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Owner of tattoo shop devastated

A tattoo shop owner who had to shift his dream premises after a fire hydrant burst in George St during upgrade works on Monday says he is "just devastated."
Fishing boat founders in tidal mishap

Emergency services spent six hours helping to refloat a boat which got caught between the tide and a pile near Port Chalmers yesterday.

Chemist Warehouse about to set up in Meridian Mall

Chemist Warehouse about to set up in Meridian Mall

Chemist Warehouse is coming to Dunedin’s Meridian Mall.
Staffing stalls surgery at southern hospitals

Staffing stalls surgery at southern hospitals

Severe staff shortages and "overwhelming demand" forced the SDHB to defer surgeries at both Dunedin and Southland Hospitals on Monday, and further cancellations are expected.
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

dunedin

University of Otago Student Health Service registered nurses (from left) Melanie Philip, Gwen...

Nurses being trained to give prescriptions

Patients with common ear infections, sore throats, routine aches and pains and common skin conditions will no longer have to see their doctor for a medical prescription.

Radich has another push for groyne

Radich has another push for groyne

A Dunedin city councillor and groyne campaigner is renewing his push for a five-year trial for a reinstated sand-trapping structure at St Clair Beach.
Opera explores Frame’s time at Seacliff institution

Opera explores Frame’s time at Seacliff institution

Southerners will soon have an opportunity to get a taste of one of the region’s most notorious institutions — Seacliff Mental Hospital — in the form of a new opera.
Mould in former church’s basement addressed

Mould in former church’s basement addressed

Mould is among the problems that need to be kept in check at the former Fortune Theatre in Stuart St, Dunedin.

regions

Invercargill man Nigel Winter, pictured with his son, Logan, has been recognised at the 2022...

Surprise reward humbling

An Invercargill man who was recognised for his volunteer work with a disabilities organisation says his biggest reward was seeing his son get his life back.

Cannabis dealer (20) avoids incarceration

Cannabis dealer (20) avoids incarceration

A judge has praised a young Alexandra man for the "remarkable" changes in his life since his arrest on a slew of cannabis-related charges.
Waitaki district rates rise 7.53%

Waitaki district rates rise 7.53%

It is confirmed — Waitaki ratepayers will face a 7.53% rates increase this year.
Council vote backs exploring Forrester Heights sale

Council vote backs exploring Forrester Heights sale

Waitaki district councillors have voted 6-3 in favour of exploring options to sell some or all of Forrester Heights.

National

Rocket Lab launches Nasa satellite to the moon

The first lunar mission to take-off from New Zealand has launched successfully.

Sound cannons deployed for first time

Sound cannons deployed for first time

Police have confirmed sound cannons were deployed against protesters at the Parliament occupation in Wellington earlier this year.
'Broken soul': Long wait for surgery in wrong ward

'Broken soul': Long wait for surgery in wrong ward

A woman whisked to Waikato Hospital for urgent surgery on a broken leg has endured an 11-day wait in the wrong ward.
Sockburn stabbing: Anger grows over unanswered questions

Sockburn stabbing: Anger grows over unanswered questions

Friends and family of a Christchurch mother-of-four fatally stabbed outside her home in a random knife attack are becoming increasingly desperate for answers as grief and shock turns to anger.

sport

Southern Hoiho point guard Jay Maoate-Breen said playing in Oamaru was an "awesome" experience....

Maoate-Breen ‘grateful’ for chance

For Southern Hoiho point guard Jay Maoate-Breen, playing on the North Otago Penguins’ court recently was like coming home.

Pair of T20 internationals sum total for South

Pair of T20 internationals sum total for South

An underwhelming home summer awaits New Zealand cricket fans.
Hype over — time for Hoiho to tip off new era

Hype over — time for Hoiho to tip off new era

Head coach Charles Nix admits there is plenty of eagerness in the Southern Hoiho.
OBHS goes down to TBHS

OBHS goes down to TBHS

Otago Boys’ High School has lost its traditional first XV match against Timaru Boys’ High School.

Business

Information technology graduate Clayton Davidson secured full-time employment from Dunedin’s...

Student’s internship at Gfactor led to job

Clayton Davidson landed his dream job thanks to Dunedin’s internship programme, JobDUN.

