Laine Priestley

A man with a knife allegedly threatened to kill a pedestrian while they were walking in central Dunedin, police say.

An obscure book by a Dunedin author has popped up in the biggest movie of the year and has won praise from one of its stars.

A Dunedin teen who crashed into a parked car blamed a cat going on a late night prowl, police say.

An alleged drink-driver played "musical chairs" by swapping seats with a passenger when the vehicle was stopped in Dunedin, police say.

An enraged cyclist threatened to assault a stop-and-go operator with their sign, Dunedin police say.

An enraged cyclist threatened to bash a stop/go operator with their sign, Dunedin police say.

A nervous teenager drove into traffic at a Dunedin intersection after being spooked by another motorist’s impatient honking, according to police.

A nervous teenager drove into traffic at a Dunedin intersection after being spooked by another motorist’s impatient honking.

A motorcyclist has had his licence suspended after he was caught allegedly travelling at 165kmh north of Dunedin yesterday.

A Dunedin teen called police and admitted to drink-driving after his car ended up in a ditch, police say.

A Dunedin teen called police on himself and admitted to drink-driving after ending up in a ditch, police say.

A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a donation jar from a Dunedin dairy.

Cyclists of all ages got down and dirty at the 2023 Dunedin Cyclocross Series yesterday.

One person was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition following a malfunction with a gas cooker, Hato Hone St John says.

A car drove off the road and down a steep bank on the corner of Wakari and Polwarth Rds early yesterday.

State Highway 85 has been closed in both directions between Palmerston and Kyeburn.

A car drove off the road and down a steep bank on the corner of Wakari Rd and Polwarth Rd early this morning.