Missing woman's body found in Clutha
Missing woman's body found in Clutha
The body of a Roxburgh woman reported missing today has been found in the Clutha River near the Central Otago township.
Hamish McNeilly
Police follow wine trail to nab thieves
Police follow wine trail to nab thieves
Empty stolen bottles of wine in recycling bins led Dunedin police to the homes of teenagers accused of stealing a haul of booze. "Basically, we followed the wine trail," Proactive...
Security guards patrol botanic garden
Security guards patrol botanic garden
Security guards are patrolling the Dunedin Botanic Garden as part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.
Mosgiel car-surfer fighting for life
Mosgiel car-surfer fighting for life
A 25-year-old man is fighting for his life in Dunedin Hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a car-surfing incident in Mosgiel last night.
Water floods on to Regent stage
Water floods on to Regent stage
Hundreds of litres of water cascaded on to the stage floor of the Regent Theatre following a winter blast night.
Trio rescue woman from van
Trio rescue woman from van
A trio of quick-thinking Fonterra workers pulled a semiconscious woman out of a van which later burst into flames.
Alleged car-surfer still in serious condition
Alleged car-surfer still in serious condition
A 25-year-old man remains in a serious but stable condition in Dunedin Hospital after an alleged car-surfing incident in Mosgiel on Tuesday night.
Crimestoppers has record call volume
Crimestoppers has record call volume
Anonymous tip-off line Crime- stoppers recorded its highest call volume last month.
Iwi to get cash top-up
Iwi to get cash top-up
The Crown has confirmed a cash top-up payment of $138.5 million will be paid to Ngai Tahu and Waikato-Tainui, following confirmation Treaty settlements have exceeded the $1 billion mark.
Fire Service East Otago job in familiar territory
Fire Service East Otago job in familiar territory
It is a homecoming of sorts for the new Fire Service East Otago area manager.
Dunedin cruising towards a brighter economic future: report
Dunedin cruising towards a brighter economic future: report
The record-breaking 2012-13 Dunedin cruise-ship season is expected to pump $42.8 million and 799 jobs into the local economy.
'Disaster' all part of the plan
'Disaster' all part of the plan
A cruise ship "sank" off the coast off Dunedin on Sunday as part of a search and rescue simulation.
Former police officer seeks apology over pay
Former police officer seeks apology over pay
New Zealand Police remain tight-lipped on underpaying hundreds of officers, many of whom have received "goodwill payments" to satisfy a decade-long anomaly. Julian Real (41), who...
Synthetic cannabis danger a concern
Synthetic cannabis danger a concern
A recent spike in synthetic cannabis use has led a Dunedin toxicologist to warn that what is known about available legal high products "concerns us".
Prison operating below capacity
Prison operating below capacity
Prisoner numbers at the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) at Milburn dropped 9% during the last financial year.
Trust audit labelled 'a white wash'
Trust audit labelled 'a white wash'
A whistleblower says an Internal Affairs audit is a "whitewash" after it failed to act on his material involving the Otago Rugby Football Union, South Auckland bars and a pokie trust.
From captivity to captivating
From captivity to captivating
A century-old mugshot of a Dunedin man has captured the imagination of nearly 500,000 admirers around the world.
Gas stench sparks Dunedin alert
Gas stench sparks Dunedin alert
A strong smell of gas in the inner city sparked dozens of concerned calls to the Fire Service and the Dunedin City Council this morning.
Police hunt abseiling graffiti artists
Police hunt abseiling graffiti artists
Kate Moss may not have been in Dunedin last week, but the English supermodel has still left her mark.
Cyclists shaken by close shave with logging truck
Cyclists shaken by close shave with logging truck
A serious accident was narrowly avoided yesterday morning, when a fully laden logging truck came within centimetres of three Dunedin road cyclists, while brushing the glove of another.