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'Mean seas' halt polar plunge

Dunedin's polar plunge has been postponed after "mean seas" washed away sand and several historic timber poles of a Dunedin landmark.

Owner of old photos a mystery

A photography student who restored 30-year-old photos from an old Kodak camera is keen to return the images to their owners.

Dog a 'victim of climate change'

Owner's of terrier swept out to sea near St Clair says she'd "never seen waves like this before" as climate experts warn that NZ coast at is at risk to extreme weather.

Driver shaken after unplanned exit

Emergency services workers helped a man from his car as it hung precariously from the back of his hillside garage in Normanby, Dunedin, yesterday.

Family homeless after Dunedin flood

A young Dunedin family has been left with nowhere to go after being told to leave their flood-damaged property.

Flood family left homeless

With one of her 7 children due to have brain surgery, the last thing Natasha needs to worry about this week is looking for somewhere to live.

Birthday 'idiot' drives car on rail track

A 21-year-old learner driver caught the attention of police when he decide to take his birthday present for a joy-ride on the railway line at Abbotsford.

Baby had both arms broken

A 10-month-old baby who suffered broken arms was left in pain and anguish by his carers, a Dunedin judge said yesterday.

Feral scenes after killer driver jailed

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.

Questions as courthouse costs continue

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

Harassed local party 'harmless fun'

Would you live next to a daycare?

Residents are weighing up their next move after consent was given for a child-care centre which they fear will ruin their quiet Dunedin street.

Harassed local theme of Dunedin party

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

Teenager arrested over 'cowardly' assault

Owner slams councillors as bars close

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

Not closing, under-fire bar owner says

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.