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Change of premises for sports retailer

Sporting goods retailer Torpedo7 is moving from Dunedin's CBD to South Dunedin.
Abusive priest is defrocked

Victims of a paedophile priest from Dunedin are breathing a sigh of relief as 50 years of torment finally comes to an end.
Wedding memories twice as romantic

Getting married on the same day as your twin sister is not without potential complications.

Truckies quitting over driver-facing cameras

Truckies quitting over driver-facing cameras

Forget retirement, poor pay and long hours - driver-facing cameras are giving truckies another reason to leave the job.
Prisoner flights increase five fold

Prisoner flights increase five fold

The number of prisoners flown south by Corrections on chartered flights increased more than fivefold over the previous two years.
Missing skydiver's family wait for answers

Missing skydiver's family wait for answers

Nearly 18 months after skydiver Tyler Nii plummeted into Lake Wakatipu, his family say they are ''dead inside'' and desperate for answers.

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Caversham Foodmarket and Lotto store owner Sandra Shum is celebrating the 30th anniversary of...

Thirty years of scratching

Sandra Shum still recalls the day a customer came in with an Instant Kiwi ticket, bursting with excitement because he thought he had just won $6.

Kiwi academic has part in remeasuring height of Mt Everest

Kiwi academic has part in remeasuring height of Mt Everest

A University of Otago academic who contributed to the remeasurement of the tallest mountain in the world is returning to Nepal next week - where Mt Everest's new height will be revealed.
Sea lion's wounds described in court

Sea lion's wounds described in court

A scientist says the sea lion at the centre of a jury trial was stabbed while it was alive and would have most likely bled to death.
Otago Museum wins three national awards

Otago Museum wins three national awards

Otago Museum was the biggest winner at the ServiceIQ NZ Museum Awards in Wellington last night, gaining three prizes.

regions

Warrick Pearson has more than 20 convictions but now says he wants to stay out of the system....

Man who threatened to kill partner avoids jail

A Gore man who threatened to kill his partner while she held their newborn baby has avoided a term of imprisonment.

Central Otago pupils battle for supremacy

Central Otago pupils battle for supremacy

A tight and competitive meeting marked last night's dual school events in Cromwell.
August target date to finish re-entry

August target date to finish re-entry

The Pike River mine re-entry will be slow and steady.
Regional council announces 6.9% increase in rates

Regional council announces 6.9% increase in rates

Southlanders are set to contribute $1,172,747 in regional council rates over the next financial year.

National

Police were notified that Timothy Clements was missing around 4.45pm on Monday. Photo: Supplied

Search continues for missing tramper Timothy Clements

The search for a man who failed to return from a tramp around Ashburton Lakes is continuing into its second day.

Truckies quitting over driver-facing cameras

Truckies quitting over driver-facing cameras

Forget retirement, poor pay and long hours - driver-facing cameras are giving truckies another reason to leave the job.
Free public transport at weekends for kids in Auckland

Free public transport at weekends for kids in Auckland

From September, children under 16 using Auckland public transport will ride free at weekends, on buses, trains and some ferries.
Parliamentary staffer stood down after historic assault allegation

Parliamentary staffer stood down after historic assault allegation

A member of parliamentary staff has been stood down after a historic allegation of assault, Speaker Trevor Mallard says.

Business

Google has blocked the Chinese phone maker Huawei from some updates to the Android operating...

Huawei NZ: 'No need to panic' about phones after Google move

Huawei NZ deputy chief executive Andrew Bowater says there's no need for owners of the company's phones to panic or return them to retailers after restricted on the software services.

1000 jobs chopped as Jamie shuts restaurants

1000 jobs chopped as Jamie shuts restaurants

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain has gone into administration, leaving 1000 people without jobs as the majority of branches stopped trading immediately.
Work on fishing jetty set to start

Work on fishing jetty set to start

Construction of Port Otago's $1 million T-shaped fishing wharf at Port Chalmers is due to begin next month.
Winery receiver's application dismissed

Winery receiver's application dismissed

The long-running liquidation of winery Lochar Estate in Central Otago may yet be headed to the High Court, following dismissal of an application for a summary judgement over an alleged $400,000 debt.

queenstown

Missing skydiver's family wait for answers

Nearly 18 months after skydiver Tyler Nii plummeted into Lake Wakatipu, his family say they are ''dead inside'' and desperate for answers.

