Robbie Fruean's return is at the perfect time, not only for the Chiefs but for his long-term viability as a player.

A Dunedin student received a "spooky'' surprise when he took a closer look at a pair of photos he took of the Otago Harbour.

A security guard who "smashed" a streaker at last night's All Black's game has been criticised by some viewers for the bruising tackle.

A Dunedin family has received an apology from the Dunedin City Council after it euthanised the family's beloved pet dog.

A 36-year-old man from the United States was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Great King St North early this morning.

A legally blind man suffered severe injuries and emotional harm after being struck by a bus driven by a "distracted" driver, a judge says.

Left leaning political commentator and academic Bryce Edwards has pulled out of Otago University's Vote Chat online politics show over concerns the programme is now dominated by National Party supporters.

The learner driver in a crash that killed a young Mosgiel brother and sister is alleged to have previously offered illegal taxi rides via a controversial Facebook page.

Dangerous black ice is expected on southern roads tomorrow morning, and drivers are being urged to take extreme care.

The weather system that brought heavy snow to Otago and Southland was this morning sitting just north of Christchurch and is heading up the country.

Nothing re-awakens the Scot inside you like the aroma of a smoky whisky, finds Peter Feeney.

Police did not coerce Joyce Conwell to confess to the shotgun murder of Alec Rodgers in Christchurch in 1999, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled.

The names of a brother and sister killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin on Saturday night have been released.

The two people killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin last night were brother and sister, police say.

What is life like without a job for six months? It is a struggle, those at the coalface say.

A mother-of-three who hasn't been seen since 2002 may be the victim of foul play, police say, as they open a cold case inquiry into her disappearance.

'Some muppet has failed to determine his background,' says the Dunedin man who believes a hunter put a stray bullet in his deck.

A Dunedin woman says she has been waiting more than four years to have her state house insulated but contractors will not tackle it because of mould under the floor.

A Dunedin family of 13 is elated they'll no longer have to put up with sewage-contaminated water seeping into their property every time there's heavy rain.

A 25-year-old Dunedin man has been remanded in custody on a charge of assaulting a man who died after being found unconscious in a central city bar at the weekend.

Police are looking for three men who could be linked to a fatal assault in a Dunedin bar overnight.

A 19-year-old has died after the car he was in, which was carrying four others, crashed south of Dunedin early today.

Corstorphine House's history of accommodating royals and Hollywood actors may help attract global "A-listers" when the Dunedin property goes on the market for $3.8m.

Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the council has descended into acrimony.

The Duke and Duchess are in the South Island today where they will taste wines, and ride on a jet boat.