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Dunedin’s stars shine a light on good tourism opportunities

A visiting researcher is in Dunedin to work on an astrotourism project which may prove useful for tourism organisations preparing for the 2028 total solar eclipse.
'Suffering' for Argentina fans in Arrowtown

It was a morning of despair for Argentina's football fans in Arrowtown after their team lost the World Cup final to Spain.
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Recognition for star-studded 34 years in hospo

Next month, 34 years ago, Fleur Caulton — then Fleur Langford — opened Queenstown’s first wine bar when she was just 21.

Te Puna Mahara welcomes first visitors

Te Puna Mahara welcomes first visitors

After nearly three decades in the making, Te Puna Mahara - Cromwell Memorial Events Centre has officially opened its doors.
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Heritage train ‘cleared to run’ by NZTA after flood damage

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Heritage train ‘cleared to run’ by NZTA after flood damage

Oamaru Steam and Rail’s heritage train was back up and running yesterday after a section of its line was closed due to flooding damage.
Greens unveil cheaper, cleaner energy policy

Greens unveil cheaper, cleaner energy policy

Co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson unveiled the Green Party's energy policy at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum today.

ODT quiz: July 20
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Cyclists ‘resigned’ to bumpy ride on central city streets
Kids TRYathlon re-launch plan
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First outright title ‘pretty special’

dunedin

St Hilda’s Collegiate student Naomi Jones, 13, and Bayfield High School student Quintin Sime, 14 ...

Robotics workshop boosts interest

Is it possible to build a robot that will make my bed, do the dishes, take out the rubbish bins and mow the lawns?

Hungry drunk driver found eating roast dinner behind wheel

Hungry drunk driver found eating roast dinner behind wheel

A drunk man driving erratically on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway was discovered eating a roast dinner behind the wheel, police say.
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Issues not fault of staff: Calvert

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Issues not fault of staff: Calvert

Dunedin councillors have been urged to look in the mirror regarding any problems with the way the city council functions.
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Vandervis pitches southern super council

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Vandervis pitches southern super council

A super council covering Otago and Southland should be explored to help create a powerhouse region, a Dunedin city councillor has argued.

regions

Oamaru Steam and Rail’s heritage train runs passengers along Waterfront Rd to the Quarry Siding...

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Heritage train ‘cleared to run’ by NZTA after flood damage

Oamaru Steam and Rail’s heritage train was back up and running yesterday after a section of its line was closed due to flooding damage.

Warning over Southland data centre's water consent

Warning over Southland data centre's water consent

A leading expert on consents for water is warning the country's resource management scheme is not fit to manage the long term impact of hyperscale data centres.
'Suffering' for Argentina fans in Arrowtown

'Suffering' for Argentina fans in Arrowtown

It was a morning of despair for Argentina's football fans in Arrowtown after their team lost the World Cup final to Spain.
Centre facing move asks for community’s help

Centre facing move asks for community’s help

A support centre that has helped thousands of people in Queenstown is appealing for the community’s help to find a new home.

National

Six people lost their lives in January after a Mt Maunganui landslip fell on a campsite below....

Public info sought on deadly landslips

A government inquiry looking into fatal landslips in Tauranga is asking the public to share any information they have about them.

Opposition concern at RMA reforms

Opposition concern at RMA reforms

The PM says RMA reforms will make building infrastructure easier, faster and more affordable. But Opposition parties warn the changes could make the system more unworkable.
Election 2026 interview: National's Joseph Mooney

Election 2026 interview: National's Joseph Mooney

This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is National Southland MP Joseph Mooney.
Arrest after alleged breach of medicinal cannabis licence

Arrest after alleged breach of medicinal cannabis licence

A 40-year-old Christchurch man has been charged after police found he had allegedly breached the conditions of his medicinal cannabis licence.

sport

Torres winner fires Spain to World Cup glory

Spain climbed again to the summit of world football this morning when substitute Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to take the World Cup from holders Argentina.

