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Siblings killed in crash

The two people killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin last night were brother and sister, police say.

'I just want to get a job'

What is life like without a job for six months? It is a struggle, those at the coalface say.

Police: Mum may be victim of foul play

A mother-of-three who hasn't been seen since 2002 may be the victim of foul play, police say, as they open a cold case inquiry into her disappearance.

Night shelter 'extremely busy'

More than 50 women have stayed at Night Shelter Dunedin since it stopped its men-only policy nine months ago.

Gangs bury hatchet, ask to cut grass

Two Dunedin gangs - once at war - have come together to ask Dunedin's council to give them a contract mowing the city's grass.

Compressor hose fatally struck worker clearing landslip

Stray bullet 'scares the hell out of me'

'Some muppet has failed to determine his background,' says the Dunedin man who believes a hunter put a stray bullet in his deck.

Long wait for action on mould

A Dunedin woman says she has been waiting more than four years to have her state house insulated but contractors will not tackle it because of mould under the floor.

Killer's earlier convictions

The tragic deaths of two children shot by their father could have been prevented if NZ and Australian police shared information on earlier criminal convictions.

Ticketed during C-section

A Dunedin mother is angry her car was ticketed while she was undergoing an emergency Caesarean section.

Police cleared over deadly pursuits

Police have been cleared over two pursuits which claimed the lives of five young people last year.

Police failed wrongly convicted teen

Multiple failings by police enabled two officers to lie and provide false evidence in the investigation of a central Otago car crash which was wrongly pinned on a teenager.

Student Ritalin supplier has sentence quashed

A student who admitted supplying Ritalin to other students in Dunedin has had his conviction and sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal.

Noisy Dunedin? Students must be back

The Dunedin City Council received 382 noise complaints last month - the highest since February 2010. Guess the Scarfies are back in town.

For whom the Bell tolls: Factory closes

New Zealand's oldest tea company, Bell Tea, is set to shut its Dunedin factory next month, ending more than 100 years of tea production in the city.

Dunedin man's 99-character name

A Dunedin man has changed his name to 'Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova' after losing a bet.