Latest from Dunedin

‘Upsetting and horrific’: Young sea lion shot and killed

DoC investigating attack on female sea lion in "nationally vulnerable" population.

Watch: 'Not fit to drive' - video shows campervan swerving over centre line

Shocking footage has emerged of a campervan crossing the centre line on blind corners.

Board chairman's 'racial slur' revealed

Barry Williams has been under fire for using an alleged racial slur towards a food worker.

'Blood-covered' man bashes on door at midnight in Milton

Police were busy in Dunedin last night after a mugging, drunk drivers and break-ins.

Girls, 12 and 14, given cannabis, booze and taught to smoke methamphetamine at addict’s house

'He held the pipe to the victims’ mouths and applied the flame, causing them to inhale.'

2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record

Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.

No one ‘forced from homes’ in South Dunedin buy-up plan

Council says no one will be forced from their homes under a $132m plan to buy properties.

Rare sportscar damaged: Car driven by teen 'was going like the clappers'

A teenage driver abused family after he crashed into their rare American performance car.

Children who lost parents in fatal crash remain in hospital

Three people were killed in the crash in Otago on Monday.

Otago crash: Police investigating what led to double-fatal crash

Two people were killed, and four others were critically injured.

Super bowls – the Dunedin eatery defying restaurant prices

The Bowling Club dishes up to 1000 main meals a day with just 14 staff and a $4 price tag.

Dunedin students ‘better off’ under new alcohol Bill, Hospitality NZ disappointed

There are claims the Bill threatens the livelihoods of those in the hospitality industry.

'She’s the one I want': Schoolgirl's gruelling stalker nightmare

The stalker who plagued her final years of high school has now been unmasked.

Language barrier key element as defendant takes the stand in rape trial

The defence case began in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.

One injured in plane crash near Dunedin

One person has been taken to hospital after a biplane crashed.

Hostel a backpackers and boarding house for homeless

Hostel a boarding house for the homeless, while also claiming to be a backpackers.

Taxi rape case: No semen on clothes of alleged victim

DNA was found, but the driver claims it came from his taxi and transferred to her clothes.

Police seek Mazda Bounty impersonating cop car

Mystery driver allegedly drove along the road with the lights and siren blaring.