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Dunedin woman's killer denied parole

Gareth Lawrence Smither stabbed his former partner to death in 1997 using a combination of knives and a spade.

Wall repair bill shock after ECQ refusal

Dunedin resident Hayden Smith is "shocked'' he will have to foot the bill for repairs to a retaining wall damaged by last June's downpour.

Fireman finds car in flames

A volunteer fireman, paged to attend a car fire, was shocked when he stepped out of his house and realised it was his own vehicle ablaze.

Spectacular day for all wrong reasons

Saturday's match was always going to be an uphill battle but no one expected wheels to come off a Dunedin premier club rugby team quite so spectacularly.

137-0 rugby thrashing leads to mercy rule

An unbelievably one-sided Dunedin premier rugby game was ended in mercy yesterday. One of NZ's greatest whistle-blowers suspects it's a world first.

Woman escapes abduction attempt

A young woman had to fight her way free from an attempted abduction in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

One dead after Milton house fire

A man is understood to have died in a house fire in South Otago this morning.

Parking officers to wear camera

Dunedin parking officers will trial wearing a video camera from today in an effort to improve their safety.

Game developer has triple-A ambition

A United States game developer will use his experience working on some of the world's biggest games to help an ambitious Dunedin studio make global blockbusters.

Hospital food 'a safety issue'

Southern District Health Board internal memo reveals patients have lashed out over poor quality meals.

Dunedin residents advised to stay inside

Residents in parts of Dunedin are being told to stay indoors due to smoke from a fire at a rubbish tip.

It pays to listen - $152,000 in fact

An English consulting firm will receive more than $150,000 for work that includes running "listening sessions'' for the Southern DHB.

Colourful show for southern star-gazers

A raging solar storm has given way to a glorious array of lights in the skies above the lower South Island.

More reports ordered after Dunedin balcony collapse

The collapse of a Castle St balcony earlier this year was due to overloading, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has found.

Wards gone but boards remain

All voters in Dunedin will be able to vote for all councillors in this year's elections, after the Local Government Commission yesterday scrapped the city's ward system.

Man accused of bashing mother to death

Man accused of stabbing and bashing his mother, and then sending a text message with the words "LOL", can now be named.

Emerson's unveils mobile Mini Bar

The founder of Emerson's Brewery has unveiled his latest gear for dispensing his beer - a 1974 Morris Mini 1000, otherwise known as (you guessed it), The Mini Bar.

Man charged with murder

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in rural Otago.