NZRL still inviting more capital

NZRL still inviting more capital

New Zealand Rural Land Company’s capital raise has finished undersubscribed and it has opened it up to more investors to help make up the balance.
Wool Impact leaders exude confidence

Wool Impact leaders exude confidence

Wool Impact Ltd — the new industry body for the strong wool sector — has announced four of the five board members who will lead the new entity.
Eat Well for Less host owes $1m in tax

Eat Well for Less host owes $1m in tax

TVNZ and celebrity chef Ganesh Raj won’t answer questions over the appropriateness of him hosting a show aimed at helping people save money while his business owes more than $1 million to the tax department.

Food & Wine

queenstown

Soki Sushi Train owners Ting and Maggie Li, and head chef Koji Honda, are marrying culinary...

Queenstown sushi train a first for NZ

There’s a new high-speed transport option in Queenstown’s CBD, designed for sushi delivery.

Tripping the light fantastic

Tripping the light fantastic

The inaugural Arrowtown Matariki Lights event has been hailed a success after thousands of people flocked to the town over the long weekend.
Historic Queenstown cottage rises again

Historic Queenstown cottage rises again

It’s taken a Northern Irishman to restore one of the Whakatipu Basin’s oldest buildings.
International Air New Zealand flights return to resort

International Air New Zealand flights return to resort

The first international Air New Zealand flights in almost 12 months touched down at Queenstown Airport yesterday, signalling the beginning of the winter rush.

Life & style

Australia’s oldest wine region, Hunter Valley, is just over two hours’ drive from Sydney. PHOTO:...

A culinary odyssey in the valley

Experience the oldest wine region in Australia as you eat, drink and be merry in the Hunter Valley, writes Dani Wright.

Gold Coast conference a learning experience

Gold Coast conference a learning experience

Catch me if you can ... the world is ready and waiting for us ...
Lines in the sand

Lines in the sand

Should people be allowed to drive vehicles on beaches? It's a divisive question in Clutha District.
Modern mending more than patching

Modern mending more than patching

As mending becomes a fashion statement, the idea is spreading that it’s about more than cash, writes Karen Kay.

Rural Life

Justine and Geoff Ross and son Finn, with Sika, check native plantings in 2019 on Lake Hawea...

Otago property native carbon groundbreaker

An Otago station is one of the first properties to receive Native CarbonCrop Units through Nelson-founded climate tech startup CarbonCrop.

New environmental CEO

New environmental CEO

Wilma Falconer is Environment Southland’s new chief executive.
Biosecurity entries open

Biosecurity entries open

Entries are open for the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
Galloways provide tastier meat

Galloways provide tastier meat

Rob Hall has been breeding tasty Galloway cattle in Eastern Southland for more than 20 years.

Southland

Dr Sophie Febery challenged the guidance of Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield...

Fee rises deferral debate heated

The Invercargill City Council has decided to defer some of its proposed fees increases but only after some heated debate.

DNA profile points to Watene’s blood

DNA profile points to Watene’s blood

A mixed DNA profile found inside the barrel of a rifle thought to have been used in the shooting of Dale Watene was 400,000,000,000 times more likely to be his and another person’s than random...
Surprise reward humbling

Surprise reward humbling

An Invercargill man who was recognised for his volunteer work with a disabilities organisation says his biggest reward was seeing his son get his life back.
Rifle examination, blood evidence

Rifle examination, blood evidence

A person could fire a bullet from a rifle similar to that used to kill Dale Watene, without a magazine inserted and without them knowing it was loaded, jurors heard during a murder trial yesterday.

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
Dozens of migrants found dead in truck in Texas

Dozens of migrants found dead in truck in Texas

Forty-six migrants have been found dead inside a truck in Texas, in what appears to be one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border.
'It was hell': Missile strike on mall

'It was hell': Missile strike on mall

Firefighters and soldiers are searching for survivors in the rubble of a shopping mall in central Ukraine after a Russian missile strike killed at least 16 people in an attack condemned by the United Nations and the West.

Opinion

Stand and be counted

Most of us have, at one stage or other, watched from a distance someone performing a particular task or working in some kind of job and thought, why on earth would they want to do that?

Ship grounding wakens parrot

Ship grounding wakens parrot

Auckland, June 27: The tug Awhina returned this morning from the Rona.
Matariki a special time to reflect on those who have died

Matariki a special time to reflect on those who have died

On the eve of our first Matariki holiday, I was making chicken soup for a recently bereaved family and thinking about the dead.
Surviving tourism drop reveals fresh option

Surviving tourism drop reveals fresh option

Would Queenstown’s economy collapse without an airport? asks John Hilhorst.

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