Safety system operating at blackspot
Safety system operating
A warning system designed to improve road safety at the turnoff from State Highway 1 to the Moeraki boulders is operational and the variable speed limit is legally enforceable.
Shawn McAvinue
Family escapes from burning home
Family escapes from burning home
A family is without a home after a house fire in Waikouaiti yesterday.
Funds raised for surgery
Funds raised for surgery
The fundraising campaign to pay the surgery bill of a guinea pig reached its target yesterday.
Masked man holds up antique store
Masked man holds up antique store
A masked man has held up a Dunedin antiques store, one of two robberies reported in the city this afternoon.
One dead, four hurt in highway crash
One dead in crash near Dunedin
One person is dead and four others injured after a two-car crash near Karitane, north of Dunedin today.
Waikouaiti family's home gutted
Fire guts Waikouaiti family's home
A family in Waikouaiti are without a home after a serious fire this morning.
Trailer flips at Lookout Point
Trailer flips at Lookout Point
A trailer flipped on Dunedin's southern motorway this morning but no one was injured in the crash at Lookout Point.
Thomas lives; surgery soon
Thomas lives; surgery on Monday
Thomas the guinea pig has been given a last-minute reprieve after his owners accepted offers to pay for the injured pet’s surgery bill.
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Dunedin children had a "blast" in a bid to set a new record in the Octacan food drive.
Area closed to fix gas leak
Area closed to fix gas leak
A gas hob left on overnight in a central Dunedin restaurant forced a "full evacuation" during rush hour yesterday morning.
Supermarket sold ‘rotten’ lamb
Supermarket sold ‘rotten’ lamb
A Dunedin supermarket that sold "rotten" roast lamb is offering customers refunds and its supplier has apologised as both companies launch an investigation.
Returned pet to be put down
Returned pet to be put down
A Dunedin family is set to put down its injured guinea pig today as police fear family pets are being stolen to order.
'Cool costumes and lanterns' ready for carnival
'Cool costumes and lanterns' ready for carnival
Moa feathers are being fluffed and Haast eagle claws sharpened in preparation for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival on Saturday.
No Dunedin show for McCartney
McCartney to play in Auckland only
Is musician Sir Paul McCartney coming to Dunedin?
Getting shipshape at sunrise
Getting shipshape at sunrise
Southern Discoveries vessel Pride of Milford sits on a slipway at Birch St wharf in Dunedin yesterday.
Man due in court after fire
Man due in court after fire
A 31-year-old Dunedin man has been arrested following a fire that extensively damaged a South Dunedin house yesterday.
Resident anglers seek protection
Resident anglers seek protection
A "xenophobic" group of Southern men is lobbying for greater protection of the freshwater fishery in New Zealand.
Fresh fields for fringe director
Fresh fields for fringe director
Josh Thomas lists two reasons for stepping down as Dunedin Fringe Festival director.
Possum control operation starts
Possum control operation starts
Cereal pellets are due to rain from a helicopter in the Silver Peaks today to tempt possums to eat poison later this month.
Call to move bus stop
Call to move bus stop
Dunedin City Councillor Mike Lord wants a bus stop on a road near Moana Pool that’s as "slippery as snot on a doorknob" relocated.