A fire investigator has ruled a bus fire on a residential street in Dunedin was arson.

A Dunedin mayoral candidate is calling for the abolition of a law granting some voters more than one say, in "pretty direct violation" of New Zealand’s democratic principles.

A Dunedin massage business that exploited an "isolated and unsupported" migrant worker has to pay her nearly $90,000 after they underpaid her, doctored documents and forced her to resign.

A man who made headlines for taking a police car on a 270km joyride is back behind bars after only a few weeks of freedom.