The takeover of Cadbury is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of chocolate fans and workers from the UK to Dunedin.

Fears have been raised that motorists might fail to recognise a 3-D crossing in North Dunedin, putting pedestrians at risk.

The issue of tourists' errant driving has hit the headlines recently.

An elderly woman is in a critical condition after being hit by a car while crossing the road in Dunedin.

Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

Name suppression granted for man accused of almost severing victim's hand.

Four Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.

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A Taieri Mouth man has described coming across the man alleged to be responsible for the bloodied attack.

When a horse walked into the Outram Hotel bar yesterday, the barman didn't ask, "Why the long face?"

The union representing the workers set to lose their jobs at Cadbury's Dunedin factory has spoken out against a public boycott of the brand's chocolate.

A Dunedin dairy owner has vowed to boycott Cadbury products and called on other New Zealanders to do the same.

Canadian cyclist Bernard Gendron surprised doctors in Dunedin yesterday by talking after wakig up from induced coma.

In a leaked employee briefing pack staff were told they were expected to be back on the job this morning.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Kiwi chocolatier Whittaker's has reaffirmed its commitment to New Zealand, following news today that Cadbury would be closing its factory.

Most workers declined to comment after being told not to speak to media, but a few made their feelings known after the 10am meeting.

The owner of the Cadbury factory in Dunedin has announced a proposal to end operations in 2018, with 350 people facing redundancies.

A campervan driver will appear in court next week accused of causing a severe brain injury to a Canadian tourist.

A Canadian cruise ship passenger and "self-made man'' was in Dunedin for the day when he was knocked from his bicycle in front of his shocked wife and began a battle for his life.

NASA has confirmed it will return to Wanaka to launch it's super-pressure balloon which will see the 18.8 million cubic foot balloon

Weary passengers forced to wait even longer after plane to Auckland is delayed yet again.

Passengers have been left stranded at Dunedin Airport tonight after mechanical problems grounded two aircraft this afternoon.

Port Chalmer's iconic music venue, Chick's Hotel, has been transformed into a recording studio.

A woman was injured after the car she was driving hit a parked car and then "burst into the lounge'' of a Dunedin house today.

A cyclist sustained a serious head injury after being hit by a campervan in Dunedin today. A St John spokesman said an ambulance

A garage owner has defended displaying the Confederate flag after a Dunedin woman took to social media to register her shock at seeing it.

Investigators will interview 'relevant people' after yesterday's explosion that killed a crewman on board cruise ship.

A passenger aboard a cruise ship on which a crew member died has recounted the harrowing scenes which followed the incident. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A drug user went to the police after swapping his car for rock salt.