John Lewis

They always say, a bad day on radio is still better than a good day in your previous job.

More than $40,000 worth of equipment was stolen from a Dunedin business at the weekend in one of the largest commercial burglaries in the city for many years, police say.

A University of Otago law professor believes Clayton Weatherston's controversial defence of provocation would have failed, whether the media had created debate about the defence or not.

A Dunedin trio hopes to go one step further this year and win the New Zealand chamber music competition after winning the Otago regional contest for the second year in a row.

The downward slide in Dunedin's school rolls during the past decade appears to have been reversed marginally, but one Dunedin principal believes there are still unviable schools with low rolls in the city, which Education Minister Anne Tolley should consider closing.

A man arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a St Kilda dairy on Monday night should be counting his blessings the owner did not have time to pull out his water gun from under the counter and dish out some of his own justice.

A 39-year-old Brockville man has been charged with assaulting a child after allegedly smacking his 6-year-old son on the backside at the weekend.

The Dunedin CIB has distributed fliers to about 90 Caversham households warning a possible arsonist or arsonists may be at work in the area, following another suspicious rubbish fire in College St at the weekend.

As the ground began to shake in Dunedin, Christ's College prefect Dan Sharples thought, "Oh no, not again."

Luke hates pipe bands. It's not usually an issue for a 12-year-old Clydesdale horse who spends most of his days working in the high country of Erewhon Station.

Pamela Stephenson-Connolly's Sex Life has created so much interest among Dunedin residents that her talk next week about her latest book has had to be moved to a larger venue.

Two Columba College pupils plan to beat the Chinese at their own game when they represent New Zealand at the International Chinese Bridge speech competition in China in October.

As another chapter closes in the life of Bernie Hawke, another page turns, bringing new challenges.

Vickie Evans' neighbours always thought the sound of her voice filled the Clutha hills with country music gold.

A petition calling for Forbury School to remain open has attracted more than 7500 signatures and will be presented in Parliament today.

Jayden Jesudhass isn't your typical country music singer.

The search for a man in his 20s continues after the BP 2Go Mornington service station in Mailer St was robbed at knifepoint last night.