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.

Members of the Dunedin police force scaled the world's steepest street, Baldwin St, with the torch marking 75th anniversary of women in the police force

Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a TAB in Dunedin at gunpoint last night, just two weeks after an armed robbery of a service station on the same street.

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.

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.

Ahead of his big chance at No10 tomorrow, Beauden Barrett was deliberately economical with his words.

The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital by St John ambulance in a serious condition.

'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.

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.

Dunedin's "dire'' housing situation is forcing some at-risk youth to engage in prostitution to get a place to sleep, or to sleep rough in cars.

A man who assaulted two cyclists in separate incidents in Dunedin has been jailed.

Member of Dunedin Mongrel Mob Notorious used $20,000 from anti-violence trust to buy cannabis.

Teenage girl hid in a Dunedin public toilet after she was spooked by a man who made "inappropriate sexual comments" to her, police say.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the fire at Six60's former flat which forced a man to jump from a window to safety at the weekend.