Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

Thirty patients suffered partial sight loss because of eye clinic delays at two hospitals

This is a journey into Sound, the Dunedin Sound. Here the term Dunedin Sound is not used as a label to define a type of music or band

Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.

An elderly whitebaiter was seriously injured when he fell into the Taieri River south of Dunedin this morning.

A Dunedin woman has denied acting as a party to a man being unlawfully supplied with morphine.

A 47-year-old Dunedin man was arrested after the body of a 66-year-old man was discovered at a Brockville house.

A detailed map showing the location of every dangerously compromised power pole in Dunedin shows just how worried residents should be about the risk of death or injury.

Delta and Aurora are being investigated for failing to replace dangerous power poles in Dunedin.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

The cost of housing in Auckland is pushing staff in industries to leave the city, while Auckland businesses must be prepared to pay more to keep staff.

Detectives are investigating after a teenage girl was grabbed by a stranger on dark suburban steps in Dunedin.

"He could have killed us," said a Dunedin couple who were woken by the "almighty crash".

Dunedin risks gaining a reputation as a "slum city" if landlords continue to flout Government standards, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

A good Samaritan has described the harrowing moments when a pregnant woman jumped from the second storey of a Dunedin flat as it was being engulfed in flames.

A woman jumped from a burning flat in Dunedin earlier today.

Landlords of several student flats on Dunedin's Castle St have found themselves in hot water following a government investigation into rental housing standards.

A simple device designed by an inventive Dunedin mind has the medical fraternity buzzing.

A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.

Terrified girl cowered in her bedroom as three creepy clowns - one with an axe - roamed outside, threatening to kill her.

A snoozing fur seal has been moved on from a Dunedin cyclepath - again.

While Karin Ann Ross was being beaten to death with a hammer, her final act ensured her killer's guilt was etched into his face for all to see.

A St Clair, Dunedin, mother, driving with her young twins in the rear of her car, smashed into a parked ute after drinking two bottles of wine.

A jury has unanimously found a Dunedin cleaner guilty of beating his boss to death with a hammer.

A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a Dunedin cleaner accused of murdering his supervisor.

The Crown says a Dunedin cleaner beat his boss to death after dragging her out of a vehicle in which she tried to escape.

High temperatures indicate Kiwis could be in for record-breaking highs this summer.

A 34-year-old who groomed and performed sexual acts on a young boy three times within a nine-month span has been jailed for four years and three months.