Oscar Francis

A person is dead after a three-vehicle crash near Winton, in Southland, yesterday afternoon.

Police say a pair of miscreant youths were caught after setting fire to tussock in Dunedin as part of an early morning escapade at the seaside.

Six Mazdas have been stolen overnight and youths are believed to be involved in the thefts, police say.

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A strike by firefighters planned for tomorrow has been called off.

Dunedin firefighters are pleased yesterday’s walk-off could be avoided and hope for progress on a long-running industrial dispute — but the union has also called more strikes.

A young man without a licence was also nabbed for drink-driving, police say.

A planned walk-off by firefighters has been averted just hours before it was set to go ahead.

Firefighters have issued further strike notices, just hours after today's industrial action was called off.

An unlicensed Dunedin rider crashed a high-powered motorcycle just hours after he rode it away from the shop, police say.

The 74-year-old woman who died after being hit by a car has been remembered as "a kind person who loved people" by her youngest son.

The 74-year-old woman who died after being hit by a car in central Dunedin has been remembered as "a kind person who loved people" by her youngest son.