Laine Priestley

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You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA person has been arrested after making threats and waving around what appeared to be a knife in the Meridian Mall this afternoon. A police spokeswoman said officers were called to the scene at about 2.50pm. ‘‘The person allegedly making threats was located and taken into custody at the scene,’’ she said.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Laine Priestley

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA Dunedin man may face further charges after his partner died following a fall from a moving trailer in Brockville. Robert Ralston was critically injured on March 29 after falling from a trailer police say was towed by Andrew Mercer. Mr Ralston died in hospital yesterday morning.

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You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyNationalA Dunedin bar owner who died in a single-vehicle car crash near Waitati at the weekend has been remembered by his husband as "the perfect soulmate". On Saturday, Dunedin business Indigo Room co-owner Charlie Chieng, 36, died after the vehicle he was driving left the road and went down a bank on State Highway1 near Waitati.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Laine Priestley

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA South Dunedin pensioner attacked his neighbour with a crowbar after a 3am dispute over noisy renovations, police said. Police were called to a South Dunedin address in the early hours of this morning after a disagreement between neighbours escalated, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Laine Priestley

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA beloved cat has been immortalised after a community effort got a small memorial installed on a Dunedin cycle track. On March 13, the West Harbour Community was shocked and saddened to discover a community "icon", a stray cat dubbed "Track Cat", had died after being hit by a car on State Highway 88.