A man has been arrested after an overnight murder scare at a shearers' quarters in Milton.

An elderly Dunedin man who died after being hit by a car last night has been named by police. He was 86-year-old Albert Arthur Wolf, known as Bert, of Fairfield.

Police have slammed 17 Dunedin drivers for their "stupidity and poor judgement" after they were apprehended for drinking and driving over the weekend.

Fine weather may to be blame for a spike in student disciplinary cases in February and March this year, University of Otago proctor Simon Thompson says.

When Hannah Scott lay in Dunedin's intensive care unit in a coma in 2009, doctors told her parents to be "realistic" about her chances.

Police are investigating the death of an 86-year-old Dunedin man who was hit by a car in Fairfield, Dunedin last night.

Four people managed to escape a fire that completely destroyed their homes in Dunedin overnight.

These days, people are often being told ''There's no such thing as a free meal''. But yesterday, the old adage got turned on its head.

A Dunedin woman has been left $2500 out of pocket after a man she met online took advantage of her by telling her what she "wanted to hear".

Two people who came to the aid of a woman who was assaulted in Dunedin on Saturday are being asked to contact police.

A surge in flu-like illnesses has swept southern Dunedin schools in the past week, leaving hundreds of pupils at home and health clinics overrun with patients.

Fire crews arrived "in the nick of time" after a blaze broke out at The Bog Irish Bar in Dunedin last night.

"We had multiple calls of a rental car driving on the incorrect side of the road and straddling the centre of the road," Acting senior sergeant James Ure said.

A cop has called for mobility scooters to be equipped with registration plates amid rising complaints from pedestrians about the scooters' mainly elderly drivers.

Police are still in the ''very early'' stages of the investigation into the crash that killed 18-year-old Nakita May Strange and it is unclear when charges will be laid.

The 18-year-old girl who died in a crash in central Dunedin yesterday morning was Nakita May Strange.

A driver involved in a Dunedin crash rushed to give CPR to a dying teenager who lay unconscious in the back seat of the other car.

About 75,000 Jaffas rolled down Dunedin's Baldwin Street during the fund-raising event in front of a crowd of 15,000.

There's been an Armed Offenders Call out in Calton Hill in Dunedin.

“This is a chance to be part of history and show the team how proud we are of them,” says Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.

A man has been charged with murder after a young woman was killed in Dunedin on Friday.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in a Dunedin home last night.

Police were called to the scene about 6.30pm on Friday night. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident.

The company running Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is poised to deliver its first profit on the back of tighter finances and a cash injection from ratepayers.

Emerson's will not just be brewing fine ales from its new Dunedin site, it will also be showcasing pieces of the city's history unearthed during excavation.

Red Cross is launching an appeal to help those affected by the weekend's floods - a disaster the organisation has labelled the worst to strike New Zealand since the Canterbury earthquakes.

A leading family violence expert is welcoming a move to encourage more transparency between agencies dealing with domestic abuse cases.

A coroner’s report finds police overlooked clear warnings and insight into Edward Livingstone’s mindset before he killed his children.

A driver had to escape from a submerged car after it went off the road and into the Otago Harbour this morning.