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WānakaAugust 23

‘An explosion without the noise’: frightening scenes in Albert Town fire

A large blaze that forced 22 homes in Wānaka to be evacuated resembled “an explosion without the noise” and brought back memories of the 2020 Lake Ōhau wildfire, a resident says.

Tim Scott

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DunedinAugust 23

Wind causes power outages and damage in Otago and Southland

Thousands of homes in the south lost power because of a national grid fault while the region was also lashed by stormy weather on Sunday, causing further disruption.

Felicity Dear

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DunedinAugust 23

Possible land reclamation condition on inland port ‘unlawful’

Any condition around land reclamation for a planned inland port near Mosgiel would be “unlawful” and is outside the scope of the fast-track process, lawyers say.

Tim Scott

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DunedinAugust 23

'Kids losing their s***': Malfunctioning gate traps over a dozen Dunedin families in carpark

Over a dozen Dunedin families were forced to spend their afternoon inside a carpark after a malfunctioning gate arm trapped them in a traffic jam.

Laine Priestley

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DunedinAugust 23

DCC to reconsider risk appetite for Waipori Fund

Grant Miller

NationalAugust 23

Opportunity in position to play kingmaker in latest poll

RugbyAugust 23

Ma’u in line for All Black debut

ODT QuizAugust 23

ODT quiz: August 24

Dunedin

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DunedinAugust 23

Hope for Dunedin stadium hotel remains

The chances of a stadium hotel getting built in Dunedin may not have been dashed by this week’s announcement of a planned hotel development in the central city.

Grant Miller

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DunedinAugust 23

‘Mighty Tōtara’ planted to honour the late author Neville Peat

A mighty tōtara has been planted to honour the memory of late Dunedin author, journalist, photographer, naturalist and conservationist Neville Peat.

Laine Priestley

DunedinAugust 23

Boat gear flying off the shelves

Sunny weather and the imminent start to good boating weather led to items for sale at the Otago Yacht Club’s Jumble Sale on Saturday to fly off the shelves.

Laine Priestley

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DunedinAugust 23

Council proposes stricter alcohol rules for Dunedin

Tighter alcohol restrictions could be coming for Dunedin, but the public will first get its say on the proposed changes.

Felicity Dear

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SelwynAugust 23

Police search for ute that left crash scene

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ChristchurchAugust 23

Former principal accused of not passing on complaints to school’s board

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WorldAugust 23

Search for survivors as cargo ship sinks

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MotorsportAugust 23

Norris wins Dutch GP, Lawson seventh on return for Red Bull

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NationalAugust 23

NZ heading for shortage of plumbers

Otago

QueenstownAugust 23

‘Policy making in a state of panic’: Queenstown mayor slams decision to rule out bed tax

The Auckland and Queenstown Lakes District mayors are both disappointed with National's announcement on Sunday ruling out the bed tax, with Auckland mayor Wayne Brown hitting out at National "walking away" from its commitment to the Auckland Regional Deal.

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Central OtagoAugust 23

Cancer Society’s ‘Daffy Dips’ hit NZ ahead of Daffodil Day

A group of friends braved the chilly waters of Lake Dunstan in Clyde on Saturday, taking part in the iconic ‘Daffy Dip’ event, in support of Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day.

Carys Trotter

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South OtagoAugust 23

Spirit ‘cram’ for Farah Palmer cup at Balclutha camp

The Otago Spirit women’s rugby team used its Balclutha training camp on Saturday to prepare for its Farah Palmer Cup opener against Wellington this weekend.

Nick Brook

WānakaAugust 23

Albert Town fire: 'There were a lot of people quite terrified'

If it had been blowing from the south, we could have been in jeopardy... there were a lot of people quite terrified, a resident said.

Canterbury

SelwynAugust 23

Police search for ute that left crash scene

Police are appealing for information about the driver of a Nissan Navara who reportedly fled the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash in Canterbury last week.

ChristchurchAugust 23

Former principal accused of not passing on complaints to school’s board

The under-fire former principal of a Christchurch school has been accused of not passing on complaints to the school's board.

Sam Sherwood of RNZ

CanterburyAugust 23

Resident complains about neighbour burning treated timber

A Rangiora resident who says his health is being impacted by a neighbour adding treated timber to a log burner has lodged a complaint with ECan.

