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Cars in middle of road cause bus crash

Victim warns of car-surfing dangers

Every time Mosgiel resident Nick Vermeulen looks in the mirror, the consequences of his actions are reflected in the asymmetry of his face.

Four arrests follow student couch fire party

Shag Point makes 'rude' map

Drunk roof plunge a warning to others

Two students who fell off the roof of the same Dunedin flat within minutes of each other say the incidents are a reminder for students to think before they act.

Glider death to remain a mystery

What caused a Hororata pilot to fly his glider into the side of a mountain near Omarama in a fatal crash in January last year may never be definitively known.

Otago: Serenity in the saddle

Kia ora: Cromwell

Elisabeth Easther gets a taste of the 'Fruit Bowl of the South'.

Drowned man 'never had a nasty bone in his body'

A man who died when a dinghy capsized near Dunedin on Tuesday was a keen fisherman who loved to spin a yarn.

Missing kneeboarder a 'great boy'

The family of missing teenager Blake Sinclair will carry out their own private search of the Clutha River after the official search was scaled down, police say.

Hope lost for missing teen

The search for missing South Otago teenager Blake McKenzie Sinclair will today become a recovery operation, police say.

Teen kneeboarder still missing

An extensive search of the Clutha River has failed to locate a teenager who disappeared while kneeboarding yesterday afternoon.

Cricket: Lee to play one game for Otago

Four rescued from swiftly sinking boat

One of the four men who were winched to safety off the coast of Dunedin today says it took only a minute for their boat to go down.

Locator beacon now a must

Two Dunedin students rescued from remote bush say the biggest lesson learned from their ordeal is to always carry a locator beacon in the backcountry.

Tourists seriously injured in Central Otago crash

Goat shooters to expect hefty penalties

Those responsible for shooting five domesticated goats, one of which took five days to die, are being warned by police.

Statue to honour surgeon

A prominent English sculptor is creating a statue to honour pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe, who grew up in Dunedin.