Dunedin

A 64-year-old Dunedin man caught driving nearly three times over the legal breath alcohol limit has never held a New Zealand driver's licence.

A near-miss incident at a railway yard at Port Chalmers is a reminder that things cannot return to the "bad old days" of non-compliance and even workplace deaths, the railways union says.

Despite two children being diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV in 2024 — the first cases in New Zealand in more than a decade — the latest research shows the incidence of people being diagnosed...

The appointment of a New Zealander to take charge of a troubled state police force has hit an unexpected speed bump — laws needed to clarify his eligibility.

A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.

Dunedin police operating impairment checkpoints tested over 800 drivers - and just one was over the limit.