A tentative thumbs up — but far from a ringing endorsement — was what Otago mayors thought of another proposed local government shake-up.

Every time Michael Jeffery looks in the mirror he should see "a coward who beats up women", a judge says.

As the last of the Dunedin by-election candidates events got under way, prospective council candidates were made aware of another central government shake-up of local government.

By-election candidates have weighed in on whether a contentious Dunedin City Council policy is needlessly getting in the way of housing redevelopment opportunities in student areas.

The vandal who unbolted and knocked over the South’s newest speed camera is not the "hero" many are making them out to be, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says.