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'Significant progress' in restoring power to South

PowerNet says its teams have made "significant progress" in restoring power to customers in the South after Thursday's wild weather left thousands in the dark.

Heartbreak for Otago in NPC final

Heartbreak for Otago in NPC final

Otago can still reflect on a wonderful season but they will not get to do it while gazing adoringly at the NPC trophy.
'45 years of hard work destroyed': Readers share their storm stories

'45 years of hard work destroyed': Readers share their storm stories

As the clean-up continues from the wild winds that left a trail of destruction Otago Daily Times readers share their stories and photos of the damage wrought by the storm.
$2k refunded in consent costs dispute

$2k refunded in consent costs dispute

A Queenstown ratepayer incensed at council billing him almost $10,000 to process two seemingly simple resource consent applications has been refunded $2117.

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Fifty properties still without power in Dunedin

Fifty properties in Dunedin will be without power until tomorrow as work continues to fix widespread outages caused by Thursday's storm.

Dad's planning saves day for Taieri farm

Dad's planning saves day for Taieri farm

Taieri farmer Josh Adam is feeling thankful for his father's foresight.
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Vandervis, Ong clash continues to confuse

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Vandervis, Ong clash continues to confuse

Lee Vandervis has extended an olive branch to Benedict Ong after questioning the council newcomer’s credentials.
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Hocken staff describe terrifying tree fall

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Hocken staff describe terrifying tree fall

‘‘It didn't make a huge noise like you would expect. It came down slowly and gently. It was surreal.’’

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An artist’s impression of Te Pa Tahuna’s first second-stage building. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Queenstown two-bedders hit market

Eighteen two-bedroom apartments — from $780,000 — will hit the market this coming Tuesday, launching the second stage of central Queenstown’s Te Pa Tahuna complex.

Keeping holiday vehicles on the go

Keeping holiday vehicles on the go

With a noticeable up-tick in visitors’ campervans around Waitaki recently, one Oamaru businessman is ensuring tourist stays are not cut short by broken-down campervans or leaky caravans.
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Lake Onslow battery project fast-track bid in offing

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Lake Onslow battery project fast-track bid in offing

An application to get fast-track approval for the reignited Lake Onslow battery project is a week or two away from being lodged, its backers say.
Mohua returned to West Matukituki Valley

Mohua returned to West Matukituki Valley

With fewer than 5000 mohua (yellowhead) birds remaining, 50 have been returned to the West Matukituki Valley in Mt Aspiring National Park.

National

The boy was assaulted outside Hamilton's Fraser High School. Photo: Google Maps

Schoolboy stabbed in suspected kidnapping attempt

A Hamilton mother worries for the safety of her family and the public, after her son was attacked outside his high school.

Christchurch nuns awarded $65k from 'vague' will

Christchurch nuns awarded $65k from 'vague' will

A man who died in 1987 left his house and furniture to his wife and children, if he was blessed enough to have them.
Severe weather 'piling in' for much of NZ

Severe weather 'piling in' for much of NZ

More “significant weather” is on the way for parts of New Zealand, as many people pick up from destructive winds that lashed the country on Thursday.
Police in Canterbury going after suspicious fire-lighters

Police in Canterbury going after suspicious fire-lighters

Police are looking to prosecute anyone who lights an illegal fire in Canterbury while the total fire ban is in force.

sport

Kyle Jamieson will miss the three-match series against England. Photo: Getty Images

Stiff side rules Jamieson out of England series

Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of New Zealand's one-day international series with England due to stiffness in his side, New Zealand Cricket said.

Noeline Taurua to be reinstated as Ferns coach

Taurua to be reinstated as Ferns coach after two-month standoff

Dame Noeline Taurua is to be reinstated as Silver Ferns coach, ending a bruising two-month saga that divided the netball community and tested the sport's leadership.
Heartbreak for Otago in NPC final

Heartbreak for Otago in NPC final

Otago can still reflect on a wonderful season but they will not get to do it while gazing adoringly at the NPC trophy.
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Simmons embracing Hoiho experience

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Simmons embracing Hoiho experience

Taylah Simmons looks at life through a lens.

