Laine Priestley

Two cows which had escaped their paddock were hit by separate cars and "severely injured" in Outram early this morning.

They mate for life, successfully co-parent and spend their days having fun. However, their chip-thieving antics have given red-billed gulls a bad rap around town.

A father and son hunting for a Mosgiel resident armed with baseball bats allegedly resorted to smashing up the person's car.

Mornington residents were forced to become temporary firefighters after a pair of alleged teenage arsonists set fire to a tree at an abandoned hospital which has become a magnet for vandals.

A Dunedin man with a penchant for a sweet drink is facing a court date after repetitive alleged chocolate milk thefts.

A large house fire at a North Otago property has been bought under control, as firefighters on the scene work to dampen down the embers.

Police are searching for an alleged drink-driver who they say attempted to drive into officers operating a checkpoint in Mosgiel.

A Dunedin teenager out on the town allegedly knocked her boyfriend out cold with a punch, attempted to kick police officers and threatened local security trying to intervene.

A Dunedin teenager more than three times over the adult drink driving limit smashed into two parked cars in a crash that led to two people being injured.