The man was left knocked unconscious and with a broken leg after the attack.

The number of beehives in New Zealand is expected to hit the million mark by Christmas.

Student 'didn't really prepare' for feat of endurance - but won anyway.

A woman was forced to wait nearly two hours at the airport for a shuttle to the city.

A trapped driver was extracted from a vehicle after a collision on State Highway 1.

Woman sustained a ''moderately traumatic brain injury''.

A man who did a 'dumb thing' by robbing his place of work has been shown some leniency.

A group of Dunedin men witnessed the horror and panic following the Las Vegas massacre.

Hotel developer Anthony Tosswill is not giving up on Dunedin just yet.

Dunedin man believes his cat is scratching on the door of being the world's oldest feline.

Hundreds of students gathered in the backyard of the flat near and cheered on the antics.

Bruce Imrie's car plunged into the water near Sumner, in front of some junior doctors.

Louise Cairns' baby couldn't wait for hospital - so he arrived on the footpath.

Police believe they have found the body of missing Dunedin man.

The pup was euthanised by the Department of Conservation today.

Man driving SUV "very lucky" to escape uninjured after smashing into side of a house.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.

Dunedin City skips dividend from investment arm on Aurora Energy network upgrade.

Stephen Lowe's wife calls for help with a private search after her husband goes missing.

Postmortem to be carried out after Dunedin man dies in Brockville house fire.

Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.

Dunedin woman due to be sentenced turned up so drunk she could barely stand.

The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.

A fire and two separate vehicle accidents have claimed three lives.

A homemade sign that appeared at a Dunedin beach has made waves around the world.

Man running Dunedin's run-down electricity infrastructure is leaving with a huge payout.

A sign claiming the Earth is flat spotted in Dunedin has gone viral.

Despite being beaten with metal pole, his partner wants to resume their relationship.

Dunedin man sent young teen sexualised messages before having sex with her in his flat.

Convicted murderer followed a woman around a Dunedin supermarket verbally abusing her.