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Family and friends of a young man killed in a car crash near Dunedin are remembering a "loveable rascal" who had a keen sense of humour and a cheeky grin.

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal car crash near Dunedin International airport. Police said the only occupant of the vehicle has died after the vehicle rolled and came to a rest on its roof on Centre Road in the Momona area.

A Brazilian couple have been kicked off a cruise ship in Dunedin after landing in hot water over the theft of a designer handbag.

The Dunedin victim of a "horrific'' mauling by three Irish wolfhounds has had another blow after learning she will not be compensated for lost income.

Three Dunedin residents could only watch as their stranded cars were crashed by waves at Tomahawk Beach.

Police are at the scene after a body was found at Boulder Beach on the Otago Peninsula this afternoon.

The Dunedin City Council has suspended its contract with a Black Power leader after his arrest for dangerous driving.

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross has been remanded in custody following a court appearance.

Wife of Kiwi adulterer who defrauded insurance companies of more than $300,000 describes the pain he caused: "I don't think this is forgivable."

A 20-year-old man has been arrested with the murder of Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross.

"I can confirm these cases are in no way linked to each other,'' Inspector Kelvin Lloyd, Acting Area Commander: Otago Coastal, said.

A female cyclist was accosted and punched by a man in a random attack in Dunedin over the weekend.

A house in Kaikorai belonging to the co-worker of woman who was killed in Dunedin last week has been searched by police.

Karin Ann Ross, 51, was found dead in a Dunedin yard earlier this week. Police say the probe into her "unexplained" death is now a homicide inquiry.

A Dunedin man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being trapped under a piano.

Police are investigating an unexplained death in Dunedin.

High-risk sex offender Darren Albert Jolly, who has been living in a flat in Dunedin, is back behind bars after being arrested by police earlier this week.

A University of Otago student came to the rescue of a Jack Russell left in a hot car.

A woman who shot and seriously wounded a man outside his home near Dunedin earlier this year has been convicted of attempted murder.

Hungry, and perhaps a little thirsty in Dunedin? Anna King Shahab discovers 10 great places to sate your appetite.

A war is being waged between Dunedin secondary schools, which are estimated to be spending big money on marketing to attract pupils.

Ticketing machines unable to process the imagery on the new notes.

An All Black parade in Dunedin seems a long shot, although Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is not throwing in the towel.

The Dunedin City Council has spent $36,000 sending chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose to leadership training courses at England's prestigious Oxford University.

An asbestos scare at Dunedin Hospital has affected access to the mortuary, ultrasound suite, two lifts, the central stairwell and staff-only areas.

She says science isn't there to back up University of Otago's ban on e-cigarettes.

A pair of brazen thieves stole car keys from a squash club changing room, used them to steal a car and then returned the next night to steal "cash and booze", police say.