Dunedin's Cadbury factory will close, its owners have confirmed.

A Frenchwoman has been given a verbal warning by police.

A Dunedin student is couch surfing for charity.

30-year-old jailed for at least four years for city attack - and subsequent indecent assaults on two former flatmates.

The French Embassy has asked tourists to "display good manners'' while touring NZ.

Photos found on computer showed a 'warped interest', court hears.

A university student is juggling a law degree while remaining technically homeless as she bounces from flat to flat, raising money for a scholarship fund.

Complainant told court of his growing fear during the ordeal that started over a parking ticket dispute.

Tourist charged with threatening to kill girlfriend.

Malicious campaign of harassment started over a parking ticket, Crown alleges.

Most Kiwis are expecting property prices to continue their skyward climb.

The union representing some Dunedin Cadbury workers has denied the accusation that it distributed confidential information during a rally.

A flight between Wellington and Dunedin was diverted to Christchurch after being struck by lightning.

The group fighting to keep the Cadbury factory open has appealed to Dunedin residents to turn out in large numbers to a rally in the Octagon today.

Since 2006, the driver has racked up three convictions for careless driving.

New Zealand's mobile surgical bus has been making healthcare more accessible to rural communities for 15 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Gareth Morgan's The Opportunities Party would ban subsidies on fossil fuels, increase the price of carbon and overhaul energy efficiency efforts under a climate change policy launched this evening.

Eighteen jobs will be lost across the lower South Island as Credit Union South confirms restructuring.

Dunedin residents against the proposed closure of the Cadbury factory will have a chance to express their opposition at a protest

House built by polytechnic students shifted to new site.

A Dunedin shopkeeper fears she will witness another fatal crash.

Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.

The woman's car was hit by a truck pulling out and she "somehow made a left-hand turn'' into the building.

After five months on the run, Henry the rooster has been caught - thanks to a honeytrap.

Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

Preloading party-goers are causing the lion's share of trouble for police.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

The CDHB will not renew its contract with Compass Group, the supplier which sparked street protests in Dunedin.

A man accused of killing a sea lion allegedly made threats to divulge untrue information about a police constable.

A cruise ship passenger has been denied entry to New Zealand this week on "character grounds".