Man who takes party-goers for a spin in a fire truck shrugs off noise complaints and accusations passenger dented a car roof.

Marty Duffy believes his Northeast Valley house will be a write-off after a ''canyon'' opened up in his section.

Lightning strikes and torrential rain which caused floods and slips this week look to be replaced by drier, more predictable weather by tomorrow.

A Dunedin resident was in for a shock when he looked out the window to see a slip had opened up a 'canyon', leaving his kitchen hanging in mid-air.

A civil defence response has been activated in Dunedin after torrential rain caused widespread flooding.

A learner driver who killed two Mosgiel siblings - including his then girlfriend - has robbed a mother of seeing what her children would become, he was told this morning.

There were feral scenes outside a Dunedin courthouse as associates of a learner driver jailed on two counts of manslaughter took their anger out on the media.

Dunedin's historic courthouse will cost the Ministry of Justice about $220 a day in rates alone while it lies empty and indefinitely mothballed.

The creator of a Facebook ''party'' themed on a harassed Dunedin woman says the event is intended to be ''harmless'' fun.

Two of Dunedin's biggest student bars have shut suddenly, and their owner has pointed to Dunedin's ''utterly conservative'' councillors as the cause.

An Octagon bar owner insists his late-night venue will not become the latest to close, despite police opposition to a renewed on-licence after a string of assaults linked to the premises.

Street artist Bezt painted a woman lying in a forest clutching arrows protruding from her stomach on a wall in the Scenic Circle Southern Cross Hotel car park.

It was announced on the Capone's and Boogie Nites Facebook pages that the bars were closed yesterday morning.

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in what police have described as a “cowardly unprovoked group attack” outside a party in Dunedin.

The son of a New Zealand rich-lister has won a fight to keep his name secret after he allegedly punched a female police officer in the face.

Police were called to a party in North Dunedin last night after firefighters putting out couch fires reported bottles being thrown.

A woman who complained about drunk and disorderly Dunedin students says she's been harassed in person and online since appearing on TV.

From wildlife to heritage to chocolate, Peter Feeney finds plenty of reasons to extend your visit to Dunedin.

Motat's clever use of te reo has seen it receive top honours at the ServiceIQ 2015 New Zealand Museum Awards in Dunedin.

Dunedin police are investigating after a Palmerston baby was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A truck has jack-knifed near Dunedin this morning closing city-bound lanes on State Highway 1.

A man who sparked an armed manhunt and a police car chase in Dunedin was captured last night.

A fugitive who went on the run in Dunedin has been found after eluding police for much of the day.

Police have taken action against some of their own after failing to protect Katherine Webb and her children, but those involved have kept their jobs.

A top policeman choked back tears yesterday as he recounted Dunedin police's significant failures in their handling of Edward Livingstone.

Police failed to protect Katherine Webb and her children, Bradley and Ellen Livingstone, an inquest heard today.

Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were "reluctant" and "nervous" ahead of meeting their father under supervision for the first time, the coroner's court has heard.