A man has been charged for using a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after a passenger on a quad bike he was driving

Dunedin's 'arty' suburb is worthy of a film, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Motorists should think twice before parking on a roadside near Dunedin Airport.

Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

A Dunedin caregiver who imported methamphetamine and LSD for his birthday party has avoided a jail term.

A Dunedin man who burned down his family home days after his marriage fell apart can now be named.

Police might think twice before pinging John Croawell with a speeding ticket again.

Research reveals bosses would be barking mad to ban dogs from workplaces, say two visiting professors from the United States.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Convicted criminals are trying to entice people into illegal cabs by offering a sober driver service in Dunedin.

'Long, scary night' for family as the earth continues to roll.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

Fire gutted a classroom at the former Kenmure Intermediate School site in Dunedin this morning.

A PhD psychology student drove her unwarranted and unregistered Mercedes Benz through Dunedin streets, while swigging on a bottle of wine.

A police dog latched on to the leg of a man involved in a Dunedin arrest but the patrolling pooch ended up sending one of the boys in blue to hospital.

A burglar crawled on his belly inside a Dunedin grocery store to prevent detection from sensor alarms and steal thousands of dollars from its safe.

Police are searching for a man who tried to coax a young girl into his car in Dunedin.

Here's a big scoop for you: Kiwis love their icecream. Turns out we eat 23 litres of the cold, sweet stuff per person each year.

Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.

Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

Thirty patients suffered partial sight loss because of eye clinic delays at two hospitals

This is a journey into Sound, the Dunedin Sound. Here the term Dunedin Sound is not used as a label to define a type of music or band

Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.

An elderly whitebaiter was seriously injured when he fell into the Taieri River south of Dunedin this morning.

A Dunedin woman has denied acting as a party to a man being unlawfully supplied with morphine.

A 47-year-old Dunedin man was arrested after the body of a 66-year-old man was discovered at a Brockville house.

A detailed map showing the location of every dangerously compromised power pole in Dunedin shows just how worried residents should be about the risk of death or injury.

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at house in Dunedin this morning.

Police are investigating the theft of 28 firearms stolen from a Dunedin home yesterday evening.