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Veteran Dunedin broadcaster dies

Dunedin broadcaster and city councillor Neil Collins died last night after an illness.

Snow hits South and now heavy rain predicted

Snow hits South and now heavy rain predicted

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The DCC is in preparation mode after the MetService warned of possible surface flooding and slips in Dunedin and eastern Otago.
Missing woman five months pregnant, upset after scan

Missing woman five months pregnant, upset after scan

A missing young woman is five months pregnant and had been upset after an ultrasound scan revealed uncertainty over whether she was having a boy or a girl, her husband says.
Police dog bites teenager accused of burglaries

Police dog bites teenager accused of burglaries

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A teenager accused of three burglaries over the weekend was apprehended by a police dog team, receiving a bite in the process.

dunedin

Queen’s High School head of drama Terry MacTavish is retiring after 47 years at the school. Photo...

All the world’s a stage for retiring drama teacher

After 47 years of teaching at Queen’s High School, head of drama Terry MacTavish will make her final curtain call next month.

Lifetime of work in art recognised

Lifetime of work in art recognised

Being chosen supreme winner at the nation’s Maori art awards is a "great honour" after a long and rich career, Marilynn Webb says.
Brain function benefits from even a little exercise, study finds

Brain function benefits from even a little exercise, study finds

Small changes in exercise can make a big difference in protecting brain health against the adverse effects of physical inactivity, Associate Prof Liana Machado says.
Keeping it hyperreal

Keeping it hyperreal

Standing proudly beside one part of her untitled artwork is Kirsty Lewry (25), a student at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic.

regions

Blinded by colour

Jac Paterson gets pelted with blue powder by Nadine de Jong at the annual colour run at Oamaru Racecourse.

Elliot puts the shine on Victorian Fete

Elliot puts the shine on Victorian Fete

For one enterprising 12-year-old, setting up shop at yesterday’s Victorian fete in Oamaru’s Victorian precinct turned out to be a profitable exercise.
District plan review near public phase

District plan review near public phase

After years of behind-the-scenes work, the Waitaki District Council’s district plan review is nearing its public engagement phase.
New Sphinx Rock mountain bike track open

New Sphinx Rock mountain bike track open

Six hundred hours of voluntary work and a $30,000 grant have produced another scenic addition to Alexandra’s mountainbiking network that will get some heavyweight usage next week.

National

Motorcycle accident research for insurance. Photo: Getty Images

Men in 'mid-life crisis' causing motorcycle deaths - Nash

A spate of motorcycle deaths at the weekend could trigger a new licence test for motorcyclists who purchase big powerful bikes.

Missing woman five months pregnant, upset after scan

Missing woman five months pregnant, upset after scan

A missing young woman is five months pregnant and had been upset after an ultrasound scan revealed uncertainty over whether she was having a boy or a girl, her husband says.
West Coast woman killed in motorbike crash named

West Coast woman killed in motorbike crash named

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Police have released the name of the woman who died in a motorcycle crash in the West Coast during a horror weekend on the road in which six people died.
Fatal Northland crash brings weekend toll to 8

Fatal Northland crash brings weekend toll to 8

A man has died following a serious two-car crash in Northland, forcing the closure of SH1 and bringing the national road toll to 8 since Friday.

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Business

Buyers inspect lambs at the Maniototo Last Muster lamb sale earlier this year. Photo: PGG Wrightson

Lamb outlook good until early 2019: report

Overall global demand for lamb remains positive, and will help underpin strong schedule prices until at least early 2019, Rabobank’s agribusiness report for this month says.

Confidence, but risks in trade arena

Confidence, but risks in trade arena

Manufacturing in Otago and Southland continues its strong run in October, but escalating US-China trade tensions, Brexit issues and friendly trade deals are coming into sharp focus.
Anderson Lloyd wins fifth in row mid-size firm award

Anderson Lloyd wins fifth in row mid-size firm award

Dunedin-founded commercial law firm Anderson Lloyd has for the fifth consecutive year won the mid-size law firm award.
Australian milk supply could drop 7%

Australian milk supply could drop 7%

Dairy Australia is predicting Australian milk supply could plummet by as much as 7% this season in a "worst case scenario".

