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Family and friends of a young man killed in a car crash near Dunedin are remembering a "loveable rascal" who had a keen sense of humour and a cheeky grin.

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal car crash near Dunedin International airport. Police said the only occupant of the vehicle has died after the vehicle rolled and came to a rest on its roof on Centre Road in the Momona area.

A Brazilian couple have been kicked off a cruise ship in Dunedin after landing in hot water over the theft of a designer handbag.

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Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in relation to an assault of a female cyclist on a Dunedin street.

The Dunedin City Council has suspended its contract with a Black Power leader after his arrest for dangerous driving.

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross has been remanded in custody following a court appearance.

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A 20-year-old man has been arrested with the murder of Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross.

"I can confirm these cases are in no way linked to each other,'' Inspector Kelvin Lloyd, Acting Area Commander: Otago Coastal, said.

A female cyclist was accosted and punched by a man in a random attack in Dunedin over the weekend.

A house in Kaikorai belonging to the co-worker of woman who was killed in Dunedin last week has been searched by police.

Karin Ann Ross, 51, was found dead in a Dunedin yard earlier this week. Police say the probe into her "unexplained" death is now a homicide inquiry.

A Dunedin man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being trapped under a piano.

Police have released an identikit image of a man they are seeking in relation to the sexual assault of a woman in Dunedin's Ross Creek this week.