Dunedin

Fire crews were called to the New Zealand Insurance building in central Dunedin just before noon today after reports of a strong acrid burning smell.

A Dunedin medical student has failed to avoid a conviction for assaulting a young woman who challenged him about his inappropriate behaviour at a party.

Fog is once again affecting flights in and out of Dunedin Airport this morning.

As one of 20 finalists in this year's Miss Universe New Zealand pageant, Dunedin woman Latafale Auva'a is on a treadmill, combining beauty pageant commitments with her professional working life.

Plans for a cycleway eventually linking Dunedin and Mosgiel are back on track after KiwiRail and the trust driving the trail arrived at a middle-ground solution on safe clearance.

After more than 130 years and four generations of family ownership, Dunedin funeral directors Hope and Sons is going into Australian hands.

Celebrating Matariki are Warrington School pupils (from left) Leilani Turoa (8), Ella Buchanan (10) and Annie Boyle (10) in Warrington last night.

The ''significant'' reduction in the number of parking spaces outside the Otago Museum is starting to affect visitors, the museum's director says.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) is urging people to take care using their clothes dryer following a laundry fire in Dunedin.

An Otago inmate responsible for a string of violent outbursts against people in authority has struck again.

Police usually have to leave the office to find offenders but occasionally the crime comes to them.

A truck driver travelling on the wrong side of the road on the Kilmog was stopped and the driver warned by police yesterday afternoon.

The Dunedin City Council is dusting off a long-awaited - and potentially expensive - plan to reinstate the remains of a historic manuka causeway in the Wall Street mall.