TourismDunedin $100m hotel plans scrappedPlans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the council has descended into acrimony.14 Apr 07:32 PM
RoyalsGallery: The Royals head southThe Duke and Duchess are in the South Island today where they will taste wines, and ride on a jet boat.12 Apr 11:10 PM
New ZealandKiller's earlier convictionsThe tragic deaths of two children shot by their father could have been prevented if NZ and Australian police shared information on earlier criminal convictions.03 Apr 06:06 AM
New ZealandTicketed during C-sectionA Dunedin mother is angry her car was ticketed while she was undergoing an emergency Caesarean section.02 Apr 08:41 PM
New ZealandPolice cleared over deadly pursuitsPolice have been cleared over two pursuits which claimed the lives of five young people last year.26 Mar 10:22 PM
New ZealandPolice failed wrongly convicted teenMultiple 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.14 Mar 03:27 AM
New ZealandStudent Ritalin supplier has sentence quashedA student who admitted supplying Ritalin to other students in Dunedin has had his conviction and sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal.13 Mar 06:59 PM
New ZealandNoisy Dunedin? Students must be backThe Dunedin City Council received 382 noise complaints last month - the highest since February 2010. Guess the Scarfies are back in town.10 Mar 09:38 PM
New ZealandFor whom the Bell tolls: Factory closesNew 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.10 Mar 08:47 PM
New ZealandDunedin man's 99-character nameA 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.09 Mar 11:48 PM
New ZealandPolice apologise to man over failurePolice have apologised to a Dunedin man for an "unacceptable level of service" after officers failed to act on information identifying an alleged offender.06 Mar 01:44 AM
New ZealandStag 'layback' could cost bar managerA stag night booze request has landed a Dunedin duty bar manager in trouble with police - and may even cost him his licence.05 Mar 09:27 PM
New ZealandBurns victim's 'flashbacks of flames'A severely burnt Dunedin man wants to thank those who helped him as his skin melted following a 'freak accident'.03 Mar 10:46 PM
New ZealandCouncil objects to sponsorship of flatA radio station and Dunedin property owner are in hot water over the sponsorship of a student flat.26 Feb 11:22 PM
New ZealandBody on beach yet to be identifiedThe body of a woman found beside the St Clair piles yesterday has yet to be identified, police say.26 Feb 07:36 PM
New ZealandElderly woman's body found on beachAn elderly woman's body was found by a man walking his dog on one of Dunedin's popular beaches early this morning.25 Feb 07:00 PM
New ZealandIn the end, revenge all that matteredA month after his marriage fell apart, Edward Livingstone had moved about 70km south of his family - a wife he was barred from contacting and children he could see only under supervision.24 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandWhy father killed his childrenThe death in Dunedin of two young children at the hands of their father sent David Fisher in search of a monster. He found something more unsettling - a man.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKing-hit initiative welcomed by victim's childrenThe children of a Dunedin man killed by one punch are pleased his death is helping to prevent similar acts of violence.19 Feb 01:54 AM
New ZealandSolo mum in dark after course cutA Dunedin solo mother is disappointed after Aoraki Polytechnic cut a course she was signed up to start next week, but neglected to inform her.17 Feb 08:40 PM
New ZealandCops: Fire lighters will be prosecutedPolice have warned students and other O-Week revellers that anyone involved in lighting fires will be put before the courts.16 Feb 09:08 PM
New ZealandSlashed tyres raise fears of taxi warThe deliberate slashing of 12 tyres on airport shuttle vans has raised suspicion about a taxi war in Dunedin.16 Feb 08:34 PM
New ZealandSponsored scarfies lay it onA flat of boys has picked up a year's sponsorship and now the University of Otago students are trying to work out how to consume their weekly 2.5kg allocation of Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter.12 Feb 11:00 PM
New ZealandMen rescued after lilo float goes wrongIt was meant to be a leisurely float down a river. But two men needed rescuing overnight after their lilos ran out of deep water and they ended trudging down a riverbed.06 Feb 08:35 PM
New ZealandConman waits for mythical millionsA conman jailed for defrauding church-goers of $853k in a Nigerian oil scam has the 'delusional view' the scheme will 'deliver up riches'.04 Feb 09:08 PM
New ZealandDunedin cops jump calf on the lamA runaway calf on Dunedin's Southern Motorway sparked a pursuit involving six police cars before officers cornered the beast and "jumped on it".02 Feb 07:38 PM
New ZealandDunedin man guilty of sex offendingA 41-year-old Dunedin man was yesterday found guilty on seven of nine charges alleging sexual offending against three women in 2009, 2010 and 2012.31 Jan 10:13 PM
New ZealandFraudsters fleece Dunedin's Chinese business communityFraudsters have fleeced thousands of dollars from Dunedin's Chinese business community, police warn.29 Jan 09:17 PM