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Donor continues family tradition

A family illness gave Zac Clark the motivation to become a blood donor for the first time last year.
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Log Ride a test of mettle and pedal

Severe chafing is one of the main reasons wetsuits and bike riding do not mix.
Philanthropic Flynn

Donating $500 to Hospice Southland’s Queenstown charity shop was pretty special for inspirational Arrowtowner Flynn Laker last week.

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Wanted - a place they can call their home

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Wanted - a place they can call their home

A safe haven in Dunedin has not come with stability for a former refugee family who have bounced around different properties in a stressful quest for a home of their own. Mary Williams investigates.
Opposition parties urge Luxon to shut down Treaty Principles bill

Opposition parties urge Luxon to shut down Treaty Principles bill

Opposition parties have seized on a leaked ministerial memo about the government's proposed Treaty Principles bill, saying the prime minister should put a stop to it.
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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health

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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health

Attentive ODT readers over the summer break may recall that recently Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey threw his weight behind efforts to restore international air travel to Dunedin.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews from the Ravensbourne and Port Chalmers stations dampening...

Scrub fire threatens property in Sawyers Bay

A scrub fire spotted on the side of a hill threatened to burn down a neighbouring property, Fire and Emergency New Zealand says.

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Port Chalmers road plan to be reviewed

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Port Chalmers road plan to be reviewed

A contentious plan to shift a pedestrian crossing and cut carparks outside the Port Chalmers Library is to be reviewed.
Drink-driver allegedly gave police brother’s details

Drink-driver allegedly gave police brother’s details

A Dunedin man collected a raft of charges after allegedly giving his brother’s details when pulled over for drink-driving.
Quake work may be done by April

Quake work may be done by April

Work to strengthen and upgrade a parking building in central Dunedin — a project costing about $5.8 million — could be completed in April.

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Kaitangata & District Promotions secretary Joyce Beck believes her town's historic and...

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Push to join popular tourist route continues

A small South Otago township is still pushing to fully join a popular tourist route.

Action needed on greedy takes: locals

Action needed on greedy takes: locals

Wānaka and Queenstown anglers are among those accused of plundering the Jackson Bay fishery over the Christmas-New Year period.
Concert to raise cash to replace stolen repair fund

Concert to raise cash to replace stolen repair fund

The production of a country music concert is the latest in a series of community efforts to raise money to replace $2000 stolen from a fund to fix up a tiny Catlins community’s hall.
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Power cut to over 8000 energy users across Central Otago

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Power cut to over 8000 energy users across Central Otago

Central Otago District Mayor Tim Cadogan is calling for answers after nearly 8000 households and businesses lost power for most of yesterday morning.

National

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer speaking at a protest at Parliament last month....

Opposition parties urge Luxon to shut down Treaty Principles bill

Opposition parties have seized on a leaked ministerial memo about the government's proposed Treaty Principles bill, saying the prime minister should put a stop to it.

Another busy day for Canterbury fire crews

Another busy day for Canterbury fire crews

Canterbury crews have battled blazes for another day amid hot, dry and windy conditions.
'Devastated' after home destroyed

Resident 'devastated' after home destroyed

Waimakiriri Mayor Dan Gordon says his heart goes out to people affected by two big fires in Canterbury.
Heavy rain warning in force for East Coast

Heavy rain warning in force for East Coast

East Coast residents in the North Island are again bracing for another deluge as MetService issues a heavy rain warning for the Tairāwhiti area north of Tolaga Bay.

sport

The Sparks’ Eden Carson is congratulated by Suzie Bates after taking a wicket. Photos: Gregor...

Sparks stay in hunt for home playoff

The Otago Sparks have inched closer to securing a spot in the Super Smash playoffs.

Volts, Stags battle to a standstill in low-scoring contest

Volts, Stags battle to a standstill in low-scoring contest

Otago all-rounder Jake Gibson just needed to take a split second longer and he would have won the game for the Volts yesterday.
Champions have top pros to battle against

Champions have top pros to battle against

Last year’s Challenge Wānaka champions will return to defend their titles in the 113km triathlon based at Glendhu Bay on February 17.
Otago athletes flagbearers

Otago athletes flagbearers

Snowboard slopestyle junior world champion Lucia Georgalli, 16, of Wanaka, and curler Jed Nevill, 17, of the Ida Valley, will lead the New Zealand team into the opening ceremony of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea.

Business

The machines are operating at Christchurch (pictured) and Wellington airports and were expected...

New bag scan technology for airports

International travellers leaving from Wellington and Christchurch airports can expect a smoother time through security with the introduction of new scanning technology.

