A young Dunedin family has been left homeless after fire destroyed their rented Ravensbourne property yesterday.

Dunedin's small Myanmar community is buzzing after one of their own went from working at an Otago freezing works to being sworn in as second vice-president.

Health Minister bows to pressure to taste test controversial new meals at Dunedin Hospital.

Bunnings management has "put its foot down'' and forced its Dunedin staff to gift the store's defibrillator to a community group.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is calling on the Government to rethink freedom camping legislation, after a season in which large crowds overwhelmed sites and stretched facilities.

Dunedin Police would like to hear from anyone who saw a car narrowly avoid colliding with a bus before crashing into a parked car in Glenleith.

A Dunedin school principal critically injured in a cycling crash has had a Givealittle page set up to support the family.

Dunedin's wasps have struck again, resulting in a school camp being called off and leaving some children "traumatised''.

Volunteers have started the massive task of cleaning up Dunedin's Hyde Street after the annual student party, held yesterday.

Dunedin residents are being told to remove couches from their porches ahead of the annual Hyde St Party today.

A man has serious head injuries after falling from a balcony in the Dunedin student area last night.

Frustrated homeowners in Dunedin are still fighting to pick up the pieces, nine months after last year's $30m flood.

Pledges flow for student who suffered spinal injuries after balcony collapse at Six60 concert in Dunedin.

A Givealittle page has been set up for a student who suffered spinal injuries after a balcony collapsed on top of her at a Six60 concert in Dunedin.

Fourteen people have been injured, eight badly, after a balcony collapsed in Dunedin during a concert.

Raucous couch-burning students in Dunedin have accidentally set a house on fire during their partying.

How a fleet of likely stolen cars ended up in a stretch of remote bush near Dunedin is likely to remain a mystery.

Police were not in a position to release details about the the death at Second Beach.

An Independent Police Conduct Authority investigation has criticised the initial police response to the 2005 death of Dunedin teenager Nicholas Munro.

Man was clearing an overgrown property when he disturbed a wasp's nest.

A doctor believes had a CT scanner been in place at Lakes District Hospital, the treatment of a tourist last year may have differed.

The man responsible for the death of Dunedin teenager Nicholas Munro can be named for the first time.

A Dunedin high school teacher only admitted having a sexual relationship with a pupil after images circulated showing her in bed with a different former pupil.

A co-worker accused of murdering Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross has pleaded not guilty and a trial has been set for October.

The collision occurred at the intersection with Coast Rd and resulted in both vehicles rolling.

A bit of English class came to Oamaru at the weekend.

A bomb threat this morning against Logan Park High School has been traced to a Dunedin property.