North CanterburyAugust 23

Family wine-making business praised for its environmental practices

North Canterbury's Tiki Wine & Vineyards has become the first winery business in NZ to get regenerative certification status from A Greener World.

Robyn Bristow

National

NationalAugust 23

NZ heading for shortage of plumbers

New Zealand is heading for a critical shortage of plumbers, with fewer than 20% of businesses taking on new apprentices, while experienced tradespeople head to Australia.

NationalAugust 23

Teens charged over fleeing driver crash which left police officer critically injured

Police have filed charges against two teenage boys after a fleeing driver crash that left a Palmerston North officer critically injured.

NationalAugust 23

ACT releases ‘one law for all’ policy

The ACT Party has released a policy it says is designed to protect core democratic values and property rights, reign in "activist judges" and stop Parliament creating divisive Treaty of Waitangi clauses.

NationalAugust 22

Labour promises to slash debt as fiscal strategy released

Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get back to surplus by 2029/30, slash debt and set up an independent Parliamentary Budget Office, if elected.

Southland

SouthlandAugust 22

Southland hit by mass power outage amid lightning and high winds

About 300 customers remain without power on Sunday evening after a day of stormy weather and a Transpower fault caused thousands to be without power in the South.

SouthlandAugust 22

Investigators say large Invercargill vegetation fire ‘suspicious’

Firefighters are working to put out a 600 metre long blaze on Oreti Beach in Invercargill.

Sport

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SportAugust 23

Taieri Tuataras win third straight men’s hockey title

The Taieri Tuataras played spoilsport in front of a bumper crowd of University fans on Saturday.

Nicholas Friedlander

MotorsportAugust 23

Norris wins Dutch GP, Lawson seventh on return for Red Bull

Lando Norris gave McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix victory in an intense Formula 1 race of shifting fortunes that had to be re-started after home hero Max Verstappen crashed on the opening lap.

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SportAugust 23

Kings United break City Highlanders’ stranglehold on club hockey title

The long run is over.

Nicholas Friedlander

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NetballAugust 23

Uni Albion A win four titles in a row

Ella Southby’s goal marked a bittersweet victory.

Kayla Hodge

Lifestyle

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The MixAugust 22

The spice of life

There are certain flavours that belong to winter, and in my mind cinnamon is close to the top of the list.

Penelope Maguire

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The MixAugust 21

Anderton’s politics of principle

New Zealand was the Kampuchea of free market ideology back in the 1980s, economist Bruce Jesson wrote in his book on the period, "Only Their Purpose is Mad".

The MixAugust 21

New walking guide uncovers Dunedin’s extraordinary architectural treasures

Dunedin has an impressive trove of architectural stories, author John Walsh says.

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The MixAugust 21

For Tony Harris

For generations, an old boatshed stood at the edge of a tidal inlet on the Otago coast.

Skywatch, by Ian Griffin

Business

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BusinessAugust 22

Lying claims as customer takes aim at liquidated Otago boat builder

More customers have come forward in the fallout from the liquidation of a Central Otago boat builder, with one saying he was “lied to” from the start.

Tim Scott

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BusinessAugust 21

Investing in their family’s future with return to Dunedin

Erin Brown never really expected to return to Dunedin. She left the city when she finished her studies at Columba College to study commerce at Victoria University in Wellington.

Sally Rae

BusinessAugust 20

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare gets $23m in US tariff refunds

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare expect to bank $23 million in US tariff refunds.

BusinessAugust 19

Data centre builds could create 5000 jobs: report

A new report on the potential growth of data centres in New Zealand says a large-scale construction programme could create about 5000 jobs.

Rural Life

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Rural Life OtherAugust 23

Continuing the family transport business a focus for young award winner

Two-generations of the Scully family were recently recognised at the Groundspread NZ annual awards gala.

Sally Rae

Rural LifeAugust 20

Critics fear drone fatalities on farms after govt scraps some rules

The government says it is freeing up farmers to use drones more but critics say it increases the chance that a machine could veer off and kill someone.

