Timothy Brown

The tourist driver who caused the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Marris is appealing his jail sentence.

Bullet casings which should have provided an insight into Edward Livingstone's mindset and his access to firearms were discarded by the police officers who were handed them by his estranged wife, it has been revealed.

It is unclear if ''red flags'' missed by agencies charged with protecting Katharine Webb and her children may have saved Bradley and Ellen Livingstone's lives had they been detected, the Chief Coroner has found.

King's High School will fight the Ministry of Education's proposed enrolment scheme if that is what the community wants, principal Dan Reddiex says.

The New Zealand Police Museum is returning a collection of human remains of 37 victims, built up over a half-century, to their next of kin. Among the collection is a pair of boots and bones discovered near Dunedin almost 75 years ago. The identity of the remains has never been confirmed, Timothy Brown reports.

A sharp drop in the number of police charged with maintaining public safety has officers ''hoping like hell'' their decisions on the job will not result in tragedy, the Police Association says.

A 21-year-old learner driver caught the attention of police when he decided to take his birthday present for a joyride on the railway line at Abbotsford.

The Mosgiel Infernos have raised the bar and almost $7000 in the process.

Two grieving Dunedin mothers are heartbroken after ''scumbags'' took mementoes from their children's graves.

One male patient in his sixties has been transported to Invercargill Hospital with minor injuries and others have been injured following an ammonia leak at an Invercargill meat works.

Only one bailiff will remain in Otago after changes to the Ministry of Justice collections unit.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with causing life-threatening injuries to a Palmerston infant, more than a month after the baby was rushed to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.

About 40 jobs are expected to be created with the expansion of Domino's Pizza's presence in the Dunedin area.

A Dunedin builder smashed the rear window of a sinking car in Otago Harbour to drag its teenage driver to safety.

Dunedin police are investigating after a Palmerston baby was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has rubbished suggestions a state of emergency should have been declared after this week's flood.

Dunedin's massive deluge will hit ratepayers in the form of delayed projects and funding reallocations, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull concedes.

The learner driver of an illegally modified Honda has admitted killing two Mosgiel siblings, as further details of the horror crash emerge.