A Dunedin man who had a haul of replica guns stolen from his garage hopes they are not used for "something stupid".

Access has been restricted to parts of the Dunedin Hospital campus because of suspected asbestos contamination.

Dunedin Mayor says: ''It may be the complainants are as vexatious as the dogs.''

Police are trying to flush out a non-flushing thief.

Extra flights will be scheduled to and from Dunedin for next month's Fleetwood Mac concert as the city pushes to ensure the event is a sellout.

Unlicensed driver had three young passengers in the car when he lost control.

Police are ''following a number of lines of inquiry'' as they tried to track down the person responsible for an online shooting threat at the University of Otago.

The unseasonably high temperatures and strong winds of "Hotober" fanned the flames of South Island fires yesterday.

Police are warning students and staff to be vigilant as Otago University opens for ''business as usual'' following online threat.

Council takes leap of faith to give another chance to Black Power member who was jailed for assault and grievous bodily harm.

A chemical spill closed streets and caused hundreds of people to be evacuated in central Dunedin.

Dozens of workers have been evacuated after a chemical spill at Dunedin's Cadbury factory early this afternoon.

Matt Nippert meets Mosgiel's American hero, Lieutenant Colonel Tim Ferner.

An investigator will today determine the cause of a blaze that ripped through a Dunedin property last night.

Burglars have vandalised the Royal Albatross Centre and stolen cash in an early morning raid on the popular wildlife attraction in Dunedin.

Police were called to the Dunedin District Court yesterday after a teenager admitted carrying a BB gun into the building.

A thief's attempt to use black paint to camouflage a distinctive waste truck, known as "Little Sucker", has failed.

A man is on the run from police, slowly heading north from Dunedin in an old, stolen truck usually used to clear mud traps.

A Dunedin man received facial injuries after falling from an upstairs balcony during a Dunedin party, emergency services say.

The Dunedin man was dismissed by Go Bus Transport after an undercover transport inspector spotted him allowing his wife to ride for free.

Police are seeking the ''senseless'' vandals who pillaged a Dunedin childcare centre.

Material from the sun, Earth's magnetic field, three clever fellows and a compost bin - put them together and you have a system outperforming Nasa.

A man has appeared in court today, following a police search of a home in Dunedin yesterday.

The Armed Offenders Squad assisted police in carrying out a search warrant at a house in Mornington at 4pm.

A man has been arrested after an overnight murder scare at a shearers' quarters in Milton.

An elderly Dunedin man who died after being hit by a car last night has been named by police. He was 86-year-old Albert Arthur Wolf, known as Bert, of Fairfield.

Police have slammed 17 Dunedin drivers for their "stupidity and poor judgement" after they were apprehended for drinking and driving over the weekend.

Fine weather may to be blame for a spike in student disciplinary cases in February and March this year, University of Otago proctor Simon Thompson says.

When Hannah Scott lay in Dunedin's intensive care unit in a coma in 2009, doctors told her parents to be "realistic" about her chances.