A speeding car crashed off a Dunedin motorway while its driver was fleeing from police tonight.

A forensic team is inspecting a unit in Dunedin as police investigate the unexplained death of a man.

A checkout supervisor was "shaking" as she put a winning Lotto ticket barcode to the scanner. The machine beeped and the screen read $13.36 million.

Staff at playcentre in Dunedin frustrated at the destruction of a vegetable garden they and their pupils have been cultivating for the past 18 months.

Police are investigating a house fire in Te Anau and a car fire in Dunedin, both believed to be suspicious.

Floods and ice around New Zealand are hitting school holiday travel plans.

A 2-month-old baby who already had multiple broken bones was shaken so hard by her father she will be permanently disabled, the court was told yesterday.

A 30-year-old man will appear in Dunedin District Court tomorrow morning over an alleged sex assault on a man.

Two surfers have been rescued after getting into trouble off Smaills Beach in Dunedin this morning.

Footage of fire fighters battling a car fire overnight in Dunedin has emerged.

When Richard Emerson sold his small Dunedin brewery to national giant Lion four years ago it took him well out of his comfort zone.

An armed robbery took place at a Dunedin TAB tonight on the same street of an armed service station robbery two weeks ago.

A man wearing women's clothing, carrying a jacket and handbag, was sexually assaulted by another man.

Dunedin drivers are being asked to take care on icy roads this morning.

The trial of a man accused of murdering a woman at Seacliff, near Dunedin, is likely to take place early next year.

Attempted murder trial scheduled for February.

Dredging of shipping canal leads to explosive discovery.

The biggest All Blacks selection decisions will be the make-up of their midfield and the right balance to strike in their back three.

'This is a total learning curve for us,' say student association president after mature student rep's criminal past is revealed.

A 55-year-old man has been seriously injured after an assault at a Green Island property.

A person was in Dunedin Hospital overnight after they were hit in the head with a baseball bat at the weekend.

Fire investigators are looking into the suspicious circumstances of a large blaze in Dunedin overnight.

The huge death toll from asbestos-related diseases in New Zealand will continue to rise for decades.

The 19-year-old son of a New Zealand rich-lister has admitted hitting a female police officer - more than a year after the attack occurred.

Masked men raid Dunedin petrol station.

A speeding car smashed through a shop window before fleeing the scene in Dunedin last night, according to a witness.

First person to lose their life over holiday weekend was passionate about 1937 Ford Cabriolet convertible.

The Dunedin house that was used in the iconic cult film Scarfies has had a complete makeover and is now up for sale

A house on the Otago Peninsula was "extensively damaged" by a fire overnight.

Dunedin police are seeking the public's help to identify a man they say made inappropriate comments to a Fairfield School pupil yesterday afternoon.