Dunedin cop says it was when he was confronted by a drunk man wielding a knife.

Kiwi gets home detention after attacking his twin sister.

Family hopes death will be a catalyst for "better outcomes for people seeking care".

Firefighters from seven stations attended the blaze at Cerebos Gregg's Forth St factory.

A man jailed following death of friend during a drunken incident had appeal rejected.

A female Corrections officer has been hospitalised following a scuffle in court.

A lost brain scan from nine months ago meant he had inadvertently put the public at risk.

Resource consent has been lodged for a 17-storey shimmering glass tower in Dunedin's CBD.

Dunedin man breathalysed on quirky machine: We "decided we'd take it to the pub."

A wee crime in Dunedin has police baffled.

A woman who died in a crash which also killed her partner was mother to three young girls.

Two people who died in a crash south of Dunedin on Friday night have been named.

A developer says "bureaucratic insanity" is making housing unaffordable in Dunedin.

Friends of a man killed by a stoned driver have blasted police over the charges laid.

Dunedin doctor recorded a breath-alcohol reading more than four times the limit.

Christopher Ferguson spent nearly a year jail as he awaited trial at the Dunedin District Court and a chance to clear his name.

A 31 year old man was cleared of the charges of rape in Dunedin after the girl admitted she made it all up.

Study shows significant number of Kiwis exposed to enough lead to effect IQ levels.

Weather for Adele's concert tonight forecast to be worst of star's three Auckland dates.

Anyone going to Adele's weekend gigs at Mt Smart Stadium should pack a rain jacket.

A man accused of stabbing a sea lion pup to death has denied the charges against him.

First chartered flight from Dunedin to these lights has delivered spectacular results.

Dunedin Fashion Week planners have clarified Max Key's inclusion in an after-party event.

The identity of the perpetrator who poisoned hundreds of roses in a Dunedin cemetery looks set to remain a mystery.

Police are appealing for information after three Dunedin women were sexually assaulted on St Patrick's Day.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Dunedin's Cadbury factory will close, its owners have confirmed.

A Frenchwoman has been given a verbal warning by police.

A Dunedin student is couch surfing for charity.

30-year-old jailed for at least four years for city attack - and subsequent indecent assaults on two former flatmates.