Hot or cold: never-ending joy of lamb
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Asparagus and farfalle salad with avocado dressing
Nourishing your tribe
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Quick and easy go-to dinners

Business

Hamish Anderson, from forestry company IFS Growth, shows Ingka Investments Forestland...

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Changing face of forestry management

Ingka Investments recently invited business editor Sally Rae to view its operations in South Otago, where its foray into forestry in New Zealand began.

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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp

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‘Nothing to hide’ about planting trees on the Wisp

Josh Cairns has known Wisp Hill in the Owaka Valley all his life.
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AIfirm ‘beyond words’to winaward

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AIfirm ‘beyond words’to winaward

A fledgling Otago AI company named one of the best places to work in the country says there will always be human elements that computers "can’t replace".
Funding for Māori news bulletin slashed

Funding for Māori news bulletin slashed

Māori media funder Te Māngai Pāho has allocated $11m for the next funding year, with much of it going to regional news services.

Rural Life

Fonterra has confirmed it will sell its consumer business, including major brands like Anchor....

Fonterra to up butter production after brands sold

Dairy giant Fonterra will spend $75 million to expand butter production as it looks for earnings growth after the sale of its global consumer business.

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Bidders NZ-wide snap up all 139 tractors

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Bidders NZ-wide snap up all 139 tractors

A Wānaka developer who sold more than 100 tractors at a recent auction says the sale "just made a whole lot of space".
Rugby camps light ‘a a bit of a fire’ for teen

Rugby camps light ‘a a bit of a fire’ for teen

Northern Southland teenager Grace Duthie ditched city living to return to her country roots and started enjoying playing rugby again.
Position as Pāmu manager fulfilling

Position as Pāmu manager fulfilling

Mace Lee is back to manage a "big beast" of a sheep and beef station between Outram and Lawrence.

Life & style

Apple has signalled plans to differentiate itself from rivals Microsoft and Google by placing...

Grandparents also doomed to scroll

Maybe it’s not our teens’ phone time we need to worry about, Eva Wiseman writes.

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A page for all voices

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A page for all voices

An esteemed literary journal is gently changing tack, Paul Gorman reports.
Writing more than just a fantasy

Writing more than just a fantasy

The Romantasy phenomenon is coming to the Queenstown Writers Festival this month.
A meeting in the middle

A meeting in the middle

In this edited extract from Vincent O’Malley’s new book, The Meeting Place, he discusses early interactions between Māori and European whalers in the South.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Joy where Medieval, modern meet
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Art event to support safe driving cause

World

Major shift in manhunt for accused Aussie cop killer

A new task force has been assembled to lead the search for fugitive accused police killer Dezi Freeman, as authorities consolidate resources.

Scene of rubble after Trump has East Wing demolished

Scene of rubble after Trump has East Wing demolished

President Donald Trump bulldozed ahead yesterday with the total demolition of White House’s historic East Wing to make room for his giant new ballroom able to seat 1000 guests.
Rimington first female MI5 spy master turned spy maker

Rimington first female MI5 spy master turned spy maker

Stella Rimington was the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer.
King and Pope pray together in 500-year first

King and Pope pray together in 500-year first

King Charles III and the Pope have prayed together in the Sistine Chapel, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke from Rome in 1534.

Opinion

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Let that be the last of that

A huge collective sigh of relief rang out across the South yesterday as the blustery winds finally dropped, for while southerners are accustomed to the occasional storm, be it bearing high winds,...

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: voting, political leanings and tall trees

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Letters to the Editor: voting, political leanings and tall trees

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including students and voting, political leanings and tall timber.
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The secret diary of... Labour Weekend

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The secret diary of... Labour Weekend

By Steve Braunias

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