Hamish McNeilly

Dunedin police are cracking down on poor driver behaviour outside city schools.

International tourists could be charged for access to the country's national parks.

The potential of Forsyth Barr Stadium and the lucrative Chinese market has resulted in new appointments for the organisation charged with marketing Dunedin to the world.

The Good Samaritan who helped a woman and her toddler from Otago Harbour and then watched as his car went into the water, says he would do the same thing again.

Oblivious to the cheers of the crowd who had heard of her battle with breast cancer, Lynne McCall competed in at the 48th annual Waikouaiti Rodeo on Saturday.

The Portobello Jetty was a reminder of what can be achieved when a community and council work together, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull said at the official opening on Saturday.

If you break the law do not be surprised if the face of New Zealand road safety pulls you over.

Photos of appalling driving on southern roads have prompted a warning from police for those who cross the centre line.

A good Samaritan who helped a mother and her toddler from Otago Harbour yesterday morning watched helplessly as his car rolled into the water.

The Otago Community Trust has announced a $300,000 grant towards a Neurological Foundation Chair in Neurosurgery at the University of Otago.

A Dunedin start-up company has its lens focused on the lucrative tourism market.

Dozens of cruise-ship passengers and an Occupy Dunedin protester or two applauded when firefighters freed a young boy whose leg was stuck in the railing of a fence in the Octagon yesterday.

Bird poo deposited by protected red-billed gulls is costing the Royal Albatross Centre on Otago Peninsula thousands of dollars in clean-up costs each year.

The days of collecting bags of discarded human waste from the Otago Peninsula appear to be over.

Students returning to Dunedin might have more choices when selecting a flat this year.

New Zealand's unpaid fines amount to almost $644 million - and include one unpaid for 37 years.

David Bain has been spotted relaxing in Dunedin, weeks before a book on his retrial is to be released and he makes his speaking debut at an international conference.

Two helicopter crews and dozens of rural firefighters worked in soaring temperatures to contain a large grass fire near Millers Flat yesterday afternoon.