There is roughly 10,000km of ocean separating Japan and Dunedin, but the distance did not stop University of Otago exchange students from marking their coming of age in traditional style.

The prospect of running in the rain while wearing a soaking-wet bedsheet apparently did not appeal to many of Dunedin’s avid runners.

A Dunedin 2-year-old’s bubble gun he got for Christmas provided endless fun for the toddler and helped his father win first place in an annual summer photo contest.

An angry caller threatened to hunt down an ambulance dispatcher and "put bullets" in her and her family.

A Milton man stabbed holes in his walls with a knife and was so belligerent during his arrest he had to be transported in a custody van.