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Dozens still out of flood-hit homes

Dozens of flood-hit homes remain empty following the severe storm that's battered Otago as the clean-up gets under way.

Drivers warned of road dangers

Drivers warned of road dangers after storm

Police are warning motorists to stay cautious on Otago's roads after a wild storm caused slips and heavy rain gave way to frost and black ice.
Scheme warms up 1200 houses

Scheme warms up 1200 houses

Dunedin ratepayers have made good use of the Dunedin City Council's Warm Dunedin initiative, leading to 1200 warmer, drier homes in the city.
South D pop-up under way

South D pop-up under way

The housie hall at the Cargill Enterprises site on Hillside Rd will do double duty as the Dunedin City Council's South Dunedin Pop-Up Hub from next month.

dunedin

3-year-old takes surgery in stride

Little Jack Verna smiles as he "commando crawls'' around the living-room floor, making a beeline for mother Kathryn and a big cuddle.

Heart operation postponed 6 times

Heart operation postponed 6 times

A Mosgiel man says his life has been put on hold as he waits for an urgent heart operation which has been postponed six times due to a lack of beds in Dunedin Hospital’s intensive care unit.
Cycleway criticism slammed

Cycleway criticism slammed

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says the views of those valuing car parks over safety were "abhorrent" as the NZTA announces building its one-way system cycleway is to start.
'Honour' to put poppy by name

'Honour' to put poppy by name

A Dunedin woman has praised the "kindness'' of a Star reader who placed a poppy next to the name of a fallen soldier on a war memorial in Belgium.

regions

Birds are being kept safe and dry until they can be reunited with their owners. Photo: Shannon...

Show birds shut in safe from flood

The organisers of this weekend's Oamaru Poultry, Pigeon & Canary Show are making plans to hold on to birds whose owners can not collect them due to flooding.

Eye kept on Clutha

Clutha River being monitored

Civil Defence staff continue their work in South Otago as it enters clean-up mode after heavy flooding.
Parts of Central 'badly affected'

Parts of Central 'badly affected'

Roads in Central Otago have been badly affected due to heavy rain, snow and ice.
Contamination fears in Oamaru

Contamination fears in Oamaru

A level of risk from sewage exists as Oamaru begins to close down at the end of the town's first day of clean-up after Friday's record-setting rain event.

Business

Iwi honing their smarts

A financial analysis by ANZ of 31 post-Treaty of Waitangi settlement iwi and hapu shows all recorded a positive profit in the last reported financial year. But there are also challenges ahead.

Win brings chances for further learning

Win brings chances for further learning

Deloitte Dunedin auditor Jeffrey Broughton is welcoming the opportunities winning a prestigious Institute of Directors award will bring.
New high for net migration

New high for net migration

In what has become a recurrent theme in past years, New Zealand’s migration in June reached another annual high of 72,300, likely to prompt another outpouring of concern from campaigning politicians.
Earnings to fall by $100 million

Earnings to fall by $100 million

Construction giant Fletcher Building dumped a slew of bad news on the market yesterday, including another earnings downgrade and the immediate departure of chief executive Mark Adamson.

queenstown

Stu Ide, Megan Ide-Neill and David Gatward-Ferguson will compete at the World Gold Panning...

Black Pans team planning to strike gold in Scotland

A team of champion panners will chase gold in Scotland next month.

SDHB to pay $6000 to nurse

SDHB to pay $6000 to nurse

The Southern District Health Board has been ordered to pay $6000 compensation to a Queenstown nurse for the way it investigated her complaint about a colleague.
1000 houses, worker accommodation on site ‘first priority’

1000 houses, worker accommodation on site ‘first priority’

Labour leader Andrew Little says building 1000 houses and a "hall of residence" for seasonal workers on the existing Wakatipu High School site will be the party’s "first priority" in Queenstown if elected.
Consent sought for house at Dinner Flat

Consent sought for house at Dinner Flat

The wealthy British-born owner of Mt Isthmus Station on the western shores of Lake Hawea plans to build a house with an unconventional design on the property.

Life & style

Keitha above Lake Hawea. Photo: supplied.

Inspiring walking Te Araroa’s length

The Te Araroa trail proved the challenge of a lifetime for a Dunedin couple in their mid-60s, discovers Viv Milsom.

South African heathers adaptable, great addition

South African heathers adaptable, great addition

Heathers form one of the largest genus of South African plants with over 600 endemic species, ranging from ground-hugging plants to small trees.
Dealing with fears sensibly

Dealing with fears sensibly

While our grandson had some understanding about the recent terrorist attacks in the UK, it went over the head of his younger sister, writes Ian Munro.
Chocolate connections

Chocolate connections

There’s a link between Olveston and Cadbury’s, but it’s not what you might think, writes Jenny Longstaff.

FOOD & WINE

National

Trampers spend freezing night on Mt Tongariro

Four trampers have spent a night in freezing conditions, after getting lost on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Search continues for missing Rangiora woman

Search continues for missing Rangiora woman

Police search and rescue teams, together with family and friends of missing woman Melissa Dalgety, are continuing efforts to find her on Sunday.
Girl drowns at Auckland home

Girl drowns at Auckland home

A 9-year-old girl has drowned at a South Auckland house.
Fears at fast falling teacher quality

Fears at fast falling teacher quality

A number of central Auckland schools are worried about the dramatic drop in the quality of teachers, on top of the region's mass shortage.

sport

Action from today's club rugby semifinals between Harbour and Dunedin, and Southern and Kaikorai,...

Southern, Harbour in final

Southern and Habour will contest the Dunedin premier rugby final after winning their semifinals at Hancock Park this afternoon.

Highlanders beaten in rain

Highlanders beaten in rain by Crusaders

If the weather stays as awful as it has been, stick the mortgage on the Crusaders.
Grace stars, Spieth leads at Open

Grace stars, Spieth leads at Open

Jordan Spieth leads the way, but Branden Grace was the star of the third round at the British Open.
Lions scrape to late win

Lions scrape to late win

Coach Johan Ackermann admitted to “grey-hair moments” as he came within two minutes of ending his tenure with the Lions on a sour note when they were forced into a late rally to beat the Sharks.

Farming

Help sought for flood-hit farmers

The Otago Regional Council is calling on any farmers in the wider region able to offer support to those affected by the weekend's deluge to contact Federated Farmers.

Farms struck by fatal cow fungus

Farms struck by fatal cow fungus

Four herds of dairy cows in Otago and Southland have been affected by ergot toxicity, resulting in hundreds of the animals being euthanised.
Tweeting all the way to Cape Reinga

Tweeting all the way to Cape Reinga

Welly the gumboot is about to take off on a mission to find its ''solemate''.
Damp but steady start to calving

Damp but steady start to calving

Calving has begun on North Otago's dairy farms.

Venezuelan's opposition calls new strike

Venezuelan's opposition calls new strike

Venezuela's opposition has called a two-day national strike against President Nicolas Maduro after another day of violent clashes.
Trump declares 'complete power to pardon'

Trump declares 'complete power to pardon'

US President Donald Trump has declared he has "complete power to pardon," as his administration confronts ongoing investigations of possible ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
US Police chief resigns after Australian woman shot

US Police chief resigns after Australian woman shot

Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau has resigned following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Australian woman.

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