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Stadium promises 'completely different ball game' after $1m loss

The company running Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is promising a "completely different ball game" despite confirming another $1 million loss.

Makarora: Crayfish for lunch by azure river

Our ancestors would have ventured deeper into our back country if they'd been able to do so in a powerful jetboat, writes Lisa Scott.

Girl killed by foreign driver remembered

Ruby Jay Marris, the five year-old killed in a crash involving a foreign driver in Otago, has been remembered as “cherished and loved” and a "fun-loving princess".

Fall from roof at Six60 gig

Six60's return to Dunedin's student quarter was marred when a man watching the gig suffered moderate to serious injuries when he fell from a roof.

Opuha Water to cut supplies to irrigators

Exploding glass showers Dunedin street

''Everyone just ran and glass showered down on to the road.'' Exploding glass caused a shower of fragments onto Dunedin's main street yesterday.

Six tourist drivers in court over crashes

Six overseas drivers have appeared in court over the past 24 hours after a series of crashes that have focused attention on tourist driving.

Family mourns loss of Ruby, 5, in crash

A heartbroken family are mourning the loss of 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris after a car crash involving a foreign driver in Otago.

5-year-old killed in crash named

The 5-year-old Oamaru girl killed in a crash in North Otago on Saturday has been named by police.

Unexpected power outage 'cavalier'

Dunedin residents are angry after they lost power for eight hours a week earlier than expected - saying the power company's attitude to the mistake was 'cavalier'.

Dunedin party scrapped: 'It got too big'

An annual party at a sponsored student flat has been cancelled after more than 3000 people indicated they would attend.

Kiwi fugitive enters no plea

Kiwi fugitive Paul Bennett has appeared in a Sydney court today and entered no plea after 10 months on the run ended in Australia last night.

14 months' jail for chainsaw chase

A heated argument between two men acting "like a couple of strutting peacocks" which ended in a chase with a chainsaw at a petrol station is condemned by a judge.

Alleged victim 'relieved' hunt's over

The victim of an alleged sexual assault by fugitive Paul Bennett has spoken of her relief at hearing he was in police custody after 10 months on the run.

Flatmates: 'We cleaned up'

A group of Dunedin flatmates say they picked up 550kg of glass after a party they hosted on their street which attracted 1000 people.

UFO photo baffles ex-sceptic

Queenstown man Verdun Waghorn was a UFO sceptic - until he photographed one. Now he wants to know if the truth is out there.

Two who died after Dunedin smash named

Dunedin street 'like the Third World'

''I try to pick up the broken glass every Sunday morning, but it was just too bad.'' 1000 revellers helped plaster a Dunedin street in glass - to residents' disgust.