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Facility to meet demand for tradespeople

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Facility to meet demand for tradespeople

Increasing demand for construction workers in Dunedin will help drive the success of a new trades training facility in the city, the chief executive of a training organisation says.
Top 2023 price for non-Auckland home

Top 2023 price for non-Auckland home

Having changed hands for $19.2m, this property at The Preserve, at Queenstown’s Jack’s Point, has been touted as the fourth-highest settled residential sale in NZ last year.
Thousands of Woolworths staff may have been underpaid

Thousands of Woolworths staff may have been underpaid

Thousands of supermarket staff working for Woolworths in the last seven years may have been underpaid.

Food & Wine

Light, tasty option easy to make
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Swapping Auckland for Arrowtown
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Blueberry pie
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Impromptu gatherings call for stimulating wines

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Jadon Wilson, of Sydney, makes a splash during the Log Ride competition, on the opening day of...

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Log Ride a test of mettle and pedal

Severe chafing is one of the main reasons wetsuits and bike riding do not mix.

Top 2023 price for non-Auckland home

Top 2023 price for non-Auckland home

Having changed hands for $19.2m, this property at The Preserve, at Queenstown’s Jack’s Point, has been touted as the fourth-highest settled residential sale in NZ last year.
Tune-up for young teens

Tune-up for young teens

A Queenstown gym’s hosting a workshop this coming Monday aimed at helping teens make healthier choices for their body and mind.
Groovy donation

Groovy donation

Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade’s benefited to the tune of $6309 from a DJ party at local bar/restaurant 1876.

Life & style

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Here comes the sun

We’re just hours away from the sun frying our circuits, writes Paul Gorman.

The politics of naming

The politics of naming

Names are a big deal in my whānau, hapū and iwi — although the name Megan was an unexciting last resort when I surprised my parents, who thought I was boy and had a name sorted for him.
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A crib for more than just holidays

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A crib for more than just holidays

A former crib near Aramoana is a time capsule of summers past. Kim Dungey reports.
Patience, enthusiasm key with DIY

Patience, enthusiasm key with DIY

Feel like picking up a hammer or a screwdriver? Matthew Littlewood gets some tips from Mitre 10 DIY expert Stan Scott.

Rural Life

Mataura woolhandler Lucy Elers throws a fleece during the junior woolhandling final, which she...

From woolhandling judge to competitor

A young woolhandling judge has swapped critiquing the efforts of others for competing herself.

Outstanding outhouses

Outstanding outhouses

The series Outstanding Outhouses features images of striking structures in the rural South.
$100k stag sold at swan song auction

$100k stag sold at swan song auction

A Northern Southland deer stud offered some of the best velvet genetics in New Zealand for the final time.
Lay of the land

Lay of the land

Reporter Shawn McAvinue was at the final Netherdale Elite Red Deer Sale and asked people to describe the contributions to the NZ deer industry of stud owner David Stevens.

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Steven and Marylyn Hayes. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Concert to raise cash to replace stolen repair fund

The production of a country music concert is the latest in a series of community efforts to raise money to replace $2000 stolen from a fund to fix up a tiny Catlins community’s hall.

Husband, wife ‘money mules’

Husband, wife ‘money mules’

A man who took a bag containing $100,000 cash from Invercargill to Christchurch with his wife maintains he had no idea what was inside it.
Spotlight on short-term accommodation hire

Spotlight on short-term accommodation hire

A Te Anau motel owner wants a review carried out on the short-term private hire accommodation sector.
Sustainability integral to upgrade

Sustainability integral to upgrade

ILT’S head office redevelopment is a step towards sustainability with improved renewable energy outcomes.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

Pou carvers share skills
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Born out of eruptions

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Lavender — a lot to love
Addictive journey of discovery

World

Baldwin again charged with manslaughter

US actor Alec Baldwin has been charged again with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film Rust.

Third trip for capsule

Third trip for capsule

The four-man private Axiom Mission 3 launches to the International Space Station, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, yesterday.
Pakistan launches air strikes inside Iran

Pakistan launches air strikes inside Iran

Pakistan has conducted strikes inside Iran, targeting separatist Baloch militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, two days after Tehran said it had attacked the bases of another group within...
80th anniversary of secret code-breaking computer

80th anniversary of secret code-breaking computer

A British spy agency is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Colossus - a code-breaking computer which helped defeat Hitler's Germany and so significant it was kept secret for decades.

Opinion

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Gearing up for a changing world

Everyone in this free country of ours has a right to get to somewhere else, unencumbered by others on the roads and regardless of their chosen mode of transport.

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from 2023 Voyager Cartoonist of the Year, Shaun Yeo.
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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health

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New minister needs to start walking the talk on mental health

Attentive ODT readers over the summer break may recall that recently Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey threw his weight behind efforts to restore international air travel to Dunedin.
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Letters to the Editor: society, culture and the blame game

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Letters to the Editor: society, culture and the blame game

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the backtracking of hospital promises, carbon consequences for the wealthy, and personal responsibility.

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