did this ... I just don't get it,'' Sharna Olds said last night.
Centenarian, son escape fire
Centenarian, son escape fire
A 100-year-old woman fled a burning house in Gore early yesterday but her Down syndrome son had to be dragged out and resuscitated by volunteer firefighters.
Cull says no to legal high debate
Cull says no to legal high debate
A debate between a legal high lobbyist and Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull - who last week called for a boycott of the businesses selling synthetic cannabis products - is over before it even began.
Synthetic cannabis 'low-risk' - lobbyist
Synthetic cannabis 'low-risk' - lobbyist
A legal high lobbyist says synthetic cannabis is a low-risk psychoactive substance that has not caused any deaths and is statistically safer than alcohol.
Asset sales can be stopped – Turei
Asset sales can be stopped – Turei
New Zealanders had the power to stop the privatisation of state-owned assets, Dunedin-based MP Metiria Turei told protesters on Saturday.
1069 warnings issued in Southern police district
1069 warnings issued in Southern police district
More than 1000 people received pre-charge warnings in the Southern police district during the past financial year.