Parents' anxious wait: 'No level of lead is safe for a baby'
Elevated levels of lead discovered in Eastern Otago water supply.
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Lead in Otago water found at 40 times acceptable levels
Waikouaiti was almost 40 times acceptable levels.
Recidivist offender 'sick of nobody paying him attention'
Andrew Kataina'Marii, 44, has a long history of stints behind bars.
'Have we been drinking dangerous water since August?': Locals lead poisoning fears
Dunedin City Council helicopter scrambles to discover source of poisoning in water supply
High levels of lead in Dunedin water samples first picked up six months ago
First test showing elevated lead levels in Waikouaiti was received in August last year.
River rescue: Woman swept away while swimming airlifted from rocks
Woman swept downstream while swimming in the Kawarau River this afternoon.
'Senseless, violent death': Meth-fuelled driver jailed for killing passenger
Luke Savigny, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 32-year-old passenger.
'Seriously upsetting': Jail for student flat thefts
Police executed a search warrant at the home of 24-year-old Misifosa Tapusoa last year.
Fears for welfare of former Dunedin man, Myanmar VP after military coup
Henry Van Thio was sworn in as second vice-president in 2016.
New Netflix show to be filmed in Otago
A new Netflix romance, The Royal Treatment, is due to start filming later this month.
'Horrifying': Towns weren't warned over toxic water because staffer was on holiday
'The water is revolting here'.
Tap water warning for two Dunedin towns
Residents in Karitane and Waikouaiti must stop using tap water for drinking or cooking.
Gangs, violence and drugs: Dunedin bars take a hard line
The Octagon Alcohol Prevention group has been formed to tackle serious bad behaviour.
Camping teen girls get unwanted visit from prowler
Eight 14-year-old girls were camping at a property in Dunedin on Monday.
Southern hospital cafe's fail to meet standard due to unhealthy food
A recent audit found just one Dunedin cafe met the guidelines.
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by car in Dunedin
Police were called to the intersection of Albany and Clyde Sts at 10.05pm on Thursday.
Sex offender sent back to prison after paedophile helped him access internet
Stephen Brett Scully has been jailed for accessing the internet with another paedophile.
Firefighters furious as drivers speed past crash scenes
Firefighters have had enough after daily incidents and near misses.
Climate activists block tracks in protest of coal transportation
Climate activist: "We're here to tell KiwiRail to stop hauling coal."
'Under the radar' Dunedin lands place on Tripadvisor awards
The Otago city lands a place on Tripadvisor's fastest growing destinations.
Emotions high as drink-driver who killed parents of four pleads guilty
Annika Ludlow pleaded guilty to two charges of driving with an excess blood-alcohol level.
Gasfitter to pay $190k over shower blunder that killed boy
Jesse Samuel's death has "ripped me apart", mum says.
Airport security officer jailed 3 years for bomb hoax
'You exploited your role so as to breach security protocols' - Judge Michael Crosbie.
'You killed my son': Mother's agony over gasfitter's fatal shower blunder
Justine Walker says no sentence will be enough for the death of her son.
Police called after group seen 'harassing' sea lion
A member of the public called DOC as they were concerned about the sea lion's welfare.
Dental student avoids conviction to save career despite brutal bar headbutt
Blow left the victim unconscious, with severe oral injuries.
Dunedin economy bouncing back, national retailers moving into George St
Bargain Chemist is making its first foray into Otago.
Meet NZ's first female navy helicopter pilot
The 27-year-old has just graduated as New Zealand's first female navy helicopter pilot
'Considerable damage': Drunk driver forgets handbrake, hits cop car
The defendant gave a blood-alcohol reading of 115mcg — more than twice the legal limit.
Alleged bigamist's ex-wife's 'happy tears'
Ankit Kapila married Nicole Macey then allegedly tried to bring his first wife into NZ.
A dram's a dram and a' that: Kiwi whisky for Burns night
Where to tak a cup of kindness, during a very different Burns Night.
Summer scorcher: Temperatures set to reach 36C in south this week
Temperatures could be 12C above Christchurch's average for this time of year.