What is (and isn't) open on Christmas Day
For those who need a last-minute gift or a dash to the supermarket on Christmas Day, you may be in luck.
Manawanui sinking: Call for UK's role to be considered
Manawanui sinking: Call for UK's role to be considered
A NZ law professor is calling for the UK's role to be considered when it comes to compensation for villagers impacted by the sinking of the Manawanui.
Deadly blasts and fire shatter US nursing home
Deadly blasts and fire shatter US nursing home
Two explosions and a fire, apparently sparked by leaking gas, has ripped through a nursing home near Philadelphia in the United States, killing at least two people and prompting an intense search...
Investigation ordered into scale of breath testing scandal
Investigation ordered into scale of breath testing scandal
The NZ Transport Agency has commissioned an independent analysis of breath testing data to try and identify the full scale of falsely recorded tests.
Boy left swimming for his life as rescue delayed by police
Boy left swimming for his life as rescue delayed by police
A boy with no lifejacket spent an hour swimming away from his burning boat on Lake Taupō while rescue helicopter calls were delayed by police.
Person dies in Christmas Eve fire
Person dies in Christmas Eve fire
One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on Christmas Eve.
Pensioner wields hammer in Caversham music feud
Pensioner wields hammer in Caversham music feud
A "neighbours at war" situation bubbling away in Dunedin has boiled over after a disagreement over music led to a man waving a hammer at his neighbour.
NSW passes new gun, anti-protest laws in wake of Bondi
NSW passes new gun, anti-protest laws in wake of Bondi
Controversial anti-protest laws and tightened gun rules have passed after a marathon parliamentary debate running into the early hours of Christmas Eve.
'Deeply unfair': Nurse's autistic son may be deported
'Deeply unfair': Nurse's autistic son may be deported
A Nelson nurse says he is living in fear as he tries to stop the deportation of his autistic child.
Drunk driver crashes through fence, into property - police
Drunk driver crashes through fence, into property - police
A Dunedin man got a rude awakening when he went outside his house to find a car crashed in his yard and the driver sauntering away.
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s
President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms part of a new batch of documents about Epstein.
NZTA orders investigation into full scale of breath testing scandal
NZTA orders investigation into full scale of breath testing scandal
The New Zealand Transport Agency has commissioned an independent analysis of breath testing data to try and identify the full scale of falsely recorded tests.
Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences
Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences
British police say that comedian and actor Russell Brand had been charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault.
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Last playground plan work a ‘milestone’
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Last playground plan work a ‘milestone’
The Dunedin City Council is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to work transforming Dunedin’s dinosaur park into the "most exciting destination playground possible".
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AA chairman ‘frustrated’ by trial closure
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AA chairman ‘frustrated’ by trial closure
The AA Otago district council chairman has roundly lambasted the "anti-car" Dunedin City Council for closing a section of the city’s scenic driving route to trial a shared pathway.
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Ham, lights among injury sources
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Ham, lights among injury sources
Surprisingly, most of the injuries at this time of year are not caused by too much mulled wine or eggnog.
No ‘ODT’ tomorrow
No ‘ODT’ tomorrow
There will be no publication of the Otago Daily Times tomorrow, Christmas Day.
Cyclist hospitalised
Cyclist hospitalised
Police were notified about 4.40pm yesterday of a crash involving a vehicle and cyclist at the intersection of Knox St and Opoho Rd.
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‘Forever lost in a broken system’
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‘Forever lost in a broken system’
Patients are sharing their horror stories as data shows those in the Southern region face the longest waits for elective surgeries in New Zealand.
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Controversial Albany Street Connection $1.8m over budget
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Controversial Albany Street Connection $1.8m over budget
The controversial Albany Street Connection and safety improvements project has come in at nearly $5 million.