Dunedin

From exotic animal smuggling rings to a hungry opportunist with a penchant for scrambled eggs — many theories over the brazen theft of four albatross eggs at Taiaroa Head have been tossed about.

The University of Otago injects $1.3 billion a year into Dunedin’s economy, a new report says.

Contractors yesterday pressure-wash the Moana Pool hydroslide, which will be refurbished over five months.

Two people sustained moderate injuries after a fire at a property in Market St, St Kilda, yesterday.

A "deemed not guilty" plea has been entered for a Dunedin mother who allegedly used meth before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son.

A man hid from police after allegedly driving the wrong way on the Esplanade and throwing bottles out of his car.