Close contacts of an Otago Polytechnic student who died at the weekend from meningitis have been offered antibiotics to reduce their risk of catching the disease.

Footage of a kiwi apparently "dancing" around a feeder has been posted online by staff at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin.

A Dunedin soft drinks institution says it has been targeted by a medical officer of health intent on removing its liquor licence.

A young motorcyclist who police say died after colliding with a Chinese driver's vehicle in Otago on Saturday will donate organs to seven different people.

The motorcyclist who died after a crash in East Otago was a talented and award-winning Dunedin photographer.

A motorcyclist who died after colliding with a car in Otago on Saturday has been named.

The person who brutally assaulted a Dunedin pensioner is still at large and she is asking why police let the case go cold so quickly.

A Dunedin surfer and paddleboarder got up close and personal with a pair of whales which were frolicking off the Dunedin coast today. Surfer

City is running out of time for full-size statue of celebrated poet.

A car burnt out in Dunedin is added to a police investigation, into a recent string of car fires.

Welcome to "the circus", also known as the world's steepest street.

A driver had to be freed from his vehicle after a car vs bus crash outside a Dunedin supermarket this evening.

A Dunedin street has become an unlikely tourist attraction, after people have shared photos on social media of a bizarre optical illusion.

A former Dunedin barrister who fled to Australia has been struck off for tax evasion for over $180,000.

The annual Jaffa Race is taking place today on Dunedin's Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is vowing to defend a $500,000 defamation claim, after being served with legal papers while walking down the street yesterday.

To celebrate 75 years of women in the police force, Westport News speaks to a former officer and another still on the beat.

Former NBA player Yao Ming towered over Dunedin Railways staff during a visit to the city on his New Zealand holiday. The 2.29m tall

A striking photograph taken from a Nasa flying observatory at a height of 44,000ft shows the extent of light pollution caused by a NZ's city's street lights.

A Dunedin runanga says freedom campers are dumping human waste on its burial grounds.

Kiwi kid Corey Symon has vowed to learn to play the cello after fitting his bionic arm for the first time yesterday.

A man arrested on Friday night and then given bail on Saturday morning went on an alleged crime spree in Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin.

A Kiwi researcher aiming to create the world's first biomarker for a psychiatric disorder is appealing for help from those who suffer

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.