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Eleven mins late, $65 fine

A woman has reacted to what she has described as an ''unbelievable'' and ''extraordinary'' $65 parking fine she received at a Dunedin car park.

Woman burned at petrol station critical

The 29-year-old woman who suffered serious burns outside a Dunedin service station has been transferred to Middlemore Hospital's burns unit.

Woman burns at Dunedin petrol station

"I saw a person burning from the waist up". Witnesses have described their horror at seeing a woman catch fire at a Dunedin petrol station yesterday.

Cruel twist to devastating Dunedin fire

A French vacationer scrambled to throw as many valuables as he could out of a burning building yesterday - only to watch the grass around them catch fire.

Kiwi developers head to Silicon Valley

George Phillips and Mike Neumegen were a couple of Dunedin uni students when their part-time work as freelance web designers led them to hit on a business idea.

'Severe' thunderstorm warning for Otago

Severe thunderstorms may hit Dunedin, North Otago and Clutha this afternoon bringing heavy rain and hail as large as 20mm to some areas, MetService warns.

Pool wins seal of approval

Stunned staff and some 100 swimmers watched in disbelief as a fun-loving sea lion waddled through reception and cafe to "swim laps" in a public pool yesterday.

Surprise visitor takes dip in pool

Swimmers were this afternoon evacuated from a public pool after a sea lion "waddled through" reception and entered the water.

$3m bill for 100 meatworks job cuts

Silver Fern Farms faces a bill of up to $3 million after it was ruled it made more than 100 Dunedin seasonal meat workers redundant.

Meth surge received by 'willing market'

A surge in the supply of methamphetamine is being pushed by gangs on a "willing market" in the south, police say.

Rugby rep avoids conviction

The case of a promising young rugby player who avoided conviction for breaking a man's jaw has again raised concerns that sportspeople have a 'get-out-of-jail-free card'.

Patient left alone for sausage rolls

An osteopath who left electric acupuncture needles in a patient's backside while he went to a cafe for sausage rolls has been found to have discredited his profession.

Couch-surf 'lunacy' slammed

Dunedin motorists were stunned to see a man sitting on a couch and holding on to the rear of a moving car as it left a trail of sparks behind him.

Aspiring model jailed for four years

A former Dunedin student and aspiring model has been jailed for four years on drugs charges.

'Disgraceful' attack on two officers

A male and female constable were attacked in Dunedin's CBD and police say it shows why the city's bars need to close earlier.

Police officers injured in attack

Two Dunedin police officers were violently attacked while breaking up a fight in the Octagon this morning.