Skip to main content
  • ...
Home
drizzleDunedin 20 | 12
Thursday, Thu, 18 DecemberDec 2025
Subscribe
Send us news & photos

Search form

  • News
    • Local Body Elections
    • Dunedin
      • DCC
      • Crime
      • Campus
      • Health
      • The Star
    • The South Today
    • National
    • The Star
    • International
    • Opinion
      • Editorial
      • Opinion
      • 100 years ago
      • Southern Say
    • Australia
    • Politics
    • ODTtv
    • Your News
    • Slideshow Section
  • Sport
    • Rugby
    • Cricket
    • Basketball
    • Racing
    • Football
    • Netball
    • League
    • Golf
    • Motorsport
    • Hockey
    • Other Sport
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Wine
      • Fresh Christmas Edition
      • Ask a Chef
      • News & Features
      • Chef's Garden
      • Recipes
      • Wine Reviews
    • Home & Garden
    • Magazine
    • Toitū te whenua
    • Resilient
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Design for Living
  • Entertainment
    • ODT Quiz
    • Film
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Books
    • Arts
    • Gaming
    • Dance
    • Television
  • Business
  • Regions
    • Queenstown
    • Wānaka
    • Central Otago
    • North Otago
    • South Otago
    • Southland
    • Canterbury
    • West Coast
  • Features
    • Grand Business South Awards
    • Build Buy Renovate
    • NZIA Southern Series
    • SOREC
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Drivesouth Reviews
    • Design for Living
    • Education Guide
    • Healthcare Providers
    • Conferences and Venues
    • Sponsored content
    • Southern Television
    • Health and Beauty
  • Video
  • Rural life

Search form

  • Send Us Your News
  • ...
  • Contact Us
  • Email
  • Facebook

Plus

  • Jobs
  • Wedding Guide
  • Death Notices
  • Privacy Policy
  • Drive South
  • Weather
  • Media Council Complaints

    An armed police officer stands guard outside a Gore property following reports of a firearm being...

    Two hurt in Gore shooting

    Two people were airlifted to hospital, one in serious condition, after a shooting in Gore last night.

    Co-ordinated response to strong wind key

    Linemen work to restore power after strong winds came through the South on October 23. PHOTO: ENA

    Co-ordinated response to strong wind key

    They came from as far away as the top of the north to help out in the bottom of the South.

    AI part of work at council: report

    Photo: ODT files

    AI part of work at council: report

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) use is now an "inevitable part" of working with the council, Invercargill councillors heard this week.

    Bit of everything for everyone in show

    PHOTO: NINA TAPU

    Bit of everything for everyone in show

    Visitors heading along to the ILT Christmas Variety Show this week can expect cheerful Christmas carols, vibrant dancing, falling snow and cannon fire.

    Return of SIT celebrated

    Voting documents in Southland will include fewer names this time around. Photo: Matthew Rosenberg...

    Return of SIT celebrated

    Kelvin St was transformed into Graduation Lane as Southland celebrated the return of Southern Institute of Technology to its community.

    Speeds around schools to be reduced

    File photo: RNZ

    Speeds around schools to be reduced

    More than a dozen Southland schools will have reduced speed limits during school drop-off and pickup times next year.

    Students, staff go back to the future

    Windsor North School Year 6 students hurl handfuls of dirt on top of the 2025 time capsule that...

    Students, staff go back to the future

    A Southland kura turned a page in the school’s history books just before noon last Thursday.

    Merry and marvellous

    Soaking in the Merry Little Christmas Concert vibes are (from left) Melissa Dantas, 5, Cristine...

    Merry and marvellous

    Southlanders got a taste of the sights and sounds of the festive season at the ILT Merry Little Christmas Concert last Sunday.

    Two injured in Gore firearms incident

    Two injured in Gore firearms incident

    Two people, one with serious injuries, have been airlifted to hospital following a firearms incident in Gore this evening.

    Year ends with exhibition

    PHOTO: NINA TAPU

    Year ends with exhibition

    Celebrating the end of the Waverley Park School year with an art exhibition last Thursday was a highlight for event organiser and assistant principal Brenda Devery

    Festive feel for fashion fans

    Ascot Park’s Christmas At The Races Fashion in the Field Prix de Fashion Supreme Award 2025...

    Festive feel for fashion fans

    Fashionistas brought a little additional flare to Ascot Park for the Fashion in the Field event at this year’s Christmas races.

    Forest provides opportunities for pupils

    Hedgehope School pupil Leah Cathcart, 10, holds a dead ferret caught in one of the traps pupils...

