Woman brandishing a pistol inside a dairy hot-footed within seconds of entering.

Govt is holding firm on its decision not to hold an inquiry into abuse in state care.

Man "absolutely blown away" after winning $400,000 with Strike Four.

Older patients forced to sit on floor while waiting in eye department at Dunedin Hospital.

Police in Dunedin are hunting a woman involved in an attempted aggravated robbery

Family of woman killed by drink driver are flabbergasted to learn he has been at it again.

A female robber walked into a Dunedin dairy yesterday and pointed a handgun at its owner.

Harding will return for shows in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.

There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

Tina Weepu jailed for two years following attack that left 72-year-old blind in one eye.

A cyclist almost killed in a Queenstown hit-and-run is still recovering from her ordeal.

Trans woman charged with three armed robberies has been remanded to a men's prison.

Beachgoers are being reminded to keep their distance from wildlife.

Man who rammed police car after months on the run has been jailed for nearly three years.

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.

Boy was standing near the edge of a narrow precipitous section of track when it gave way.

How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Sober drivers are plying teens with alcohol in Dunedin, say parents.

Man connected with the girls on social media via the Dunedin sober drivers Facebook page.

"We were a few hundred metres away from the finish line and they were just crossing it.

A burglar ransacked two houses - but left a balaclava with his DNA on it.

A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

The survivor of yesterday's Otago plane crash is 'recovering well'.

On person is dead and four have been injured in a two-car crash.

Two unemployed Mosgiel men arrested following a string of Nissan thefts in Dunedin.

A Cafe Rue staff member left a gas hob on in the restaurant in Dunedin overnight.

"When we were waiting on the street the flames got larger and there was smoke everywhere."

Jim O'Malley is pulling out of his bid to win a manufacturing contract from Mondelez.