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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Appeals are being made for information regarding a dairy robbery in Dunedin.

A "chubby" thief dropped five-dollar notes all over the floor as he made off on foot after robbing a Dunedin dairy armed with a screwdriver.

The woman's black sedan appeared to have crossed the centre line before the crash.

Wild winds sweeping the country have caused serious disruption to flight schedules, caused power outages and closed roads this evening.

Baby girl bitten in face by family pet in Dunedin yesterday 'progressing favourably' in hospital.

A 44-year-old man who stabbed his former partner to death using a combination of knives and a spade has been denied parole.

Gareth Lawrence Smither stabbed his former partner to death in 1997 using a combination of knives and a spade.

Dunedin resident Hayden Smith is "shocked'' he will have to foot the bill for repairs to a retaining wall damaged by last June's downpour.