Bid to extend procession fails
Bid to extend procession fails
The Dunedin Midwinter Carnival will remain in the Octagon after the failure of a bid to extend the "nocturnal'' procession route this year.
Shawn McAvinue
Free dental work for carers
Free dental work for carers
Patient Martina Madill receives free treatment at Pitt Street Lumino in Dunedin from dentist Grace Kim (left) and dental assistant Georgie Duval.
Cannabis plea on J Day
Cannabis plea on J Day
The message is blunt - let cannabis users smoke without the fear of harm from its prohibition.
Crash scene searched
Crash scene searched
Search and rescue personnel were deployed down a steep bank near Lee Stream on Saturday to search an area around a stolen car.
Driver of stolen car sought
Driver of stolen car sought
Police were searching for a man last night after a police pursuit of a stolen rental car in Arrowtown was called off on Saturday.
Mai mais, mallards and matrimony
Mai mais, mallards and matrimony
Duck-shooting has given a lot to Norman Clark.
Ute 'totalled' in Wakari fire
Ute 'totalled' in Wakari fire
Police are investigating a suspicious ute fire in Dunedin.
Man sought by police, vehicle found
Man sought by police, vehicle found
Police are searching for a man believed to have been driving a stolen vehicle and who allegedly fled from officers before dumping the car in Arrowtown.
Robbery at gas store
Robbery at gas store
Police are investigating after money was taken from a gas bottle outlet in Dunedin.
Small fire put out
Small fire put out
Firefighters on Thursday attended a fire in Hanborough House in Moray Pl, Dunedin.
Shooting with the comforts of home
Shooting with the comforts of home
A new "duck lodge" on a farm at the foot of Maungatua had its grand opening today.
Residents forced out by central city fire
Residents forced out by central city fire
Residents had to evacuate after a fire was discovered in a central city building late last night.
Householder disturbs thief
Householder disturbs thief
A Dunedin man returned home to find a window in his house broken and another man running down the hall to the back door.
Frightful times at old prison
Frightful times at old prison
Corpses are being slung and chainsaws sharpened at the old Dunedin Prison in an attempt to "weed out the weak".
Best duck-shooting in years forecast
Best duck-shooting in years forecast
The duck population is booming across Otago, signalling a "vintage" season for shooters.
'Pain's temporary, memories are forever'
After weekend of hard slog memories remain
When the bleeding stops and the pain wanes, the memory of running more than 400km nearly non-stop between Dunedin and Haast will remain.
Bookbus future left to online feedback survey
Bookbus future left to online feedback survey
The Dunedin City Council is to ask for feedback on the bookbus so it could plan for its future.
$6000 raised for policeman injured falling off wall
$6000 raised for policeman injured falling off wall
The Australian policeman injured after falling from a wall in central Dunedin remains in a serious but stable condition.
Family 'devastated' by death
Family 'devastated' by death
The family of Nic Hedley are "devastated" by her death, and grateful for the support shown to find the missing Dunedin woman.
Risking life to sell tobacco products
Risking life to sell tobacco products
A Dunedin dairy owner will continue to stock tobacco despite having a rifle pointed at him in a daylight robbery, but other fed-up shopkeepers have called for action.