Laine Priestley

A middle-aged man verbally abused and attempted to punch a teenage Dunedin driver after tempers flared on Wednesday evening on the motorway near Green Island, police say.

A middle-aged man verbally abused and attempted to punch a teenage Dunedin driver after anger flared on the motorway near Green Island, police say.

With more than 2000 boxes of books already lifted by volunteers, the setup for Dunedin’s 24-hour second-hand book sale is well under way.

A group of youths allegedly stole two cars and crashed both in Dunedin on Saturday.

A vehicle with no battery and a concrete block on its accelerator was set alight in Dunedin over the weekend.

Two allegedly intoxicated men swam through the Water of Leith in an attempt to assault two Dunedin artists.

Dunedin is painting — or, more accurately, lighting up — the town pink to welcome back one its favourite pop stars.

Dunedin residents were left dazed and confused after a leap-year payment problem meant unmanned petrol stations were unable to process payments.

Three runaway youths spent their afternoon fleeing police and allegedly shoplifting in Dunedin.