A luxury car concealed in a container has been seized, but Dunedin police say it is too early to confirm it belongs to convicted fraudster Michael Swann.
Southern police have taken the unusual step of posting a $20,000 reward in the hope of finding Simon James Garrick, last seen by his family a year ago.
Time will tell whether a ''one size fits all'' police structure developed in Auckland works in the South, New Zealand Police Association president Greg O'Connor says.
A second arrest has been made after two Oamaru properties were searched on Saturday as part of the homicide inquiry into the violent death of a 35-year-old dairy worker in his home at Elderslie last week.
Three Dunedin police officers and a prison officer must wait several months for blood-test results after being spat at by two offenders, one of whom said he had hepatitis C, the Dunedin District Court heard yesterday.
A coroner's finding into the death of a former Dunedin woman - whose family believe she was killed, rather than took her own life - should be revealed next week.
Police are asking Green Island residents to be on the lookout for any suspicious characters in the neighbourhood after a series of daytime burglaries over the past week.
A Norwegian hunting knife, FBI pen set, framed Warriors jersey and Christmas cakes are just some of the items listed on the police gratuities register.
A dangerous and addictive drug with a street value of up to $60,000 was seized from addresses in Dunedin and South Otago yesterday. Southern Police and the New Zealand Customs Service...
Dunedin police are looking for this man, who allegedly sprayed a can of deodorant into the face of a staff member at the Regent Night 'n' Day store in Dunedin.