New Zealand's Ryan Fox wins British Open

New Zealand's Ryan Fox wins British Open

Ryan Fox stayed ice cool at the end of four long and hot days at Royal Birkdale to sink a birdie putt on the 18th and win the 154th British Open by a single stroke.
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Thunder propelled into playoffs

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Thunder propelled into playoffs

The Dunedin Thunder had everything riding on the weekend.
Southland Boys’ strength evident in commanding win

Southland Boys’ strength evident in commanding win

No-one is stopping Southland Boys’ from winning the Southern Schools Rugby Championship this season.

Food & Wine

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The right start
Saving the best til last
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Brown butter pear cake
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Very different wine styles worthy of exploring

Business

Households are still facing higher fuel, electricity and gas, and food prices. Image: RNZ

Inflation tipped to reach two-year high

Inflation is set to hit its highest level in two years, driven by the spike in fuel prices caused by the Middle East war, backing the prospect of more interest rate hikes by the RBNZ.

Govt gives $60m to save NZ's last cement plant

Govt gives $60m to save NZ's last cement plant

The government is providing up to $60 million in financial support to Golden Bay Cement to ensure its Northland operations can continue.
Job cuts at Creative NZ

Job cuts at Creative NZ

Creative New Zealand says it is cutting staff by about a third as it looks to implement a new operating model.
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Opinion: evidence needed when AI replaces jobs

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Opinion: evidence needed when AI replaces jobs

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith recently announced that the core public service could be brought down to about 55,000 staff.

Rural Life

Northern Southland ploughman Mark Dillon represents New Zealand in the conventional class at the...

Shipping snags send ploughmen scrambling

Southern ploughman Mark Dillon is scrambling to get his tractor and plough to the world championship in Croatia after being hit by a series of shipping delays.

Waihola dairy farmers expand battle to control rabbits

Waihola dairy farmers expand battle to control rabbits

The rabbit population is booming in Waihola.
Call to protect whitebait spawning sites

Call to protect whitebait spawning sites

Farmers can help protect "love zones" where whitebait spawn, a freshwater ranger says.
Barn to ‘future-proof’ family farm

Barn to ‘future-proof’ family farm

The introduction of winter milking will help pay for the construction of a more than $2 million barn on a family dairy farm in Southland.

Life & style

Helen Dawson takes part in a 2024 working bee. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Bringing life to a cemetery

For quarter of a century, a Dunedin group has been bringing life to a Victorian garden cemetery. Louise Frampton looks at how far they have come.

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1000 steps

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1000 steps

China’s rise and rise is buttressed by a thousand aphorisms, Dunedin writer Philip Temple discovers.
The gift pīwakawaka leave behind

The gift pīwakawaka leave behind

As our garden beds tuck themselves in for winter, we reach for our fluffiest coats.
Fact or fiction

Fact or fiction

Gary Dawkins sorts some fitness facts from fiction.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Fruits of her labour
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Artist’s age of enlightenment

World

Yawata city mayor Shoko Kawata is due to give birth in September. Photo: Reuters

Japanese mayor makes history with maternity leave

The mayor of a small Japanese city has became the first sitting mayor in the country to take maternity leave.

Dozens feared dead after ferry capsizes

Dozens feared dead after ferry capsizes

Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, with authorities suggesting an inaccurate passenger list and drug use by the crew might have...
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

The US Marshals Service has arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate as Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek extradition of the kickboxers-turned-social media stars on fresh charges of...
US ramps up strikes on Iran after two service members killed

US ramps up strikes on Iran after two service members killed

The US has launched new strikes against Iran, Central Command said, after it announced two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack.

Opinion

Paul Henry will run for ACT at this year's election. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

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Votes from women

It is hard to tell if New Zealand First and Act New Zealand are giving much thought to whether their supposedly high-profile candidates will appeal to women voters.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
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It’s a shame that both sides can’t lose

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It’s a shame that both sides can’t lose

The last time oil-tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein’s brutal tyranny in Iraq versus Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolutionary Islamist regime in Iran...
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Balancing the books on the backs of the most vulnerable

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Balancing the books on the backs of the most vulnerable

Imagine a hospital manager who was rewarded for the number of operations they declined, rather than the number of operations that they performed.

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