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Rural EventsAugust 19

Hunting wild goats is a great way to fill a freezer with flavourful meat, Dunedin mum says

Wild goat meat is a great way to feed a family, Dunedin mum Chantalle Harrison says.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural PeopleAugust 19

Creating a strong team culture an ongoing process, southern station managers say

Attracting, developing and retaining good people and building a strong team is satisfying, a high-country station boss in Northern Southland says.

Shawn McAvinue

Food & Wine

North CanterburyAugust 20

Wine, food and music festival moving to a Saturday

Robyn Bristow

North CanterburyAugust 20

Marlborough Wine & Food Festival shelved in shock move

Paula Hulburt

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Food & WineAugust 18

Michelin star ‘amazing surprise’ for Wānaka chef

Rebecca Fox

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Food & WineAugust 18

Pumpkin spiced loaf

In Season: Alison Lambert

World

WorldAugust 23

Search for survivors as cargo ship sinks

India’s coastguard and navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank, with two Chinese nationals rescued, a senior official said.

WorldAugust 22

Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car

Seven people including two police officers died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car

WorldAugust 22

Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130

At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine.

WorldAugust 20

Missing teen’s body recovered after family mistakenly told she was alive

The body of a missing Sydney teenager has been recovered from dense bushland, after her family was initially mistakenly told by police she had survived.

AAP

West Coast

West CoastAugust 21

Former mayor, now NZ First candidate grilled over council policies

A former West Coast mayor who is running for Parliament has faced tough question over NZ First’s plans to support councils.

Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy reporter

West CoastAugust 20

Solution for slip-prone section of West Coast highway edges closer

An investment case to find a long-term solution to the Epitaph Slip on SH6 in South Westland has now been completed but work on a permanent realignment could be years away.

Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy Reporter

Video

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WānakaAugust 23

‘An explosion without the noise’: frightening scenes in Albert Town fire

A large blaze that forced 22 homes in Wānaka to be evacuated resembled “an explosion without the noise” and brought back memories of the 2020 Lake Ōhau wildfire, a resident says.

Tim Scott

DunedinAugust 23

Marching for graduation

University of Otago graduands make their way down George St for their graduation ceremony at the weekend.

WānakaAugust 22

Firefighters investigating cause of large Albert Town blaze

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a ferocious fire that blazed through trees and scrub in Albert Town sending flames leaping metres into the air and forcing the evacuation of 22 homes.

WānakaAugust 22

Houses evacuated as firefighters battle large Albert Town fire

A large fire that forced evacuations in Wānaka has been brought under control, but strong winds and steep terrain are making it difficult for firefighters to reach the remaining flames.

Opinion

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OpinionAugust 23

Africa: getting history wrong

“I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s foreign minster, said.

Gwynne Dyer

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OpinionAugust 23

A walk through another person’s past

Last Saturday, I found myself standing in front of an inconspicuous sandstone terraced house in Glasgow, my sister Jill beside me.

Jean Balchin

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OpinionAugust 23

Cartoonist’s view

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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EditorialAugust 23

Where’s the hospital? It’s behind you

On the front page of Saturday’s Otago Daily Times was a large and impressive photograph of the soon to opened outpatients building, the first stage of the new Dunedin Hospital project.

Editorial

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OpinionAugust 21

Cleaning up corruption and controlling rivers

A political announcement last Sunday lets Civis return to a familiar obsession.

Civis

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OpinionAugust 21

The secret diary of . . . Mike and Christopher

“Mike makes my Mondays,” smiled Christopher, as he made his way across town for his weekly catch-up at Cafe ZB with his best friend Mike.

Steve Braunais

100 Years Ago

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NewsAugust 23

Petite and dainty wedding

The bridegroom was Mr Arthur Espie Porritt, the 1923 Rhodes Scholar from the Dominion and brilliant athlete.

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NewsAugust 21

School of ed celebrates jubilee

The fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Dunedin Training College was formally celebrated at a function in the Allen Hall on Saturday morning.

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NewsAugust 20

Driver falls off; tram crashes

AUCKLAND, August 20: The falling off of a motorman and the subsequent loss of the control of a tramcar travelling down Symonds street resulted in a sensational accident shortly before 5 o’clock to-night.

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NewsAugust 19

Australia’s run chase turns to ashes

Nothing more sensational has happened in the history of the Test matches than the collapse of Australia.