    Forest provides opportunities for pupils

    The difference one rural school’s students are making to a piece of native forest is noticeable principal Daniel Withington says.

    Te Anau easel for festival muralists

    Artist Koryu Aoshima at South Sea Spray Waihōpai in 2022. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Te Anau easel for festival muralists

    Te Anau has been transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery as the 2025 South Sea Spray Festival brings world-class mural art to the heart of Fiordland.

    Invercargill Harness Racing Club all ready for Christmas meeting

    harness-racing-sig.png

    Invercargill Harness Racing Club all ready for Christmas meeting

    Preparations are almost complete for the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s big Christmas meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill tomorrow.

    Teretonga Park motorcycle racing

    PHOTO: DAVE LOUDON

    Teretonga Park motorcycle racing

    Michael Lee, on his Kawasaki Ninja ZX 600, powers out of the loop, just ahead of Mark Hodgkinson, on a Kawasaki ZX6 600, during a F1/F2 race

    Region sees top racers

    Region sees top racers

    When British driver Lando Norris clinched the F1 World Championship at Abu Dhabi on Monday (NZT), he became the tenth Formula 1 World Champion to have raced at Teretonga Park in Invercargill.

    Volunteer back from Bathurst a winner

    Chanel Muir with her award from Bathurst. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Volunteer back from Bathurst a winner

    Southland Sports Car Club volunteer Chanel Muir, has returned from Australia with some silverware after the Bathurst Supercar race recently.

    Building skills for everywhere

    ILT Academy Southland programme manager Jason McKenzie stands in front of the wall celebrating...

    Building skills for everywhere

    Attending an ILT Academy Southland programme has had long-term benefits, a graduate says.

    SUBSCRIBER

    Dunedin man accused of torching Southland home named in court

    The house on fire in Waikaia in February last year. Photos: NZ Police

    SUBSCRIBER

    Dunedin man accused of torching Southland home named in court

    The identity of a man accused of a Waikaia arson can now be revealed.

    Climbers killed on 'bucket list' Fiordland peak named

    Police said recovering the bodies was a "difficult and technical" process. Photo: NZ Police

    Climbers killed on 'bucket list' Fiordland peak named

    Police have released the names of the two climbers who died climbing a "bucket list" destination in Fiordland National Park.
    Read more

    Connect with us

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Editors' Picks

    • Snoozing sea lion gives St Clair mum a fright

    • Kimberley Hussey and her huntaway-Labrador cross Maggie after a hind leg amputation.

      SUBSCRIBER

      ‘Mind-blown’ by support for injured ‘angel’

    • Andrew Simms

      SUBSCRIBER

      Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates

    • Dunedin Bedding Bank administrator Alysha Gibbs (left) and founder Janine Walker (with her dog,...

      Gift of $10,000 delights Dunedin charity

    • Te Kāika chief executive Matt Matahaere. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

      SUBSCRIBER

      HNZ to meet embattled OHL board

    • Rajinder was caught on supermarket CCTV without a wound to his hand just hours before the murder....

      SUBSCRIBER

      Murderer’s lies no match for evidence

    Home
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute
    • Facebook

    Subscribe

    • Subscriber Benefits
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Stops, Starts & Redirects
    • FAQs

    About us

    • Contact us
    • Site feedback
    • Send us your news
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Media Council Complaints
    • AI use
    • Removals policy

    Our Websites

    • Allied Media
    • Allied Productions

    Newspapers

    • ODT E-edition
    • The Star - Christchurch
    • Oamaru Mail
    • The Star - Dunedin
    • The News - Central Otago
    • The Ensign - Gore
    • Ashburton Courier
    • North Canterbury News
    • Southland Express - Invercargill
    • Southern Rural Life
    • Central Rural Life
    • The Courier - Timaru
    • Mountain Scene - Queenstown
    • Property Times South Canterbury
    • Extra! School Publication
    • Clutha Leader
    • Bay Harbour News
    • Selwyn Times
    • The Wanaka Sun

    Classifieds

    • Death notices
    • Drivesouth
    • Jobs
    • Classified Advertising

    Advertise

    • Upload print advertising
    • Advertising Terms
    • Advertise with us

    Services

    • Allied Productions
    • ODT Store
    • Otago Images
    • Corporate Logos

    Magazines

    • Classic Driver
    • Dunedin Guide
    • Drivesouth Best Motor Buys
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Home & Leisure
    • Kiwi Gardener
    • Kiwi Gardener Quarterly
    • Rugby News
    • South
    • 03 Magazine
    • With this Ring
    © Copyright Allied Press Limited 2025. All rights reserved.