Complainant told court of his growing fear during the ordeal that started over a parking ticket dispute.

Tourist charged with threatening to kill girlfriend.

Footage has emerged of a woman going to the toilet in a gutter in a Dunedin street.

Children appeal to Otago students to throw their glass away.

Malicious campaign of harassment started over a parking ticket, Crown alleges.

Most Kiwis are expecting property prices to continue their skyward climb.

The union representing some Dunedin Cadbury workers has denied the accusation that it distributed confidential information during a rally.

A flight between Wellington and Dunedin was diverted to Christchurch after being struck by lightning.

The group fighting to keep the Cadbury factory open has appealed to Dunedin residents to turn out in large numbers to a rally in the Octagon today.

Gareth Morgan's The Opportunities Party would ban subsidies on fossil fuels, increase the price of carbon and overhaul energy efficiency efforts under a climate change policy launched this evening.

Eighteen jobs will be lost across the lower South Island as Credit Union South confirms restructuring.

Dunedin is experiencing the biggest boom in job growth in a decade and that trend is set to continue.

A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

Dunedin residents against the proposed closure of the Cadbury factory will have a chance to express their opposition at a protest

House built by polytechnic students shifted to new site.

A Dunedin shopkeeper fears she will witness another fatal crash.

Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.

The woman's car was hit by a truck pulling out and she "somehow made a left-hand turn'' into the building.

Preloading party-goers are causing the lion's share of trouble for police.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

The CDHB will not renew its contract with Compass Group, the supplier which sparked street protests in Dunedin.

A man accused of killing a sea lion allegedly made threats to divulge untrue information about a police constable.

A cruise ship passenger has been denied entry to New Zealand this week on "character grounds".

A Dunedin man has been jailed for attempted murder.

Fletcher Building will occupy a development planned for the former sports ground.

Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.

Finally, a Cadbury story with a sweet ending.

A 52-year-old man has been arrested after the death of a sea lion in November.

The Kiwi snowboarder, who died in a Japan avalanche is remembered as a caring man with infectious energy.

The takeover of Cadbury is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of chocolate fans and workers from the UK to Dunedin.