The passport of a missing Dunedin Mother-of-three Alice Tocher has been found in Brisbane.

Competitors bust their guts trying to beat the world record in porridge eating.

A Dunedin mother-of-three missing since Thursday last week is in Australia, police have confirmed.

As border seizures of drugs go up, a Dunedin man reveals the depths to which he sank after being caught in the dark web.

An Oamaru man who caused a five-car smash that left five injured and one dead was a learner driver and had smoked two bongs before getting behind the wheel.

The lead singer of iconic Dunedin band has admitted drink-driving.

A man has been charged for using a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after a passenger on a quad bike he was driving

Dunedin's 'arty' suburb is worthy of a film, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Motorists should think twice before parking on a roadside near Dunedin Airport.

A Dunedin man who burned down his family home days after his marriage fell apart can now be named.

Police might think twice before pinging John Croawell with a speeding ticket again.

Research reveals bosses would be barking mad to ban dogs from workplaces, say two visiting professors from the United States.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

A former Dunedin woman says she is "overwhelmed" and "excited" to be named young Australian businesswoman of the year.

A teen who killed a man with one punch unsuccessfully attempted to have his sentence of two years' in prison lessened. But the Court

Convicted criminals are trying to entice people into illegal cabs by offering a sober driver service in Dunedin.

'Long, scary night' for family as the earth continues to roll.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

A police dog latched on to the leg of a man involved in a Dunedin arrest but the patrolling pooch ended up sending one of the boys in blue to hospital.

A burglar crawled on his belly inside a Dunedin grocery store to prevent detection from sensor alarms and steal thousands of dollars from its safe.

Police are searching for a man who tried to coax a young girl into his car in Dunedin.

Here's a big scoop for you: Kiwis love their icecream. Turns out we eat 23 litres of the cold, sweet stuff per person each year.

Four houses are being threatened by a large scrub fire in Dunedin this afternoon.

As a high school drop-out and teenage parent, Dunedin 19-year-old Ryan Jones has not followed the most conventional path to politics.

Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.

Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

Thirty patients suffered partial sight loss because of eye clinic delays at two hospitals

This is a journey into Sound, the Dunedin Sound. Here the term Dunedin Sound is not used as a label to define a type of music or band

Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.