Double trouble for Kaitangata drink-driver
Double trouble for Kaitangata drink-driver
A Kaitangata man whose car keys were confiscated by police for driving drunk was later caught behind the wheel again - in the same car.
Laine Priestley
MDMA, alcohol use studied
MDMA, alcohol use studied
Ecstasy users could ease up on the alcohol and have just as much fun, a University of Otago researcher says.
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Charity shocked by $40K council bill
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Charity shocked by $40K council bill
A Dunedin charity has been left shocked by a $40,000 bill from the council over "minor work" on its premises.
Dunedin driver lands in tree after brakes fail
Dunedin driver lands in tree after brakes fail
A Dunedin woman's car got stuck in a tree when the brakes failed while she was driving down a steep hill, police say.
Dunedin bus driver in alleged hit and run
Dunedin bus driver in alleged hit and run
A Dunedin bus driver allegedly drove off after hitting a pedestrian who was crossing the road, police said.
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Bus hub security harassed in wake of stabbing
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Bus hub security harassed in wake of stabbing
Security personnel patrolling the bus hub in the wake of a fatal stabbing in May have been spat on, kicked and harassed, documents show.
Queenstown pride festival flags cut down
Queenstown pride festival flags cut down
Mysterious hooded figures were captured on CCTV scrambling up poles in central Queenstown to remove about 30 pride flags in the days before a major festival.
Vehicle rolls in crash
Vehicle rolls in crash
A vehicle rolled on to its roof and lost its front wheel assembly in a crash in Barr St, Kenmure, yesterday.
Ōtākou kaumātua appointed to roles
Ōtākou kaumātua appointed to roles
A prominent Ōtākou kaumātua was appointed as the Māori Heritage Council chair and the deputy chair of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga board yesterday.
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Crime hurting CBD: business leader
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Crime hurting CBD: business leader
A rising tide of crime and fear risks putting people off coming into Dunedin’s CBD, a business leader has warned.
Image shows four wanted over ripping down Queenstown pride flags
Image shows four wanted over ripping down Queenstown pride flags
Police have released an image of four men they are seeking in connection with the ripping down of pride flags in Queenstown.
Car rolls, loses wheel in Kenmure crash
Car rolls, loses wheel in Kenmure crash
A vehicle rolled on to its roof and lost part of its front wheel assembly in a crash in the Dunedin suburb of Kenmure this evening.
Daring trio brave surf to save woman
Daring trio brave surf to save woman
Police are thanking the three members of the public who "put themselves at risk" to rescue a woman from the surf at Tunnel Beach yesterday.
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Doc urges safe fun for season opening
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Doc urges safe fun for season opening
With whitebaiting season set to begin next month, agencies are reminding people to have fun, stay safe, and for beginners to give it a go.
Teens ‘lucky to be alive’ after ute crashes
Teens ‘lucky to be alive’ after ute crashes
Four teenagers are "lucky to be alive" after being thrown from the back of a ute that slammed into a power pole in Dunedin early yesterday, police say.
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Practice makes perfect
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Practice makes perfect
Middlemarch ploughing team Sean Leslie and Casey Tilson train for the Middlemarch and Taieri ploughing competition in September with Clydesdales Gordon and Doug.
Crash city
Crashes close roads; one left with ‘life-threatening injuries’
A string of crashes around Dunedin led to road closures and left one person with "life-threatening injuries" and another in a serious condition.
Injuries ‘life-threatening’
Injuries ‘life-threatening’
A man was left with "life-threatening injuries" after allegedly driving a vehicle the wrong way along a Mosgiel road and causing a head-on collision.
Pair trapped after crash brings lines down on truck
Pair trapped after crash brings lines down on truck
Two truckers were trapped in their cab in Mosgiel after a crash caused live power lines to tangle over the vehicle.
Life-threatening injuries after head-on Mosgiel crash
Life-threatening injuries after head-on Mosgiel crash
A man was left with ‘‘life-threatening injuries’’ after allegedly driving the wrong way along a Mosgiel road and causing a head-on collision.