Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

Name suppression granted for man accused of almost severing victim's hand.

Four Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.

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A Taieri Mouth man has described coming across the man alleged to be responsible for the bloodied attack.

The end of a three-year affair with a Dunedin businessman allegedly led an Auckland woman to harass her former lover's wife.

Mystery surrounds death of Kiwi woman living in Sydney found with slashed wrists next to a note saying 'he did it'.

When a horse walked into the Outram Hotel bar yesterday, the barman didn't ask, "Why the long face?"

The union representing the workers set to lose their jobs at Cadbury's Dunedin factory has spoken out against a public boycott of the brand's chocolate.

In a leaked employee briefing pack staff were told they were expected to be back on the job this morning.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Kiwi chocolatier Whittaker's has reaffirmed its commitment to New Zealand, following news today that Cadbury would be closing its factory.

Most workers declined to comment after being told not to speak to media, but a few made their feelings known after the 10am meeting.

The owner of the Cadbury factory in Dunedin has announced a proposal to end operations in 2018, with 350 people facing redundancies.

Bernard Gendron remains in an induced coma in Dunedin Hospital, but his family, who have arrived from Canada, have seen encouraging signs.

Police are calling for witnesses to a vicious assault at Dunedin International Airport early last Friday morning.

A campervan driver will appear in court next week accused of causing a severe brain injury to a Canadian tourist.

A Canadian cruise ship passenger and "self-made man'' was in Dunedin for the day when he was knocked from his bicycle in front of his shocked wife and began a battle for his life.

Passengers have been left stranded at Dunedin Airport tonight after mechanical problems grounded two aircraft this afternoon.

Port Chalmer's iconic music venue, Chick's Hotel, has been transformed into a recording studio.

A woman was injured after the car she was driving hit a parked car and then "burst into the lounge'' of a Dunedin house today.

A cyclist sustained a serious head injury after being hit by a campervan in Dunedin today. A St John spokesman said an ambulance

A garage owner has defended displaying the Confederate flag after a Dunedin woman took to social media to register her shock at seeing it.

Investigators will interview 'relevant people' after yesterday's explosion that killed a crewman on board cruise ship.

A passenger aboard a cruise ship on which a crew member died has recounted the harrowing scenes which followed the incident. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A drug user went to the police after swapping his car for rock salt.

Inflatable vessels were being reinflated when a gas cylinder exploded, killing one.

The body of a person thought to be a diver who went missing in Otago waters yesterday has been found. Police divers found the body

A new report about the collapse of a balcony at a student concert in Dunedin has revealed a number of failings.

Police have suspended the search for a diver missing in Dunedin tonight.