Arrest after car incident
A man is placed in handcuffs after allegedly fleeing from a crash in Maitland St, Dunedin, yesterday.
Dunedin
Airport security increased
Airport security increased
Dunedin Airport has ramped up security following the Christchurch attacks, but there are no plans for passenger screening on regional flights.
Jailhouse lawyer's study ambitions hit snag
Jailhouse lawyer's study ambitions hit snag
Jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor's efforts to formally study law have hit a snag.
Bystander stepped in to help woman, got punched
Bystander stepped in to help woman, got punched
When a bystander saw a man throw his partner against a fence and threaten to kill her she stepped in - and got punched in the face.
Deprivation in Otago highlighted by index
Deprivation in Otago highlighted by index
A recently developed deprivation index is shining the spotlight on Otago's problems - and revealing Dunedin city is lagging behind other parts of the region when it comes to health, employment and...
Steel on track
Steel on track
Structural steel is put in on the site of the new music, theatre and performing arts building at the University of Otago, in Union St.
'Drunk, rowdy' men disrupt law lecture
'Drunk, rowdy' men disrupt law lecture
The University of Otago's Campus Watch were called after a group of ''drunk and rowdy'' men, including one who could hardly stand, disrupted a first-year law lecture last month, the university has...
Measures to protect median strip
Measures to protect median strip
The Dunedin City Council is adding rocks, bollards and trees to protect plantings in the Stuart St median strip after vandalism attacks by ''brainless morons'' last year.
Air NZ to reduce number of Wellington Airbus flights
Air NZ to reduce number of Wellington Airbus flights
Another airline is reducing one of its routes out of Dunedin.
Accused woman granted bail
Accused woman granted bail
A woman accused of being an accessory to a Dunedin murder has been granted bail.
Failed to follow own kitchen rules
Failed to follow own kitchen rules
Even firefighters are not immune to the dangers of unattended cooking.
Shipping line works on noise issue
Shipping line works on noise issue
A major international shipping company is seeking a solution to a noise problem that is causing sleepless nights on both sides of Otago Harbour.
Band members claim abuse hurled from student flat
Band members claim abuse hurled from student flat
Pipe band members in Dunedin for a competition at the weekend say they were pelted with bottles and subjected to verbal abuse from young men at a student flat.
Complaint against pipe band
Complaint against pipe band
A Dunedin woman says it is embarrassing a visiting pipe band practising in a city park was told to stop after someone complained about the noise.
Drug tests for Hyde St Party
Drug tests for Hyde St Party
Testers from the NZ Drug Foundation and KnowYourStuff will be returning to the University of Otago ahead of the Hyde St Party, the Otago University Students' Association says.
Opinion split on digital examinations
Opinion split on digital examinations
While many secondary school pupils are welcoming the move towards digital examinations, some Dunedin principals are not.
'He could hardly stand': Drunk men interrupt law lecture
'He could hardly stand': Drunk men interrupt law lecture
Campus Watch had to intervene when a group of drunk men, including one who could hardly stand, disrupted a first-year law lecture last month, Otago University has revealed.
Overstayer to be deported
Overstayer to be deported
A South Korean overstayer will be sent home after using a forged visa to try to get a job at a Dunedin restaurant.
Diversion after man's jaw broken
Diversion after man's jaw broken
A Dunedin gym owner who broke a man's jaw in a bar fight has walked away without a conviction after police gave him diversion.
Murder accused denied bail again
Murder accused denied bail again
A Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl has failed to get bail - on the fourth attempt.