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A new party returns to the South Island and several red seats flip.
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'Your failure haunts our family': Dunedin man avoids jail over role in tragic death
Carl Frederick Longshaw appeared in High Court five years to the day after her death.
Alleged Dunedin drink-driver crashes while fleeing roadside 'ghost'
The man told police he saw what he believed to be a ghost waving at him.
Election day weather: MetService warns voters of severe gales, heavy rain
MetService's advice is to vote this afternoon if possible.
Motorcyclist dies in Dunedin Northern Motorway crash
The collision involving a car and motorcycle happened shortly after 10am.
Motorway mayhem as driver dodges ducklings
A duck walkabout with a gaggle of ducklings caused chaos on a Dunedin motorway.
Dunedin bar Woof! allowed to use drug to treat overdoses
Dunedin bar Woof! first in the country to protect its patrons from drug overdoses.
Opinion: Is this a Dunedin initiation or a CIA black site torture method?
Fox Meyer of Critic Te Ārohi on the concerning rise of student hazing ceremonies.
'Disgusting and inhumane': Urgent calls to help woman living next to motorway
A woman has lived in the bushes next to the motorway in Dunedin for four years.
Told to strip, called ‘piggies’: Uni students' horrific initiation claims
Allegations of horrific flat initiations at the Dunedin university have continued.
Kids rode in boot in stolen car joyride
Police referred the group to Youth Aid after cutting the joyride short.
Man who attacked elderly parents in their bed jailed
Drunk son severely attacked elderly parents, and in court waved to them, saying 'later'.
'Life sucks because of him': Man jailed for indecent assault of young girl
Oliver Joel Fry claims to have no recollection of his offending against the girl.
‘Sick and twisted’: Otago students bite leg off duck in flat initiation
More details have emerged of the antics of students partaking in flat initiations.
'Deliberate offending': Woman painted gang symbols on her Mum's home
The woman and a co-offender vandalised the house before it was partly gutted in a fire.
Live eel used in 'traumatic' Otago flat initiation
Students who used an eel in a 'traumatic' flat initiation will be investigated by police.
Taika Waititi's favourite secret beach revealed
And his favourite places to dine out in New Zealand.
Drunk breaks into Dunedin house - minus his pants
‘’The man did not say why he was without his pants."
'Why was I singled out?' Woman left distressed after pat-down search by airport staff
False alerts by airport body scanners can lead to embarrassing pat-down searches.
Falsely accused father shares two years of terror
“I lost everything I ever worked for in my life."
Business leader avoids conviction, keeps name secret after ‘cruel’ attack on partner
The man was granted name suppression and has avoided conviction.
Joyriding children crash stolen car on to train tracks
The three children were all aged under 14.
Man decided to 'cut out the middleman' and got caught
MDMA package bound for man's home intercepted.
'The most interesting place in NZ.' Really?
More than 1 million Wikipedia pages seem to think so.
Dopey dealer snoozes through drug bust
The man was oblivious to police activity, asleep on his couch.
'No slavery in our chocolate': Chocolatier pledges support for South Pacific cacao
A Dunedin chocolate factory wants to put South Pacific cacao beans on the map.
Man made to clean up mess after throwing beer cans in park
The man also received a court summons for driving under the influence of alcohol.
14-year-old steals four cars on South Island-wide joyride
He will appear in Dunedin Youth Court this morning.
‘Careless’ campervan driver banned from driving while in NZ
The driver was filmed driving erratically all over the road around blind corners.
'Terrible start': Kiwi rally driver in high-speed crash
Emma Gilmour in hospital after rolling vehicle 'violently at speed' in practice session.
Stuck gumboot causes Dunedin crash
Two drivers were taken to hospital after the accident last night.
Homelessness can be ‘grappled’ with housing and support services, PM says
Dunedin’s homelessness crisis is estimated to involve upwards of 1500 people.
Former Dunedin deputy mayor lays second complaint in resignation saga
An independent investigator is being brought in to sort out the mess at the council.
'Unrelentingly horrible': Man claims partner the aggressor in abuse case
A man charged with allegedly assaulting his partner claims she was the aggressor.