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Hopes big chair will bring a little cheer

Tucked away in a working shed in Wānaka’s industrial area is a group of men and women who meet twice a week to offer their labour to community projects for free.
Tuapeka Mouth Ferry celebrates 130 years

The Tuapeka Mouth Ferry, which crosses the Clutha River near Clydevale, is into its 130th year of operation.
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‘Accessibility’ of new setting draws thousands to event

Dunedin's Waitangi Day commemorations, featuring a change of scenery, drew thousands to mark the national holiday.

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No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

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No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

A Dunedin teacher aide says being paid out of the toilet paper and electricity budgets has led to an increasing amount of job insecurity.
Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

Syrian refugees left their war-torn country for a better life in New Zealand, but are facing different battles in their adopted country.
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Fireworks to return for Dunedin's New Year's Eve?

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Fireworks to return for Dunedin's New Year's Eve?

Stinging public feedback about "anticlimactic" Dunedin New Year’s Eve celebrations has been presented to city councillors set to debate bringing back fireworks.

ODT quiz: February 7
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Emotions remain high one year on from fire
Trump shares video depicting Obamas as apes
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Birthday trip to remember for footballer and team-mates

dunedin

From Lake Wānaka to helming Lake-class patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo, former Mount Aspiring College...

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‘Baby ship driver’ enjoying her Naval career

Efforts to steer clear of a desk job landed one Wānaka woman at the helm of a Navy patrol vessel, albeit as a "baby ship driver".

Housing crisis hitting former refugees

Housing crisis hitting former refugees

The plight of former refugees living in overcrowded, ageing Dunedin houses is a symptom of the city’s housing crisis that government must solve, social leaders say.
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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

A 12-year-old Dunedin girl has become the guardian of a sea lion who chose to give birth near her house — not once, but twice.
Hīkoi makes feelings known

Hīkoi makes feelings known

About 150 people took part in a hīkoi through Dunedin yesterday — walking from the Gardens Grounds in North Dunedin to rally in the Octagon.

regions

The Ngā Ara Wai kapa haka group, consisting of high school students from the Queenstown Lakes and...

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Food, music key features

Food, music and fun were the key features of Queenstown’s community Waitangi Day celebration at Te Kararo Queenstown Gardens yesterday.

Racing on the beach

Racing on the beach

Andrew Rudd, of Ashburton, leads the field in the 2026 Burt Munro Challenge E Hayes & Sons Beach Racing and New Zealand Championships at Oreti Beach yesterday.
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Electric ferry hoped to ease congestion

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Electric ferry hoped to ease congestion

An electric hydrofoil ferrying passengers on Lake Wakatipu could take pressure off congested Queenstown roads, the backers of a new trial say.
Councillor refuses to apologise for comment

Councillor refuses to apologise for comment

An Invercargill councillor has refused to apologise for what he said during a tense public exchange this week.

National

The man paid a Georgian fertility clinic to facilitate a surrogacy arrangement. Photo: Getty Images

Judge's hands forced in man's bid to adopt his own son

A New Zealand man will be allowed to adopt a child born to a surrogate mother overseas, despite concerns from a judge that he may have misled a fertility clinic overseas about his marital status.

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‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

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‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

Marking Waitangi Day alongside other iwi on the Treaty Grounds made for a "pretty special" occasion, an Ōtākou rakatira says.
Questions over communication delay during ferry grounding

Questions over communication delay during ferry grounding

Questions are being raised over delays in communication to passengers after a tourist ferry ran aground in Akaroa Harbour last weekend.
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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

Summer might finally come out from behind the curtains of rain if Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) predictions come to fruition.

sport

The Old Tarts netballers (back, from left) Heather Skeggs, Joy Lindsay, Debbie Lee, Kathy Wilson,...

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Friendships, no injuries their goals

Do lobsters, lifeguards, mermaids and bottles of champagne belong on a netball court?

Holland injury casts pall on Landers win

Holland injury casts pall on Landers win

A potentially serious injury to All Blacks lock Fabian Holland cast a shadow over an improved outing by the Highlanders
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Brothers-in-law double their fun

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Brothers-in-law double their fun

Gavin Mockford and Glenn Fitzgerald are the epitome of what makes the Masters Games great.
Phoenix women go top

Phoenix women go top

Wellington Phoenix have ascended to the top of the A-League table for the first time in club history with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory, thanks to star American striker Makala Woods.

Food & Wine

Lunchbox habits with multiple savings
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Marseille morsels
Oliver’s healthy recipes ‘make us feel good’
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Make it a year of discovery

Business

Fonterra organics general manager Andrew Henderson has tracked higher numbers than expected of...

Farmer interest high in supplying organic milk

Fonterra's recruitment drive for organic milk suppliers in the South Island looks to have overtaken targeted numbers for processing at its Stirling cheese-making site in South Otago.

Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill

Concern at financial impact of wastewater spill

By Mary Argue of RNZWellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.
Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought

Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought

A major Australian hospitality group has just snapped up one of Queenstown’s biggest portfolios.
Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data

Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data

Bunnings is within its rights to use facial recognition software on customers in Australia to curb theft and violence against staff, with a tribunal laying the foundation for a broader rollout.

Rural Life

Wools of New Zealand chief executive John McWhirter (left) and Keraplast chief executive Howard...

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Keraplast signs five-year contract for wool supply

A United States company manufacturing wound and other care products from wool in Christchurch has entered a five-year supply contract with about 30 farmers.

Stud owner ‘really happy’ with result

Stud owner ‘really happy’ with result

Some of the merino rams on-offer at Armidale stud in Gimmerburn last month.
Shearers, woolhandlers ready to battle

Shearers, woolhandlers ready to battle

Competitors are coming from across the world to compete in the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships next week.
Deer parasite trial results ‘encouraging’

Deer parasite trial results ‘encouraging’

A more accurate way to detect parasites in farmed deer could save the industry $50 million a year, researchers estimate.

Life & style

The Northburn Tailings today, surrounded by vineyards. Photo: supplied

Thinking big 50 years on

Gold is in the news, with opinion divided over the proposed Bendigo mine near Tarras.

Te tirohanga o te kāhu

Te tirohanga o te kāhu

Tūpuna Māori lived in a world where ngā manu (birds) were kin, messengers, and spiritual guides.
Capturing the architectural evolution

Capturing the architectural evolution

Colin Wheeler’s work gave time a permanence, Anna McLean writes.
Sweating the small stuff

Sweating the small stuff

When the heat is on, we’re not the only ones frying.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Life, line and the lay of the land
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Flautist breathing new life into recorder

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Testing times for science
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‘Legend of Zelda’ filming in town

World

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics at the San Siro Stadium...

Political tensions surface at opening of Winter Games

Italy launched the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with a colourful ceremony that celebrated the country's history, arts and fashion but where global political tensions surfaced in the crowd reaction.