Oscar Francis

A police review of anti-vaccination Facebook groups prior to the Parliament protests found many had been infiltrated by fake accounts from overseas which spewed disinformation.

Otago could face uncontrollable fires comparable to those that have ravaged parts of California and Greece unless there is a concerted effort to help prevent them, a fire risk reduction manager says.

Emergency services are responding to reports of a suspected assault in South Dunedin.

Another person has been seriously injured in a crash on Dunedin's one-way system, just 25 hours after a young man was left fighting for his life in Dunedin Hospital. 

Emergency services were called to a Dunedin cinema after a vape exploded in a man's pocket.

Emergency services were called to a Dunedin Cinema after a man had a vape explode in his pocket.

Two off-duty police officers have been recognised with bravery awards after intervening to help stop a stabbing spree at a Dunedin Countdown store.

More traffic blockades are likely because people are "terrified" about runaway climate change, a Dunedin man arrested at a pro-train protest in Wellington claims.

It was not quite improvised, but performers at one Dunedin Arts Festival performance had only an hour to perfect their moves before taking them to a very public stage.