Crews work through night as fire threatens Southland home

Fire crews worked through the night after a bonfire spread to a neighbouring pile of wood and threatened to engulf a rural Winton house and shed early this morning.

Coastguard up for awards

Jonathan Walmisley, the Wanaka Lakes branch president of Coastguard at the boat naming ceremony...

Coastguard up for awards

Coastguard Wānaka Lakes swept up several nominations in the national 2023 Volunteer Awards of Excellence.

발자국 체이스가 바카라사이트 소울카지노로 이어졌습니다

발자국 체이스가 바카라사이트 소울카지노로 이어졌습니다

A man took Dunedin police on a short-lived chase on foot after being seen trying the door handles of a parked car, police say.

바카라 온라인 'Piggies'라고

Students say they were told to strip, called ‘piggies’

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Students say they were told to strip, called ‘piggies’

Two female University of Otago students have described being told to strip to their underwear and called "piggies", as more stories of horrific flat initiations in Dunedin emerge.

Driver slams through wall after hitting power pole

Driver slams through wall after hitting power pole

A man believed to be under the influence of alcohol hit a power pole and ploughed through a wall after failing to take a corner in Mornington.

Children in boot of stolen car on Dunedin joyride

Children in boot of stolen car on Dunedin joyride

Ten youths on a late night joyride in a stolen car - some of them in the boot - had their evening short after coming to the attention of police.

Green waste dumping ‘senseless’

Dumped rubbish was found down a bank at Prospect Park on Thursday night. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Green waste dumping ‘senseless’

A Dunedin resident was left flabbergasted after finding bags full of what appeared to be dirt dumped down a bank on Thursday evening.

Police operation closes busy road

Police operation closes busy road

One person has been arrested during a police operation that led to a busy Dunedin road being closed for a time early yesterday.

'Gun threat' on Southern Motorway

Dunedin police are investigating a possible threat with a gun on the Southern Motorway today.

Disqualified driver flushed out by police

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

Disqualified driver flushed out by police

A disqualified driver spotted out late by police tried to evade them by hiding in a petrol station toilet.

Man brandished knife at passing cars

A man waving a knife towards passing cars caused alarm for motorists in Dunedin yesterday.

Students bite legs off ducks in flat initiation

A group of first-year University of Otago students were forced to bite off the legs of live ducks as part of a "sick and twisted" Dunedin flat initiation.

Gas leak prompts callout in central city

Gas leak prompts callout in central city

Emergency services attend a gas leak in George St, central Dunedin, yesterday morning, the result of construction workers opening up an old gas main.

Confrontation over online sale

A Facebook marketplace sale turned ugly when the buyer and seller deliberately rammed each other in a Green Island carpark on Wednesday.

Painted Haast rocks travel around New Zealand

Painted Haast rocks travel around New Zealand

Rocks plucked from riverbeds and painted by one Haast local have travelled all around the country in a nationwide scavenger hunt.

Students 'bite legs off ducks in flat initiation'

A horrified mother says a group of first-year University of Otago students were forced to bite off the legs of live ducks as part of a "sick and twisted" Dunedin flat initiation.

Pedestrian hit by car in South Dunedin

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

Car park stoush after online sale goes sour

Car park stoush after online sale goes sour

A Facebook marketplace sale turned ugly when the buyer and seller deliberately rammed each other in a Green Island car park yesterday, witnesses say.

Uni flat initiation involving live eel investigated

The University of Otago has informed police as it investigates a "traumatic" flat initiation involving a live eel.

Barging across harbour to meet rising demand

Kevin Waters, of Otago Moorings, pilots the Bike Barge on its maiden voyage from Port Chalmers to...

Barging across harbour to meet rising demand

Dunedin businesses Port to Port and Otago Moorings Ltd have teamed up to launch a cycle barge as demand for the ferry service across Otago Harbour rises.

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