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    Jonathan Usher has transformed his Cromwell garage into a time capsule complete with pinball...

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    Garage packed with nostalgia

    Jonathan Usher has filled his garage with retro magic as well as a nostalgic collection of pinball machines. Ella Jenkins reports.

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    When an MP sued the paper

    Climbing the rigging of SS Mapourika are (from top to bottom) Charles Houghton Mills, Captain...

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    When an MP sued the paper

    Mike Houlahan looks back at how the ODT covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today: when the newspaper itself was in the spotlight.

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    Potential flop saved firm, was actually fun

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    Potential flop saved firm, was actually fun

    In 2025, video game reviewer Michael Robertson time-travelled, found joy in mainstream junk and missed the memo on how good Balatro is.

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    Those daring young drivers in their jaunty jalopies

    PHOTO: GEORGE BUNZ.P2008-007-003, HOCKEN COLLECTIONS UARE TAOKA O HAKENA.

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    Those daring young drivers in their jaunty jalopies

    Ashburton Ford Owners’ Annual Run to Geraldine and Woodbury Bush, October 25, 1915.

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    Traditional art has many uses

    1) A wine bottle and a takeaway cup wrapped for transport. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Traditional art has many uses

    Bryony Kentfield explains the Japanese art of furoshiki and how to get everyday use out of the eco-friendly wrapping tradition.

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    Video games better with friends

    Hayden Meikle and his old friend find Split Fiction a whole lot of fun. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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    Video games better with friends

    Hayden Meikle has enjoyed a fair few years of video gaming. How did 2025 fare?

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    Blue and Whites fandom in the blood

    Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, one of the NHL’s most dynamic goal scorers. PHOTO:...

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    Blue and Whites fandom in the blood

    Dunedin Ice Hockey Association club manager Cole Beckstead finds heartbreak and triumph in the NHL.

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    Vintage shop keeps the doc away

    Hawthorne Den owner and vintage fashion connoisseur Jan Wards beside one of the jewels of her...

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    Vintage shop keeps the doc away

    For Waikaka Valley's Jan Wards, collecting and selling vintage clothing is a therapeutic experience, Gerrit Doppenberg reports.

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    Black Tuesday’s import delayed

    The Dunedin Stock Exchange, photographed in 1925. PHOTO: OTAGO WITNESS

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    Black Tuesday’s import delayed

    Mike Houlahan looks at how the Otago Daily Times reacted to news of a crash on the New York stock exchange.

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    Valuable lessons in court oddities

    Photo: ODT files

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    Valuable lessons in court oddities

    Court reporting can be a sordid, sobering business, but these stories stood out to court reporter Felicity Dear for their uniqueness, ironies and life lessons.

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    Spot of tennis at smoko

    PHOTO: CLAUDE MORRIS. MS-4174/018/022, HOCKEN COLLECTIONS UARE TAOKA O HAKENA

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    Spot of tennis at smoko

    Staff playing tennis at the factory court of the New Zealand Wax Vesta Company in Caversham in 1936.

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    Enabling children to thrive

    Pivotal Point Charitable Trust founder and chief executive Lisa Leftley pictured at this year’s...

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    Enabling children to thrive

    One woman’s passion is changing the lives of hundreds of families in the Wakatipu Basin. Allied Media talks to Lisa Leftley about her hopes for her charity, born from Covid.

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    Building once a hive of activity

    The building’s extension, pictured on the left, has been removed to allow for better access and...

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    Building once a hive of activity

    This Port Chalmers landmark was once a busy hub of industry, John Lewis reports.

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    Hopping down the rabbit hole

    Bunny cuddlers, (from left) Charlotte, 11, Nick, and Matthew Brook, 14, with brand-new bunnies ...

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    Hopping down the rabbit hole

    Nick Brook shares the ups and downs of multigenerational rabbit ownership.

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    Old morgue deathly silent

    A ghostly figure stands in front of the old morgue at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery. Inside is...

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    Old morgue deathly silent

    John Lewis finds Dunedin’s old morgue nestled in the hill near the Southern Cemetery.

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    A sound choice for a scenic swim

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    A sound choice for a scenic swim

    Ngākuta Bay & Governors Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough.

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    Making left turns with Jordan

    23XI Racing co-owner, NBA hall-of-famer and lifetime Nascar fanatic Michael Jordan. PHOTO: GETTY...

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    Making left turns with Jordan

    Many sports fans support teams that represent their region. But many also have a great love for those from further afield. George Elliott, one of a handful of Nascar...

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    Merry cherry pickers

    PHOTO: E.A. PHILLIPS PHOTOGRAPH, P1968-001/7-0185, HOCKEN COLLECTIONS UARE TAOKA O HAKENA

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    Merry cherry pickers

    Miss Bennetts and two others cherry picking at Roxburgh, 1939. — During 2025 staff at Hocken Collections added thousands of images to the Digital Collections website, most of them never...

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    Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

    Sent out of the office on a wintry day in July to look for photos I captured Logan Park High School athlete Miseki Honjo training on an ice-covered Caledonian Ground track.

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    Steps into past and present

    Work on the Dowling St steps and ramp was completed by October 1927. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Steps into past and present

    Dunedin’s Dowling St Steps provide a gateway to personal and city histories, Tony Love writes.
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