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.

A 6-year-old Dunedin boy was left crying on the footpath after he and his mother were not allowed to take his bike on an otherwise empty bus.

Emergency services were called to the scene near the entrance to the Dunedin Botanic Garden, on the corner of Great King St and North Rd.

“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.

University of Otago researchers joined almost 200 scientists from around the world to head out to take marine samples as part of the second Ocean Sampling Day yesterday.

The winter storm that brought snow and heavy rain to many parts of the South is moving north, but many roads in the region remain affected in its wake this morning.

A hit and run driver is being sought by police after a crash in Dunedin last night.

The driver of a taxi which struck and seriously injured a pedestrian after an All Blacks test, has been convicted, disqualified from driving and given a financial penalty.

Dunedin's polar plunge has been postponed after "mean seas" washed away sand and several historic timber poles of a Dunedin landmark.

A photography student who restored 30-year-old photos from an old Kodak camera is keen to return the images to their owners.

Owner's of terrier swept out to sea near St Clair says she'd "never seen waves like this before" as climate experts warn that NZ coast at is at risk to extreme weather.

Emergency services workers helped a man from his car as it hung precariously from the back of his hillside garage in Normanby, Dunedin, yesterday.

A young Dunedin family has been left with nowhere to go after being told to leave their flood-damaged property.

With one of her 7 children due to have brain surgery, the last thing Natasha needs to worry about this week is looking for somewhere to live.

A 21-year-old learner driver caught the attention of police when he decide to take his birthday present for a joy-ride on the railway line at Abbotsford.

A 10-month-old baby who suffered broken arms was left in pain and anguish by his carers, a Dunedin judge said yesterday.