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Coach to tackle cafe ownership

With a resume that includes coaching for the Highlanders and Black Ferns, Riki Flutey expects his sporting expertise will come in handy manning the helm of a Dunedin cafe.
More wild weather to slam South over weekend

MetService has issued a 30-hour heavy rain watch for parts of the South, including Dunedin, and is warning that strong winds could batter some areas as well.
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Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’

A historic Queenstown bridge is in such a bad state it risks "catastrophic collapse", an engineering report has revealed.

One found dead, another critical in Clutha 'incident'

One found dead, another critical in Clutha 'incident'

One person has been found dead, and another is in critical condition, after a serious incident near Milton this evening, police say.
Family of missing told 'it's pretty much just a recovery now'

Family of missing told 'it's pretty much just a recovery now'

A family member of one of those missing in the Mount Maunganui campground slip says he was told the search operation was "pretty much just a recovery now".
Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man missing from the Invercargill area.

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Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
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Call made to bring NZ aviation history home
ODT quiz: January 24

dunedin

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Name suppression for man who tied up child

A Dunedin man who tied his toddler’s legs together, leaving her injured for nearly two months, has had his name permanently suppressed.

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Dementia patients ’forced shift‘ appalling’

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Dementia patients ’forced shift‘ appalling’

A desperate lack of dementia beds in Dunedin has resulted in the "appalling" situation of patients being shipped out of the city.
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Coach to tackle cafe ownership

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Coach to tackle cafe ownership

With a resume that includes coaching for the Highlanders and Black Ferns, Riki Flutey expects his sporting expertise will come in handy manning the helm of a Dunedin cafe.
Timber!

Timber!

Portobello Rd traffic was down to one lane yesterday as arborists felled a large macrocarpa tree in Ivanhoe Rd.

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Consent facing opposition -- Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact

Preventing a massive billion-dollar wind farm in the Southland District from going ahead will eventually lead to blackouts and reliance on coal, Contact Energy says.

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Store display brings back memories

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Store display brings back memories

The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson

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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson

A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.
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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

Wanaka will take a Big Mac but, please, no side of rubbish, residents say.

National

A campervan had its roof removed after attempting to pass under the height-restricted underpass...

Roof ripped off campervan at country's most-hit underpass

The country's most-struck rail bridge has claimed yet another victim, this time slicing the roof off a campervan driving beneath the low-clearance viaduct in Canterbury.

Pedestrian hit by car in central Christchurch

Pedestrian hit by car in central Christchurch

A person is in a serious condition after being struck by a car in central Christchurch this evening.
Ceiling collapses, house hit by lightning in Canterbury

Ceiling collapses, house hit by lightning in Canterbury

Firefighters in Canterbury are responding to a house believed to have been struck by lightning, and another where the ceiling has caved in as a bout of severe weather crosses the mainland.
Ex-teacher at top Chch school awarded $25K in compensation

Ex-teacher at top Chch school awarded $25K in compensation

A former Christchurch Boys' High School teacher who left her job of 18 years amid claims of bullying and false accusations has been awarded $25,000 in compensation.

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Nightmare trial included some controversies
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Star service takes unhealthy turn

sport

Ben Harrington, pictured competing in December last year, will be lining up for the freeski...

Harrington joins brother on team

The Italian slopes will be a family affair for the Harrington clan.

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Virtual semifinal for Black Sticks

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Virtual semifinal for Black Sticks

The Black Sticks are rearing to go for their must-win clash this afternoon.
Stage goes down to wire

Stage goes down to wire

The most renowned hill climb in New Zealand cycling produced one of its most dramatic finishes in stage six of the 2025 SBS Bank Tour of Southland yesterday.
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Listen up NZR — Joseph is your man

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Listen up NZR — Joseph is your man

Call it local bias but The Last Word is struggling to see how anyone other than Jamie Joseph can be the next All Blacks coach.

Food & Wine

Stressing the simple
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In fine spirits
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Courgette, cottage cheese bake
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Enjoyment factor high with South Island Pinot Gris

Business

Barker’s chief executive Agnes Baekelandt expects the new factory near Geraldine will help...

First stage of major expansion complete

South Canterbury company Barker’s has completed its new jam, juice and sauce factory near Geraldine in the first stage of a nearly $60 million expansion project.

Inflation rises above Reserve Bank's target rate

Inflation rises above Reserve Bank's target rate

Inflation has edged higher on the back of higher fuel, travel, and telecommunication costs backing the view the Reserve Bank will hold interest rates steady for the medium term at least.
Woolworths warned over range review process

Woolworths warned over range review process

The Commerce Commission has warned Woolworths New Zealand for what it believes is a likely breach of the Grocery Industry Competition Act, following a review of major supermarkets' product...
Forecasters suggest fixing home loan rates

Forecasters suggest fixing home loan rates

Borrowers might want to fix their home loans soon, forecasters warn.

Rural Life

The high supply of milk worldwide has meant New Zealand dairy farmers have had to lower their...

No double-digit milk payout this season

South Island dairy farmers are waving goodbye to another double-digit milk payout as global supplies remain stubbornly high over the 2025-26 season.

Female shearers shine in South Otago

Female shearers shine in South Otago

Four female shearers have established a new world record, shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed.
Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

Adviser draws on hands-on passion for farming

"An experience like no other".
Smooth sire smashes record

Smooth sire smashes record

Littlebourne Wapiti owner Geoffrey Pullar sold his 3-year-old bull White 8 for $95,000 in Central Southland last week.

Life & style

Jenny Jandt’s bare bank presents a suitable home for burrowing solitary native bee species. PHOTO...

Pardon the weeds, I’m feeding the bees

You don’t have to work hard to create the perfect home for invertebrates in your garden, writes Maureen Howard.

Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape

Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape

Kinetic and colourful, Dierama stops visitors in their tracks. They are flowering at present in the rock garden and the south African collection; the graceful bobbing flower heads catch...
Your garden

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
After the show is over

After the show is over - the history that lived on

Heritage in Focus looks at the 1889-90 NZ and South Seas Exhibition, and what happened to some of buildings and materials after the event ended.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Finding time for creation
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Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

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Best laid plans
Tips for painting

President Donald Trump says he has secured total and permanent US access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head says allies will have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward off threats from Russia and China.

Hunt on for gunman after three shot dead in New South Wales

Hunt on for gunman after three shot dead in New South Wales

Police are scouring a "large search area" for a shooter who killed three people and injured a fourth in a small town in New South Wales.
'Old order is over' - and why NZ should take heed

'Old order is over' - and why NZ should take heed

Canadian PM Mark Carney says middle and small powers mustn't cave in to bullying by great powers, and they should join forces to protect values and interests.
Family 'shattered' after teen found dead on beach

Family 'shattered' after teen found dead near dingoes on Queensland beach

The father of a teenager found dead surrounded by wild dingoes at an iconic Australian tourist spot says her family's "hearts are shattered" by the tragedy.

Opinion

The scene of destruction following the massive slip at the Beachside Holiday Park, Mauao, Mount...

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It’s climate change, stupid

As emergency services workers scrabble through sludge, as families and communities begin to mourn for those killed, as politicians dish out their words of comfort, we need to stop and ask — yet again — why such tragedies are happening.

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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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Pinch felt as postal service zones out

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Pinch felt as postal service zones out

Closing postal facilities — part and parcel of New Zealand Post’s strategy — ultimately costs communities more than it saves.
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The secret diary of . . . ordering fish and chips

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The secret diary of . . . ordering fish and chips

What do I want? I don’t really know.

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