Dunedin man grabbed victim by throat, flung her onto couch while their kids were home.

An Afghan refugee wants to share the wealth of his culture through art.

Dunedin murderer George Charles Trounson will be released on parole for the seventh time.

Researcher says new evidence discredits police informer

Convicted wife killer Colin Bouwer has been deported to his native South Africa.

A stoush between Crimson Consulting and its former employee has been settled in secret.

New Zealand to pause and remember WWI Battle of Passchendaele - our darkest hour.

A witness saw about 12 police, four police cars and a van near the address.

The man was left knocked unconscious and with a broken leg after the attack.

A woman was forced to wait nearly two hours at the airport for a shuttle to the city.

A trapped driver was extracted from a vehicle after a collision on State Highway 1.

Woman sustained a ''moderately traumatic brain injury''.

A man who did a 'dumb thing' by robbing his place of work has been shown some leniency.

A group of Dunedin men witnessed the horror and panic following the Las Vegas massacre.

Hotel developer Anthony Tosswill is not giving up on Dunedin just yet.

Dunedin has been identified as a new kereru "hotspot" in this year's Great Kereru Count.

Police believe the French driver performed a U-turn into the path of another vehicle.

Dunedin man believes his cat is scratching on the door of being the world's oldest feline.

Louise Cairns' baby couldn't wait for hospital - so he arrived on the footpath.

Police believe they have found the body of missing Dunedin man.

The pup was euthanised by the Department of Conservation today.

Man driving SUV "very lucky" to escape uninjured after smashing into side of a house.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.

Dunedin City skips dividend from investment arm on Aurora Energy network upgrade.

One incident involved the man asking a 17-year-old girl if she wanted a ride.

Travel is disrupted in the capital and South Island as wild winds start ramping up.

Stephen Lowe's wife calls for help with a private search after her husband goes missing.

Postmortem to be carried out after Dunedin man dies in Brockville house fire.

Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.

Dunedin woman due to be sentenced turned up so drunk she could barely stand.