A BP 2Go service station owner has blamed cigarette tax hikes for an increasing number of burglaries and ram-raids on service stations around Dunedin.

A Dunedin man who burned down his family home four days after his marriage fell apart has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Police in Dunedin are hunting people connected to two ram raids at petrol stations in the area overnight.

A notorious fraudster who lied to a judge in court, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind, has been jailed for nearly two years.

Tauranga is now the fifth biggest area in New Zealand based on population numbers, Statistics New Zealand has revealed. The Tauranga

Clues left by an anonymous benefactor had hundreds of people searching for cash hidden in a secret Dunedin location.

A woman who accused her ex-girlfriend of attacking her might end up in the dock herself after admitting she lied to police.

Silver Fern Farms, the meat processor in which a controlling stake was sold to China's Shanghai Maling for $267 million at the end

COMMENT: If you want to see really crappy summer weather you should try camping near Dunedin.

If people bother the rare penguin moulting in Dunedin it will be moved to a secret location, the Department of Conservation says.

A patched Bandidos gang member from Auckland has been jailed for 20 months over possessing a haul of weapons connected to the burglary of a Dunedin address last year.

A judge has slammed Dunedin City Council's traffic light set-up, which he described as ''an accident waiting to happen''.

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.

Judge learns what emoji are when the subject comes up in court after a man sent a threatening message via social media.

As the country's property prices finally flatten off, this town is bucking the trend with people buying up the city's houses in their droves.

A cranky Fiordland crested penguin looks set to spend a month perched on a rock by the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool in Dunedin.

Deep South could be the place to get a property bargain as prices in traditional hotspots plateau at a level beyond the reach of many first home buyers.

A Dunedin sex offender subject to ground-breaking restrictive measures has told a health assessor there are more child victims police do not know about.

An Irishman's round the world solo sailing race has come to an abrupt end after his mast collapsed while 180 nautical miles south of New Zealand.

A pyrotechnics expert says industry will keep close tabs on investigation into how a Dunedin man suffered a severe eye injury during NY fireworks display.

Oritain chief executive Grant Cochrane shares his thoughts on the science being used to identify the origin of food.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Hundreds of social media users have lifted the lid on an issue affecting the Pride of the South.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

A rich-lister's son who made headlines for punching a police officer unconscious has finished second in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Fire crews remained on watch last night near the remains of a forest blaze near Dunedin.

The fire on Signal Hill in Dunedin has been contained, but about 40 firefighters and three helicopters are continuing to fight the blaze.

News of George Michael's death shook the world. His former Kiwi gardener pays tribute to him.

A former Dunedin bus driver "wrongly branded as a thief and a fraudster" after being dismissed over a $2.90 fare has won nearly $20,000 in compensation.

A Dunedin designer making use of an ever-replenishing Otago resource will make her debut on the catwalk next year.