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Missing for 43 years: The baffling disappearance of Michael Dudley
"People can go missing quite easily, but cars and things? We generally find them."

Pensioners at war: The tiny town torn apart by 'toxic' dispute
Beneath Palmerston's calm exterior, tensions between rival pensioners have been bubbling.

'Put it away': Serial flasher convicted for 35th time
Barry Allan New has 34 convictions for obscene behaviour or indecencies since 1984.

International flights dropped from Dunedin Airport
Before Covid-19, Virgin Australia flew two to three direct weekly flights from Dunedin.

Wild city: How and where to see wildlife in Dunedin
Dunedin is home to a curious range of wildlife all within easy reach from the city centre.

Train driver didn't see teen climate protesters on tracks until it was 'dangerously' close
Extinction Rebellion Ōtepoti activists have again stopped a train from leaving Dunedin.

Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull's funeral at town hall
The hall has capacity for 2200 people, seated.

'Polite and compliant': Gang member who blackmailed man for 250,000 paroled
Muru Muru Taana-Andrews, 34, will be released from prison next week.

Mistreatment claims spark investigation at Dunedin animal park
SPCA and MPI staff descend on Animal Ark which opened this month.

Repeat drink-driver rolls her car into sea, lucky not to drown
Angela Jean Carey has been convicted of drink-driving eight times.

Jack Frost arrives early for the South Island, temps plummet below zero and snow falls
A midnight storm dumped about a centimetre of snow onto the Porters Alpine Resort.

Mercury falling: Autumn chill sets in for the South Island
Otago woke this morning to the chilliest start of the year so far.

'Forever with my love': Six60 band member's surprise backstage wedding proposal
It was another memorable occasion on an already unforgettable night.

Anzac Day: Watch - Prince William, Kate's special message, sweet gift to NZ
Thousands of Kiwis have been gathering to remember our fallen soldiers.

Dunedin Hospital's 'Code Black' could have been avoided if signs acted on
On March 24, the hospital became so overcrowded that 18 patients were left waiting in ER.

The sculpture that went missing for 18 years
The work was mysteriously put into storage 18 years ago, and now it's back in its place.

Otago Uni grad threats: Accused keeps name a secret
Woman behind threats "surpassing the Christchurch mosque massacres" was in court today.

Drunk driver nearly collided with police
Judge tells teen driver Drew Cairney to 'start making better decisions'.

Hair-raising: Drone spotted just before chopper took off
Paramedic notices drone 20m from the helipad moments before take-off.

Man convicted of twice raping host has appeal rejected
A man twice raped his host after she had noticed his drunkenness and offered him a bed.

'Dumb on dumb': Rescue chopper chief fuming over reckless drone behaviour
Police have been notified of the incident which happened at about 6.40pm last night.

'Lost trust in humanity': Fruit-picker jailed for sexually violating two women on same night
Woman looked into Michael Tetuaearo's eyes and saw 'a bad man'.

Home is where the art is: Dunedin's must-see gallery Fe29
A bossy sign outside a Dunedin bungalow demands investigation when you're on holiday.

No investigation into death of little penguin surrounded by tyre tracks
A group of locals believe a car being driven on Tomahawk Beach killed the bird.

'Couldn't do a damn thing': Otago house completely destroyed in blaze
Bronwyn Terry, 60, woke to the smell of smoke about 5am yesterday.

Teens arrested after night of verbal abuse and fighting in student quarter
Five people were identified as the culprits by police.

Boy found by police after sleepwalking nearly half a kilometre
He had sleepwalked about 400m, he said.

Man hospitalised after shirt catches fire while using gas hob
Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were called to a Dunedin's property before 7pm.