A Dunedin student left traumatised by her horror flatting experience has sounded a warning to civic leaders over the "unsafe" state of the city’s housing.

The Dunedin City Council is reaping the reward of skyrocketing parking fines as infringements drop and revenue rises.

An independent review of Dunedin’s contentious rules for lead-soil testing requirements is the only "credible" way forward, a critic says.

A Dunedin man has been jailed for his involvement in a gang-related drug ring and raping a woman on New Year’s Eve.

A heavily disguised man robbed a bank with a hammer and passed a threatening note to the teller telling her he had a gun in his bag.

Public health researchers across New Zealand are calling for an independent public inquiry after it was revealed New Zealand First has been colluding with international tobacco giants.