The Dunedin City Council has confirmed a rates increase of 6.5 per cent.Several councillors at today`s meeting argued the rise, together with a substantial capital programme, allowed necessary and important work to get done.Deputy... Read...

One of the three groups involved in a meeting for street racers in Dunedin has issued a public apology, saying organisers had good intentions but the event got out of hand.About 500 cars flooded Dunedin`s Forsyth Barr Stadium car... Read...

A man killed in the Picton crash which left seven dead has been described as `a real genuine person` whose death was an absolute tragedy.Dunedin resident John Reynolds said his brother-in-law Paul Brown, 59, was a god-fearing man,... Read...

Another of Dunedin`s sea lion pups has been killed by a vehicle, this time in a hit-and-run on the Otago Peninsula.Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Jim Fyfe, of Dunedin, said the death happened on Sunday afternoon... Read...

The chairman of Forbury Park Trotting Club says he was duped into letting car enthusiasts on the track as up to 1000 of them descended on Dunedin for an illicit race which culminated in a serious crash near Herbert.A video uploaded... Read...

An unrepentant `scary mobster` has been sent to prison for 12 years for a two-hour Dunedin sex attack.Pierre Rewi Anglem (42) appeared in the Dunedin District Court this afternoon for sentencing after being found guilty by a jury... Read...

Central Dunedin had a temporary new fountain today with roadworks accidentally opening a water main, spraying a pressurised `geyser` many metres into the air. Read...

A fire hydrant has burst during George St redevelopment works in Dunedin, sending water four storeys into the air.The incident happened outside Farmers on George St where contractors were working as part of the $28 million upgrade... Read...

OPINION: With 5.6 sheep per person in the land of the long white cloud, you would think Kiwis would stick together. But you would be wrong. After a lot of research (me moving from Dunedin to Auckland), I have learned it`s not... Read...

OPINION: There`s a video doing the rounds on social media at the moment of two students at Otago Boys` High School in Dunedin giving another student what could only be described as a `hiding`.It seems it`s mostly kids in Dunedin... Read...