Rob Kidd

Two foreign nationals arrested in Dunedin allegedly made an audacious underwater attempt to retrieve $30 million of cocaine stashed in the hull of a container ship, it is understood.

The mother of a Dunedin man who died following a spell behind bars has had her legal challenge again shut down by the court.

A drink-driver who killed an 18-year-old has been caught driving under the influence again - just months after her disqualification ended.

A Dunedin judge has called for the drink-drive limit to be slashed but one academic has dismissed it as wowserism.

A methamphetamine-affected driver who caused severe injury to a family of five has had his prison term converted to home detention.