11-year-old pool in need of $2.3m fix

11-year-old pool in need of $2.3m fix

Queenstown's public swimming pool once made waves at national building competitions for its ''unique and complex design'' and ''outstanding level of workmanship''.
Sleepout written off in morning blaze

Sleepout written off in morning blaze

Burnt belongings are all that remain of a sleepout gutted by a blaze in Queenstown.
Man sitting in car punched in the face

Man sitting in car punched in the face

A man was punched in the face as he sat in a car in central Queenstown this morning.

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Life & style

Striking high school pupils and supporters march up George St to the Octagon last Friday to...

We must join fight for future

We must give our children a sustainable environment, favourable to human existence, says parenting columnist Ian Munro.

Running among the ruins

Running among the ruins

A dawn jog around the magnificent temples of Angkor is the perfect way to meet an ancient country with deep roots, finds Martin Love.
Achernar at a low ebb

Achernar at a low ebb

For Ian Griffin, one of the joys of stargazing is observing the earth's rotation via the constantly changing positions of the stars.
5 questions with: Dave Cull

5 questions with: Dave Cull

Dave Cull is the mayor of Dunedin.

sport

Benjamin Britton from Wakatipu High School senior boys team clears the first jump at the Milton...

Wakatipu teams do well at relays

Power and good race tactics worked as the senior boys team from Wakatipu High School (WHS), of Queenstown, won by more than a minute from nearest rivals John McGlashan College to scoop the senior...

Who's in the queue for the World Cup in Liverpool?

Who's in the queue for the World Cup in Liverpool?

The Silver Ferns squad of 12 to contest July’s Netball World Cup in Liverpool is set to be named in Invercargill this afternoon. Jeff Cheshire looks at who might hear their name read out.
Batting triumvirate key to Black Caps' World Cup hopes

Batting triumvirate key to Black Caps' World Cup hopes

Three are three stars in Orion's belt. Three flavours in Neapolitan ice cream. Three laws of motion.
Steel extinguishes Stars in final dress rehearsal

Steel extinguishes Stars in final dress rehearsal

Even if the result was meaningless, the statement was a big one.

Rural Life

Lift from Fonterra expected

Fonterra is expected to lift its 2018-19 milk price towards the upper end of its current $6.30-$6.60 range in an announcement due today.

GDT index falls 1.4% after 11 increases

GDT index falls 1.4% after 11 increases

A run of 11 consecutive prices increases has been ended by a 1.4% fall in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction index.
Big regional benefits seen in Westland sale

Big regional benefits seen in Westland sale

The proposed sale of Westland Milk Products would create an injection of about $280 million into the West Coast economy, ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby says.
Quarter horse rider to take on Australia

Quarter horse rider to take on Australia

An Oamaru secondary school pupil will represent New Zealand in a transtasman equestrian competition.

Southland

Man who threatened to kill partner avoids jail

A Gore man who threatened to kill his partner while she held their newborn baby has avoided a term of imprisonment.

Regional council announces 6.9% increase in rates

Regional council announces 6.9% increase in rates

Southlanders are set to contribute $1,172,747 in regional council rates over the next financial year.
Maternity centre submission disputed

Maternity centre submission disputed

The already bitter war of words between the Southern District Health Board and supporters of the Lumsden Maternity Centre became more toxic yesterday, with SDHB chief executive Chris Fleming...
A sporting chance

A sporting chance

More than 80 players from Southland and Dunedin participated in the Number 10 Rangatahi Sports Tournament yesterday.

May tries to break Brexit deadlock with 'new deal'

May tries to break Brexit deadlock with 'new deal'

Prime Minister Theresa May has set out a "new deal" for Britain's departure from the EU, offering sweeteners to parliament including the chance to vote on whether to hold a second referendum to try to break the impasse over Brexit.
Jail for Kiwi who fatally stabbed dog

Jail for Kiwi who fatally stabbed dog

A former professional rugby player from New Zealand has been jailed for seven months for fatally stabbing his neighbour's dog in Perth.
Belgian monks resurrect brewery

Belgian monks resurrect brewery

Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years.

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