Dunedin police say it could take days to establish what happened when a man was attacked by a large group of people.

The Blues won their eighth game of the Super 15 season tonight with a 15-10 victory over the Highlanders at Carisbrook.

Join us at nzherald.co.nz for live scoring of tonight's Super 15 and NRL matches.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.

A car found burning in the western suburbs of Dunedin may hold clues to the "gruesome" murder of an unemployed man.

The annual Dunedin Fashion Week continues to stimulate and inspire.

While other students were busy partying their way through university, three Dunedin mates launched their business empire.

The New Zealand Rugby Union still appear some way off finalising the All Blacks additional test in July.

A dozen Dunedin bars want to extend their opening hours over Easter weekend.

A strong, albeit much more commercial line up of winners triumphed at last night's iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin.

Three of the five Rugby World Cup pool matches that were to have been held in Christchurch will remain in the South Island, it was announced this afternoon.