Food & Wine

Ian Bell’s been one of that increasingly rare breed in Queenstown – an independent retailer. Ahead of him shutting shop this week, he tells Philip Chandler about the highs and lows of his business career.

Record 11,000 turnout for marathon

Record 11,000 turnout for marathon

Queenstown's biggest marathon to date saw more than 11,000 runners take to the resort’s streets in surprise sunshine on Saturday.
Fire breaks out at construction site

Fire breaks out at construction site

A fire broke out at a Queenstown construction site on Saturday night.
Summer roadworks begin; NZTA warns of delays

Summer roadworks begin; NZTA warns of delays

Summer roadworks have started on highways in Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes district.

Life & style

James Arscott walks along a Timaru beach with his family, (from left), Michael and Kate, a...

Lessons in loss

At just 18, he is a bright young rugby talent. But he has had to battle a terrible year to get there. James Arscott talks to Bruce Munro about the grief of his father's sudden death.

A city born of fire and rock

A city born of fire and rock

Dunedin has in the past gone off with a bang. You can still see the evidence, Clare Fraser writes.
A barren fruit of colonisation

A barren fruit of colonisation

The Canary Island Date Palm is rooted in the colonisation story, writes Mark Clark.
It's going to be OK

It's going to be OK

In the first iteration of a new column, Kate Oktay gets new introductions out of the way.

sport

BJ Watling on his way to 49 in New Zealand's first innings. Photo: Getty Images

Batting collapse costs Black Caps

Surprise, surprise - another disastrous batting collapse looks set to deny New Zealand a rare test victory on Asian soil.

More questions than answers

More questions than answers

It's exam time for many secondary school pupils at the moment. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn has his own 15 questions after watching the All Blacks lose to Ireland.
Hansen to decide future by Christmas

Hansen to decide future by Christmas

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will make a decision on his future before the end of this year.
Volts take ‘huge step forward’ in making playoffs

Volts take ‘huge step forward’ in making playoffs

Otago secured a place in the Ford Trophy playoffs with a tense four-wicket win against Canterbury at Hagley Oval yesterday.

Rural Life

Carrfields stud stock agent Roger Keach admires a Romney ram entered in this year’s New Zealand...

Stud stock agent judge of qualities

Among the hordes of exhibitors and visitors through the sheep pavilion at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch last week, there was a familiar face.

Australian milk supply could drop 7%

Australian milk supply could drop 7%

Dairy Australia is predicting Australian milk supply could plummet by as much as 7% this season in a "worst case scenario".
Lamb outlook good until early 2019: report

Lamb outlook good until early 2019: report

Overall global demand for lamb remains positive, and will help underpin strong schedule prices until at least early 2019, Rabobank’s agribusiness report for this month says.
Triple success for young pair at A&P show

Triple success for young pair at A&P show

Seven-year-old Ruby Cameron and 4-year-old Ka Arohaina Heartthrob were collectively the winners of three categories in horse events at the West Otago A & P show over the weekend.

Southland

Two die in Southland fundraiser

Two motorcyclists were killed in Southland on Saturday during a charity ride to raise money for an unborn child with a heart defect.

Tasering of driver found to be justified

Tasering of driver found to be justified

The police watchdog says the actions of an officer who smashed a car window to taser a fleeing driver in Southland violated policy, but were justified.
Security of personal health information questioned

Security of personal health information questioned

A Southland man is questioning how secure personal health information is after an unsuccessful complaint to the Privacy Commissioner.
Hope for kiwi comeback from 1080 project targeting stoats

Hope for kiwi comeback from 1080 project targeting stoats

The first western Fiordland 1080 project will start mid-next year in the hope of bringing the stoat-ridden area’s kiwi back from the brink.

Trump doesn't want to hear Khashoggi tape

Trump doesn't want to hear Khashoggi tape

Donald Trump said he doesn't want to listen to a recording of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite facing mounting pressure to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing.
May: Getting rid of me risks delaying Brexit

May: Getting rid of me risks delaying Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May says toppling her would risk delaying Brexit and won't let talk of a leadership challenge distract her from a critical week of negotiations with Brussels.
President visits fire-ravaged California

President visits fire-ravaged California

Authorities are continuing to sift through the charred wreckage of California's deadliest wildfire, searching for any signs of the 1276 people now listed as missing.

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