Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
The occupants of a car managed to escape before it was engulfed in flames on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
The occupants of a car managed to escape before it was engulfed in flames on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin
Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin
Flames were leaping from a car which caught fire outside a Dunedin museum this morning.
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
A man received serious injuries after the oil tanker he was driving ran off the road south of Waikouaiti last night.
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
If a weather bomb is going to flood South Dunedin, residents will get much more time to prepare for it now Earth Sciences New Zealand has switched on its new $35 million weather forecasting supercomputer.
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'I spent my childhood in a sex shop'
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Dunedin's family-owned sex shop closes doors
A Dunedin man who grew up in his family’s sex shop is preparing to say goodbye to one of the country’s oldest adult stores.
No controlled burns today: Fenz
No controlled burns today: Fenz
Otago farmers are being warned to postpone any controlled burns amid warnings of high wind today.
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
The Dunedin City Council is questioning what the government regards as "core services" for it to do.
Injured baby case: 'Accidental rib fractures very rare'
Injured baby case: 'Accidental rib fractures very rare'
It would be "highly unusual" for a baby’s rib fractures to be caused by being rolled on by his mother, a Dunedin court heard.
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Surprised by service award
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Surprised by service award
Very seldom does Winifred Harding walk down the street or through a supermarket without seeing a beautiful smile and thinking, "I did that".
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
A couple of sheep munching on bushes on the side of a cliff near Taiaroa Head may look precariously placed, but the farm’s owner, Parry Reid, says there is no need to worry...
Crash after dropped vape leads cops to wanted man
Crash after dropped vape leads cops to wanted man
A wanted Mosgiel man was nabbed by police after crashing his car as he rummaged around for a dropped vape.
'Wines with lunch': Dunedin bus driver blows over limit
'Wines with lunch': Dunedin bus driver blows over limit
A Dunedin bus driver taking school students home blew over the legal alcohol limit after drinking "some wines with lunch", police say.
Blooming marvellous way to welcome spring
Blooming marvellous way to welcome spring
The first day of meteorological spring is on Monday, and true to form, the magnolias in the University of Otago quad are blossoming wildly amid the recent settled weather.
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.
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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face
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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face
A Dunedin man has been jailed after smashing windows with a shopping trolley and punching a bus driver in the face.
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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved
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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved
A last-ditch effort to retain free Sunday parking in Dunedin’s central city has been shot down amid claims of electioneering.
Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti
Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti
A man is in a serious condition after the oil tanker he was driving, ran off the road near Waikouaiti this evening.
Repeat shoplifter belatedly pays $1500 grocery bill
Repeat shoplifter belatedly pays $1500 grocery bill
A Dunedin man finally paid his $1500 grocery bill after racking up the tally during a month of repeated shoplifting.