Warrington wheel brace killer freed
Warrington wheel brace killer released from jail
A Dunedin man who beat his victim to death with a wheel brace and dumped his body on a beach has been released from prison.
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Rape victim: 'I don’t know how I will move on from this'
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Rape victim: 'I don’t know how I will move on from this'
A Dunedin man has been jailed for his involvement in a gang-related drug ring and raping a woman on New Year’s Eve.
Book bus service reduced during maintenance
Book bus service reduced during maintenance
The beloved Dunedin book buses will be running a reduced service over the next few weeks while building maintenance is conducted at their home base in the Civic Centre.
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Bank robber said he had gun in bag
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Bank robber said he had gun in bag
A heavily disguised man robbed a bank with a hammer and passed a threatening note to the teller telling her he had a gun in his bag.
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Call for inquiry after collusion revealed
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Call for inquiry after collusion revealed
Public health researchers across New Zealand are calling for an independent public inquiry after it was revealed New Zealand First has been colluding with international tobacco giants.
Brave brushstrokes
Brave brushstrokes
Bayfield High School students Julia Anderson and Tui Moore, both 17, admire artwork at the Peninsula Schools Art Exhibition.
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Anger over axing of scholarships
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Anger over axing of scholarships
Top students will abandon the University of Otago after a shock decision to axe scholarships, the institution has been warned.
Teen girl leaves trail of damage in stolen car
Teen girl leaves trail of damage in stolen car
A Dunedin teenager crashed into up to four parked cars after stealing her caregivers’ vehicle for a late-night drive, police say.
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Support for changes at problem intersection
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Support for changes at problem intersection
Plenty of people have had their say about proposed changes to a prominent and problematic Dunedin intersection.
Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator
Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator
An 84-year-old driver shot out of a Mosgiel car wash and slammed into a lamppost after getting his foot caught on the accelerator, police say.
Burglar busted as stolen AirPods phone home
Burglar busted as stolen AirPods phone home
The tracking feature on a pair of stolen earbuds led police to a man wanted for two burglaries in Dunedin’s student quarter.
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Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list
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Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list
A redwood tree that "doesn’t seem to exist at all" is expected to be removed from a council list of significant Dunedin trees.
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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10
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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10
Household electricity bills for Aurora Energy customers could increase by an average of about $10 a month next year, the Commerce Commission says.
‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city
‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city
Dunedin is due to return to single-digit highs and freezing overnight temperatures after warm moist air brought unseasonably high night-time temperatures yesterday.
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Family the motivation for fighting on
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Wife, children the motivation, 25 years after fateful day
Twenty-five years after a fateful rugby match left Dunedin man Nick Chisholm with locked-in syndrome, he says his wife and three children are the reason he keeps fighting.
'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'
'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'
Dunedin nurses have been reduced to tears by the stress of working long shifts to cover staff shortages.
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$100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit
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$100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit
A Dunedin man who stashed $100,000 of cannabis in a storage unit will be on a curfew for the next six months.
Eating well on the cheap when you're a student
Eating well on the cheap when you're a student
Dunedin student Renata Herrera Rojas is determined to get young people feeding their brain properly - without busting the budget.
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MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw
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MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw
A National MP has been accused of getting his facts wrong after slamming council spending on a central Dunedin seesaw.
Pole 'arcing and burning' after Mosgiel crash
Pole 'arcing and burning' after Mosgiel crash
Emergency services in Mosgiel warned a crashed driver to stay put after seeing "arcing and burning" from a light pole.
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