Latest from Dunedin

'Very strange criminal' on the run

A man is on the run from police, slowly heading north from Dunedin in an old, stolen truck usually used to clear mud traps.

Absent tax evader convicted

A former Dunedin lawyer who did not turn up for her trial has been found guilty on all 46 charges of tax evasion involving more than $180,000.

Dairy owner scares off armed robbers

Masked men were armed with an axe and tried to barge their way into shop.

Partygoer injured in fall from balcony

A Dunedin man received facial injuries after falling from an upstairs balcony during a Dunedin party, emergency services say.

Sacked bus driver wins $10k payout

The Dunedin man was dismissed by Go Bus Transport after an undercover transport inspector spotted him allowing his wife to ride for free.

Con man fronts up with $20k to avoid jail

Kindergarten target of 'senseless' vandals

Police are seeking the ''senseless'' vandals who pillaged a Dunedin childcare centre.

Back-yard boffins beat Nasa

Material from the sun, Earth's magnetic field, three clever fellows and a compost bin - put them together and you have a system outperforming Nasa.

Man in court after Dunedin police search

A man has appeared in court today, following a police search of a home in Dunedin yesterday.

Drift trikers seek respect

Mystery man funds free lunches

These days, people are often being told ''There's no such thing as a free meal''. But yesterday, the old adage got turned on its head.

Judge praises 'brave' victim

The victim of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of her partner for almost a decade ''endured her own form of hell''.

Pacific Edge gets US approval for lab

Pacific Edge, the maker of non-invasive bladder cancer tests, has won US regulatory approval to commercially process test samples from its latest cancer detecting product at its Dunedin....

Warning over Facebook scam

A Dunedin woman has been left $2500 out of pocket after a man she met online took advantage of her by telling her what she "wanted to hear".

Police seek woman who helped assault victim

Two people who came to the aid of a woman who was assaulted in Dunedin on Saturday are being asked to contact police.

Dunedin schools struck by illness

A surge in flu-like illnesses has swept southern Dunedin schools in the past week, leaving hundreds of pupils at home and health clinics overrun with patients.

Fire 'erupts' at popular Dunedin bar

Fire crews arrived "in the nick of time" after a blaze broke out at The Bog Irish Bar in Dunedin last night.

Police seize keys off tourist driver

"We had multiple calls of a rental car driving on the incorrect side of the road and straddling the centre of the road," Acting senior sergeant James Ure said.