Mateo Nixon was granted parole this week with several years of his sentence remaining.

Jeremy Ching's vandalism spree earns a nine-month prison sentence at a hectic hearing.

The tail in the storm lashes the Otago coastline.

Students called in to cover shifts at Dunedin Hospital because of staff shortages.

Flood fears prompt evacuations in North Dunedin. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT

A woman raises concern about use of changing rooms at public pool, to mayor's disgust.

People living near the Water of Leith were evacuated last night as flood waters threatened properties. Video / Allison Images

Dunedin residents were still being advised to be cautious after overnight rain.

New arrivals to the city are a key source of buyers, say agents.

The whale was only the second-weirdest thing Archie had found washed up.

A steady drop in results from wastewater testing in all southern sites - except two.

Temperatures in Dunedin have plummeted, making driving conditions dangerous.

There were reports a man had been assaulted and then run over by a vehicle.

Information is still unclear after Dunedin man died after a serious assault.

Co-governance concerns boil over after PM speaks at a local government conference.

Khalid Slaimankhel's father, a noted refugee advocate, was killed by the Taliban in 2018.

Health worker at the scene says the victim was trying to get away when he was mown down.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder compels woman to repeatedly terrorise her mother.

Dylan Owens positioned his body before launching both feet into the pelvis of a paramedic.

Partner knew what was happening so she's also liable, authority rules.

The woman attacked one man by biting his forearm and scratching his face.

FENZ staff pulled the man unconscious from the building.

Judge orders burglar to pay $1000 to clean up toilets after break-in spree.

Dunedin man takes responsibility for illegal car meet-up in Forsyth Barr Stadium carpark.

Krishan Dick-Karetai was jailed for nearly seven years last week.

Health officials fear tonight's rugby test in Dunedin could become a superspreader event.

Between 15cm and 25cm of snow is expected on State Highway 73's Arthur's Pass.

Dunedin Hospital's intensive care and Covid-19 wards were at capacity last night.