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Armed police raid South Otago property

Armed police descended on a rural property in South Otago in a pre-planned raid this morning.
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Students pay top dollar for 's*** house' worth $1m

As struggling students "below the poverty line" resort to couch-surfing, properties in the heart of North Dunedin’s campus area are selling for north of a $1 million.

Ooh la la: Chanel buys stake in Central Otago farm

Ooh la la: Chanel buys stake in Central Otago farm

French luxury fashion house Chanel has bought a stake in a Central Otago high country station.
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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

A veteran Dunedin offender has been lambasted by a judge for stealing from his own mother while she was on a cruise.
Queenstown farmer steps in to help disabled teen

Queenstown farmer steps in to help disabled teen

A Queenstown farmer has offered to pay the shortfall for a lift so a dad does not have to carry his teenage daughter from her wheelchair to their front door.

ODT quiz: April 23
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Anzac Day tipped to hit 21°C
Armed police raid South Otago property
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Kids 'screaming' as truck mows down ducks in Queenstown

dunedin

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Candidates urge council to be more transparent

A series of Dunedin City Council by-election candidates have called for transparency as the ways the organisation might improve after two whistleblower complaints still remain a mystery.

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

International success for an Ōtākou fall prevention programme is thanks to the kaumātua at the project’s heart, an organiser says.
ORC customer support closed during move

ORC customer support closed during move

The opening of the new ORC building will lead to its customer support service in Dunedin being closed for two days.
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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.

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Police at the scene in Clarendon. Photo: Nick Brook

Armed police raid South Otago property

Armed police descended on a rural property in South Otago in a pre-planned raid this morning.

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Claims still being settled six months later

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Claims still being settled six months later

It had all the hallmarks of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Fire ban lifted in three Otago areas

Fire ban lifted in three Otago areas

A ban on lighting outdoor fires has been lifted in three Otago areas due to recent cooler weather.
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Community spirit drives brigade milestone

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Community spirit drives brigade milestone

A "stubborn streak" has helped a Stirling woman notch up a fire brigade first for her community.

National

Shane Jones likened the free trade deal with India to a "butter chicken tsunami" coming to New...

Jones called out for 'distasteful' comments

The country's Indian community has strongly condemned recent comments from NZ First MP Shane Jones on a free trade agreement with India.

Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day

Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day

The much-missed bells of the carillon in Wellington are playing again.
Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back

Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unleashed on his coalition partner, Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in charge of the country.
Boys killed in riverbank collapse near Kawerau named

Boys killed in riverbank collapse near Kawerau named

The two boys who died after a riverbank they were playing on collapsed at Kawerau last week have been named by police.

sport

Mo’omo’oga Palu playing for Matatū last year. The prop will start for the Black Ferns against the...

Former Matatū prop gets callup for Anzac clash

Former Matatū prop Mo’omo’oga Palu will make her Black Ferns debut in a historic test against the Wallaroos.

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Unheralded Young registers 100 international games

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Unheralded Young registers 100 international games

Black Caps batter Will Young has quietly crept his way to 100 international games.
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Paralympians integral in sport’s upward journey

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Paralympians integral in sport’s upward journey

Anna Grimaldi has seen the rising path athletics has been on through her career.
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Community ownership for Nuggets

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Community ownership for Nuggets

The Otago Nuggets are under new management this season.

Food & Wine

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Relaxed Anzac weekend eating
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Fennel and lemon fritters
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Pork and potato pierogi with cauliflower puree
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Cellar wines to enjoy evolution

Business

Massage parlour cops big fine for 'particularly egregious migrant exploitation'

A Christchurch massage business has been fined $210,000 for exploiting migrant workers and ordered to pay them almost a quarter of a million dollars in wage arrears.

$3b fertiliser plant proposed

$3b fertiliser plant proposed

Updated 10.29 am

An Australian company has announced plans for a $3 billion fertiliser plant in Southland, converting lignite to urea.
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Kiwirail's unsafe practices normalised: report

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Kiwirail's unsafe practices normalised: report

Kiwirail has been criticised for its safety culture at its Port Otago site after two workers were involved in a ‘‘potentially deadly’’ near-miss with nine runaway wagons.
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Wing sail cutting fuel costs for tanker

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Wing sail cutting fuel costs for tanker

Large sailing ships in Otago Harbour are a rarity these days, so when they do turn up, they tend to be easily spotted.

Rural Life

Solayer co-founder Becks Smith, of Maniototo, crunched the numbers on how a solar installation...

Alternative energy options explored

Rising fuel costs and power outages energised a group of Southland deer farmers to hold a field day exploring alternative energy solutions.

Dog trialling duo return to old stomping ground

Dog trialling duo return to old stomping ground

It was back to where it all began when former Jeff Farm cadet Ben Fifield and his dog Mick competed at the Otago Sheep Dog Trial Centre’s final club trial of the season.
Interest-free loan aims to boost solar

Interest-free loan aims to boost solar

"It makes bloody good financial sense," a southern banker says about farmers installing solar.
Shed fire sparks farm clearing sale

Shed fire sparks farm clearing sale

Vendors Ross and Kathryn Smaill held a clearing sale of livestock and plant on-farm in Dunedin last week.

Life & style

Three generations of Frasers are involved in producing gold medal Miele Apiaries honey (from left...

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Local food products get praise at national level

Otago and Southland food producers are in the medals at the Outstanding Food Producer Awards, finds Rebecca Fox.

Comfort baking for Anzac Day

Comfort baking for Anzac Day

In the spirit of Anzac Day we have a traditional Anzac biscuit recipe paired with new interpretations from Australian chef Helen Goh and New Zealand cook Olivia Galletly.
A fashionable Queen

A fashionable Queen

Famed for wearing bright colours and matching hats, Queen Elizabeth II once quipped: "I have to be seen to be believed."
Gratitude on display

Gratitude on display

Brett Atkinson, whose ancestors fell on the fields of France and Belgium during World War 1, travels to France’s Le Quesnoy to visit the NZ Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics
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Mentoring jewellers of the future

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George St fashion store closing after 23 years
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Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle

World

The Cook Islands, Nauru and Papua New Guinea have moved to subsidise or cap rising fuel costs....

Iran war: Tiny Pacific nations face tough choices

Pacific Island nations are the most reliant on diesel for power generation worldwide.

US indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran

US indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran

US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended a ceasefire with Iran to allow the countries to continue peace talks to end a deadly war that has shaken the global economy.
51 prisoners released

51 prisoners released

Venezuelan authorities said yesterday they have freed 51 people described by human-rights groups as political prisoners.
Trump unlocks energy funds

Trump unlocks energy funds

United States President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to provide federal funds for a wide range of energy projects.