A learner driver who killed two Mosgiel siblings - including his then girlfriend - has robbed a mother of seeing what her children would become, he was told this morning.

There were feral scenes outside a Dunedin courthouse as associates of a learner driver jailed on two counts of manslaughter took their anger out on the media.

Dunedin's historic courthouse will cost the Ministry of Justice about $220 a day in rates alone while it lies empty and indefinitely mothballed.

Residents are weighing up their next move after consent was given for a child-care centre which they fear will ruin their quiet Dunedin street.

The creator of a Facebook ''party'' themed on a harassed Dunedin woman says the event is intended to be ''harmless'' fun.

Two of Dunedin's biggest student bars have shut suddenly, and their owner has pointed to Dunedin's ''utterly conservative'' councillors as the cause.

An Octagon bar owner insists his late-night venue will not become the latest to close, despite police opposition to a renewed on-licence after a string of assaults linked to the premises.

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in what police have described as a “cowardly unprovoked group attack” outside a party in Dunedin.

The son of a New Zealand rich-lister has won a fight to keep his name secret after he allegedly punched a female police officer in the face.

Police were called to a party in North Dunedin last night after firefighters putting out couch fires reported bottles being thrown.

More than a quarter of ear, nose and throat patients who need surgery are being turned away from the overloaded Dunedin Hospital department, a letter released under the Official Information Act shows.

A woman who complained about drunk and disorderly Dunedin students says she's been harassed in person and online since appearing on TV.

From wildlife to heritage to chocolate, Peter Feeney finds plenty of reasons to extend your visit to Dunedin.

Motat's clever use of te reo has seen it receive top honours at the ServiceIQ 2015 New Zealand Museum Awards in Dunedin.

A man who sparked an armed manhunt and a police car chase in Dunedin was captured last night.

A fugitive who went on the run in Dunedin has been found after eluding police for much of the day.

Police have taken action against some of their own after failing to protect Katherine Webb and her children, but those involved have kept their jobs.

A top policeman choked back tears yesterday as he recounted Dunedin police's significant failures in their handling of Edward Livingstone.

Police failed to protect Katherine Webb and her children, Bradley and Ellen Livingstone, an inquest heard today.

Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were "reluctant" and "nervous" ahead of meeting their father under supervision for the first time, the coroner's court has heard.

Edward Livingstone deliberated before making the decision to kill his children, an inquest has heard.

Changes have been made to the way Southern police handled cases of family violence after the deaths of Bradley and Ellen Livingstone.

The police prosecutor in charge of Edward Livingstone's second protection order breach has conceded mistakes might have been made in the way police handled the case.

A harrowing statement from Katharine Webb to police has revealed the horrific minutes leading up to her children's deaths.