Joe Karam questions the sincerity of Michael Bain's welcome to David and says Michael spent little time with his brother Robin and his family before their deaths.

South Island mayors have been quick to say "no thanks" to the prospect of the Undie 500 student rally moving to their neck of the woods.

Canterbury student leaders turn the key off for the infamous Canterbury car rally to Dunedin.

"I hope her screams of agony ring in your ears, as they do mine ...' - Sophie Elliott's family address her killer in court.

The University of Otago says it will come down hard on students whose "loutish behaviour" at the weekend threatened its reputation.

Police have charged 67 people following the riots in Dunedin over the weekend as the Undie 500 event came to town.

The mayor of Dunedin wants students involved in weekend riots to be punished without regard for their future careers.

Police ran out of pepper spray against an angry mob of around 600 during more ugly Undie 500 related scenes last night.

More than 600 people pelted officers with bottles, bricks and bicycle parts in North Dunedin last night, with concerns for more trouble tonight.