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Kitten living high on the hog with pig pals

A little Naesby kitten — who thinks she is a pig — is to be "living high on the hog" with Kunekunes Starsky and Hutch.
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Queenstown section sells for almost $7m

A lakefront section in Lake Hayes has sold for almost $7 million in possbily a record auction price for any Queenstown residential property.

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Dunedin supermarket reveals expansion plan

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Dunedin supermarket reveals expansion plan

Foodstuffs plans to knock down two central city buildings to expand operations at its flagship Dunedin supermarket.
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?

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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?

Longtime Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has announced he will make his eighth run at the mayoralty, while first-term councillor Mandy Mayhem has thrown her top hat in the ring to lead the city.
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Queenstown section sells for almost $7m

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Queenstown section sells for almost $7m

A lakefront section in Lake Hayes has sold for almost $7 million in possbily a record auction price for any Queenstown residential property.

ODT quiz: May 22
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Discharge plan had ‘higher chance of failure’
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Thief sentenced to 15 months ’jail
Elton to return after three-season Seattle stint

dunedin

Animation Research managing director Ian Taylor at work in his office yesterday. Photo by Gerard...

Emmy to Animation Research

Animation Research Ltd has won its fourth Emmy Award at the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony in New York.

Sprayed with deodorant

Sprayed with deodorant

A Dunedin police officer had an asthma attack after a man sprayed her in the face with his deodorant.
Hope to waddle away with win

Hope to waddle away with win

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it might just be judged the best duck in show.
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Inland port competition fears

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Inland port competition fears

Port Otago competing with Calder Stewart to establish an inland port could have a "serious impact" on the Otago Regional Council’s financial position, a regional councillor says.

regions

ACC urges care while dealing with firewood

It is not like splitting atoms.

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Relief as local halls spared from closure

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Relief as local halls spared from closure

The tight-knit communities of Central Otago have secured a major win after 13 local halls were spared from potential closure following a groundswell of public opposition.
Contact applying to infill section of lake

Contact applying to infill section of lake

The operator of the Clyde Dam is making moves to infill part of Lake Dunstan alongside Cromwell’s heritage precinct.
Three men convicted of burnouts

Three men convicted of burnouts

Men will be boys.

National

Lotto 2483

Results from last night's Lotto draw

Handcuffed man escapes after arrest

Handcuffed man escapes after arrest

Gisborne police are searching for a man who fled from rural property after being arrested this morning, and have concerns for his welfare.
Kāinga Ora to cut 620 roles in restructure

Kāinga Ora to cut 620 roles in restructure

Kāinga Ora has confirmed it will cut 620 roles, of which 194 are vacant, as part of its restructuring.
Student taken to hospital after assault at school

Student taken to hospital after assault at Canterbury school

A student has been injured in an assault at a rural Canterbury school this afternoon.

sport

Medals for Deans, Weatherston-Harvey

Olympian Caitlin Deans grabbed Otago’s first medal at the New Zealand championships last night.

Iose out for season

Iose out for season

Hurricanes loose forward Brayden Iose has been ruled out for the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Unfinished business for Renaud

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Unfinished business for Renaud

Gymnastics has always been part of Max Renaud’s DNA.
Chasing glory

Chasing glory

Trinity Catholic College runner Asher Armstrong leads Jackson Phillips (King’s) and Rupert Lublow-Catty (Bayfield) during the Caversham relays in Dunedin yesterday.

Food & Wine

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Scrumptious rhubarb cake
Connecting over a meal
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Chinese-spiced ham hock hash
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Felton Road keeps ‘winery of year’ title

Business

Smith & Caughey's closed its Newmarket store last year and reduced its CBD store to a single...

'Heartbreaking': Auckland store Smith & Caughey's to close for good

After 145 years in business, Auckland department store Smith & Caughey's has announced it will close at the end of July.

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Dunedin apprentice wins national award

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Dunedin apprentice wins national award

An apprentice who is keen to learn and "actually listens" has been named New Zealand’s best young panelbeater.
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Historic cottage sale ‘busiest-ever listing’

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Historic cottage sale ‘busiest-ever listing’

A real estate agent has been busy fielding inquiries about iconic Otago Harbour property Lewis Cottage which is on sale after being in the same family for nearly 120 years.
'Atrocious idea': Outcry over octopus farming research

'Atrocious idea': Outcry over octopus farming research

Animal advocates are calling for a halt to future government funding of octopus aquaculture research, saying farming the wild, solitary creatures is an "atrocious idea".

Rural Life

Musterers (from left) Cate Howie-Hughes, Jan Grant, Jade Parks and Lydia Beales go to work on...

Wind, lashing sleet for cattle muster test riders, livestock

The Mount Aspiring Station cattle musters have taken place over the past few weeks.

'I’m going to miss it like hell'

‘So proud’ of firm, retiring director says

After 17 years as a director of Silver Fern Farms, and more than 11 of those as chairman, Rob Hewett has officially stepped down.
‘Proud half-farm owners’ look ahead

‘Proud half-farm owners’ look ahead

Life is busy for Southland sharemilker Nan de Haan.
Vaccine shortage continues to bite in the South

Vaccine shortage continues to bite in the South

A Salmonella outbreak continues in the South as a vaccine shortage bites.

Life & style

It is all about being creative in the kitchen for Auckland chef Michael Meredith. Photo: Anna Kidman

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Passion, dedication, simplicity keep top chef going

Top New Zealand chef Michael Meredith is visiting Queenstown this month to cook with Sherwood chef Chris Scott.

Marking a magical milestone

Marking a magical milestone

As Walt Disney’s pioneering Magic Kingdom gears up for its 70th anniversary, Mike Yardley unleashes his inner child in Anaheim.
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Jim Fyfe's wild life

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Jim Fyfe's wild life

Kim Dungey talks to retiring Doc ranger Jim Fyfe, whose work has helped Dunedin gain recognition as the wildlife capital of New Zealand.
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Tracking Central splendour

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Tracking Central splendour

New paths in Omakau provide access to Central Otago essentials.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Art provides an emotional link
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Youth choir hitting all the right notes

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More insect life may herald return of birds
Time, travel and climate change

World

Remembering those who were disappeared

A man walks past portraits of those who went missing in the 1973-85 Uruguay dictatorship, during the 30th edition of the March of Silence (Marcha del Silencio).

Japan's agriculture minister resigns after rice gaffe

Japan's agriculture minister resigns after rice gaffe

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto has resigned after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers.
Trump unveils plans for Golden Dome defence system

Trump unveils plans for Golden Dome defence system

US President Donald Trump says he has selected a design for the $US175 billion Golden Dome missile defence shield aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods

Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods

Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia's east copped four months of rain in two days.

Opinion

Te Pāti Māori MPs Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke face ACT...

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Debate deferred but not defused

Tuesday's expected parliamentary stoush over the controversial Privileges Committee report recommending harsh punishments for three Te Pāti Māori members of Parliament was a damp squib.

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Cartoonist's view — Yeo

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Cartoonist's view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: rates, flats and politics

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Letters to the Editor: rates, flats and politics

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the DCC's nine-year plan, how insulation in flats has improved, and a dangerous and deceitful government.
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Musings by someone not known as Joe

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Musings by someone not known as Joe

Word of the week — mononymous.

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