Teen in South Dunedin ram raid
Teen arrested after South Dunedin ram raid
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested following a ram raid on a South Dunedin appliance store.
Timothy Brown
Meth and guns keep AOS busy
Meth and guns keep AOS busy
A rising tide of methamphetamine use and more illegal firearms in the hands of criminals have resulted in one of the busiest years for Southern armed offenders squads.
Beach walk leads to comedy of errors
Walk on the beach leads to comedy of errors
The tide turned quickly on a motorist who wanted to take his dog for a walk at a popular Dunedin beach.
Shop fire suspicious
Shop fire suspicious
Police are treating a fire that took hold in a Gore shop and adjoining home yesterday as suspicious, after other fires were reported nearby.
Inquiry after prisoner badly hurt
Inquiry after prisoner badly hurt
Police are investigating after a prisoner at Otago Corrections Facility was seriously injured.
Claim system failing youth
Claim system failing youth
The head of the police’s Youth Aid section in Dunedin wants an overhaul of the system, which in its present form results in the most vulnerable young offenders falling through the cracks.
Worker hurt at polytech building site
Worker hurt at polytech building site
A construction worker was injured on the site of the Otago Polytechnic’s $20million accommodation complex yesterday.
Warning after cars stolen, dumped
Lock up your Nissans: police
Police are warning the owners of 1990s model Nissans to secure their vehicles after a spate of the cars being stolen and dumped in Dunedin.
Hunt for robber ongoing
Hunt for robber ongoing
Dunedin police are continuing to hunt for an armed robber who stole cigarettes and cash from a city dairy.
Special licences for Easter shows
Special licences for shows
Dunedin bars opening on Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be able to serve wine instead of water, thanks to Ed Sheeran.
Two hurt when car and truck collide
Two hurt when car and truck collide
Two people were taken to hospital after a truck and car collided near Ravensbourne yesterday.
Scalpers look for a cut
Scalpers look for a cut
Tickets to Ed Sheeran's Dunedin concert are yet to go on sale to the general public, but scalpers have already swooped to take advantage of punters.
Pre-sales fly, no word on second show
No word on second Sheeran show as pre-sales fly
Pre-sale tickets to Ed Sheeran's Dunedin concert have sold out in minutes, but no second show is on the horizon yet, Frontier Touring says.
St John staff, funding boost
St John staff, funding boost
Frontline St John services in the South are to be boosted by more than 30 full-time staff over the next four years.
Would have been ‘lost’ without charity house
Would have been ‘lost’ without charity house
A Dunedin couple are singing the praises of an Auckland charity house after their son was diagnosed with a rare congenital spinal condition, necessitating trip after trip to the country's biggest city.
Corrosion caused fatal gas bottle explosion
Corrosion caused fatal gas bottle explosion
A Filipino cruise ship worker died after a heavily corroded nitrogen cylinder exploded while being refilled, an interim report into the incident has revealed.
More speed cameras for South
Modern speed cameras to go live
Five next-generation speed cameras are expected to be installed in the South by the end of the year.
Dunedin booking out for Sheeran
City almost booked out for Sheeran
Dunedin is set for a massive March next year following confirmation British pop superstar Ed Sheeran will perform in the city on March 29.
Adoring fan over the moon
Adoring fan over the moon
There are fans and super fans, there are even mega fans - and then there's Jess Kirk.
Cops after couch dumper
Focus on furniture dumping driver
A driver who swerved along a Dunedin street to dump derelict furniture from his trailer is now the subject of a police investigation.