Latest from Dunedin

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

Crash victim loved car in which he died
First person to lose their life over holiday weekend was passionate about 1937 Ford Cabriolet convertible.

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

Watch: Otago house goes up in flames
A house on the Otago Peninsula was "extensively damaged" by a fire overnight.

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

Sex for a place to sleep
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.

Man jailed after assaults on cyclists
A man who assaulted two cyclists in separate incidents in Dunedin has been jailed.

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

Appeal for witnesses to fire at Six60 flat
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.

Police seek info about dairy robbery
Appeals are being made for information regarding a dairy robbery in Dunedin.

Screwdriver used in Dunedin robbery
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.

Woman dies following head-on crash
The woman's black sedan appeared to have crossed the centre line before the crash.

Mini tornadoes as wild weather hits
Wild winds sweeping the country have caused serious disruption to flight schedules, caused power outages and closed roads this evening.

Dog that attacked infant to be put down
Baby girl bitten in face by family pet in Dunedin yesterday 'progressing favourably' in hospital.

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

Dunedin woman's killer denied parole
Gareth Lawrence Smither stabbed his former partner to death in 1997 using a combination of knives and a spade.

Spectacular day for all wrong reasons
Saturday's match was always going to be an uphill battle but no one expected wheels to come off a Dunedin premier club rugby team quite so spectacularly.

137-0 rugby thrashing leads to mercy rule
An unbelievably one-sided Dunedin premier rugby game was ended in mercy yesterday. One of NZ's greatest whistle-blowers suspects it's a world first.

Woman escapes abduction attempt
A young woman had to fight her way free from an attempted abduction in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

One dead after Milton house fire
A man is understood to have died in a house fire in South Otago this morning.

Parking officers to wear camera
Dunedin parking officers will trial wearing a video camera from today in an effort to improve their safety.

Game developer has triple-A ambition
A United States game developer will use his experience working on some of the world's biggest games to help an ambitious Dunedin studio make global blockbusters.

Stabbing outside Dunedin nightclub
Dunedin police are investigating a stabbing outside a nightclub in the city last night.

Crews battle Dunedin fire
Firefighters in Dunedin are tackling a fire in a unit, which is threatening properties next door.

Student fights for life after roof jump
A 21-year-old student has been critically injured jumping off the roof of a two-storey house at a large Dunedin flat party.

Wolfhounds' owner sentenced for attack
The owner of three Irish wolfhounds that mauled a woman in Dunedin late last year has been sentenced to community work and must pay $8000 reparation.

Car smashes into Dunedin shop
Car driven by a 26-year-old man causes extensive damage to Spotlight store.

Tribute trashed, ashes taken
A Dunedin mother is "heartbroken'' after a memorial to her son who died last year was trashed and some of his ashes stolen.