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Shame, remorse help man avoid prison sentence
A man who drove while three times over the legal limit with his 7-year-old daughter, causing a crash, has avoided prison.
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Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over
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Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over
A bitter feud between drivers at Dunedin’s biggest taxi company erupted into threats of violence at a meeting called to address rising tensions.
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Pretence to gain free sex act
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Pretence to gain free sex act
A man who pretended to be an immigration officer to scare a prostitute into performing a sex act for free, says the voice of an Irish man told him to do it.
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Prominent member of immigrant community jailed for breaches
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Prominent member of immigrant community jailed for breaches
A respected member of the Dunedin immigrant community has spent time in prison after spitting on a man and breaching court orders.
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Victim forced to flee naked to escape her violent abuser
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Victim forced to flee naked to escape her violent abuser
A Dunedin woman ran into the street naked to escape her abuser, a court has heard.
Lotto 2481
Lotto 2481
Results from Wednesday night's Lotto draw.
Missing man Murray described as ‘quiet’, ‘friendly’
Missing man Murray described as ‘quiet’, ‘friendly’
A man missing around the Otago Harbour has been described as a "kind-hearted man" living his best bachelor life onboard his yacht.
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Party wants to get passenger rail back on track
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Party wants to get passenger rail back on track
The Green Party wants to supercharge passenger rail in the South — including reviving the Southerner.
Runner rescued
Runner rescued
An injured runner is carried out of the bush at the North East Valley Quarry by firefighters yesterday.
Compensation complaint laid
Compensation complaint laid
A former Dunedin survivor of historical sexual abuse says he was so "insulted" by the government’s compensation scheme he is taking it up with the United Nations.
Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry
Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry
A Dunedin author has been honoured at the country’s biggest literary arts awards.
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Proposed branch closure ‘short-sighted’, chairman warns
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Proposed branch closure ‘short-sighted’, chairman warns
A proposal to close the Westpac branch in Mosgiel has set off alarm bells in the Taieri community, with some saying it is "short-sighted" and could have dire consequences for elderly and vulnerable...
Big Careers Expo fan
Big Careers Expo fan
Bayfield High School student George Abbott, 16, holds a 3-D printed Trent 900 axial flow, high bypass turbofan with three coaxial shafts of the Rolls-Royce Trent family at the New Zealand...
Citizens embrace NZ, the cold
Citizens embrace NZ, the cold
The Ganaii family are happy to accept Dunedin’s cooler climate in exchange for the many opportunities the city has provided them.
Stanford students, staff on hunger strike
Stanford students, staff on hunger strike
Stanford University students and faculty launched a hunger strike this week, joining a broader statewide movement calling for universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel in protest of...
Zelenskyy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin
Zelenskyy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would attend talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine this week only if Vladimir Putin is also there, and goaded him by saying the...
Man jailed for shooting partner in face while on bail for hammer attack
Man jailed for shooting partner in face while on bail for hammer attack
A woman sitting in a parked vehicle was shot in the face by her drunk partner after he fired a gun several times out the window of a house.
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders suspended over haka
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders suspended over haka
Te Pāti Māori MPs will be temporarily suspended from Parliament after performing a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Macraes Flat part of feral cat control sausage-bait trial
Macraes Flat part of feral cat control sausage-bait trial
Recent trials of sausage baits to control feral cat numbers are producing exciting results, the Department of Conservation (DOC) says.
Proposed law to reduce speed limit to 30kmh
Proposed law to reduce speed limit to 30kmh
Unsafe roads are forcing parents to drive children less than 1km to school, say safety advocates pushing for lower speed limits.