Government plans to give councils the power to ban cars at certain times and remove kerbside parking without consultation have met with a mixed reaction from Dunedin mayoral candidates.
Two Dunedin City Council candidates are boycotting a Dunedin Ratepayers and Householders’ Association candidate meeting over a social media post on the group’s page the pair have labelled racist.
Mitogenome analysis has uncovered the evolutionary history of New Zealand’s kokako, huia and tieke saddlebacks — a tale that has previously been shrouded in mystery.
Enough stings from an ongaonga plant can leave you with pain and a rash at the very least, but in the worst cases it can cause neurological problems, respiratory distress, convulsions and even death.
A sex offender who attacked and violently raped a drunk pub-goer in Dunedin as he walked home from watching an All Blacks game has been refused parole for the fourth time.
The full list of candidates for Dunedin's mayoralty, city council and community boards has been released with 11 people putting their name forward for mayor.
Joe Cooke agreed it was a little bit crazy to run and skateboard 30km along Portobello Rd in his undies when it was freezing cold and snowing in Dunedin last Sunday.
Police were called and a driver was left with a dented roof after reports were received of rocks being thrown from a Dunedin overbridge onto the Southern Motorway.
A knife-wielding man who sparked a stand-off with police on a Dunedin motorway spat into the mouth of an officer while being apprehended, a court has heard.