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Driver fled scene after Calton Hill crash

A driver was lucky to escape injury when their car crashed into two vehicles and rolled in Calton Hill early today.
Chch crash: 'It's a wonder there were any survivors'

The witness to a serious crash in Christchurch is pleading with youth to take responsibility for their driving after a teenager was left with critical injuries and is fighting for his life in ICU.

Armed police attend incident in Dunedin

Armed police attend incident in Dunedin

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Armed police descended on a harbour-side Dunedin suburb following an incident allegedly involving a firearm early today.
Two pilots dead after planes collide near Masterton

Two pilots dead after planes collide near Masterton

Two people are believed to have died when two light planes crashed into each on their final approach to Hood Aerodrome near Masterton.
More choosing to move to Dunedin

More choosing to move to Dunedin

More people are choosing to make Dunedin home, recent data has revealed.

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Boys uninjured after rolling borrowed car

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Two boys have landed themselves in hot water with both police and their parents after rolling a family member's car off the road in the rural back-blocks of Dunedin this afternoon.

Work at Port Chalmers begins soon

Work at Port Chalmers begins soon

Port Otago will embark on a major six-month project to remove 45,000cu m of excess dirt and rock from Flagstaff Hill, Port Chalmers, from Monday.
Fewer guests, more spending

Fewer guests, more spending

Last year’s ‘‘magnificent concerts’’ and the rise of non-commercial accommodation may be a factor in a decrease of guest nights in Dunedin in the year to March 31.
Planning needed to train workers

Planning needed to train workers

Training workers and jobseekers to meet the challenges of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, centre city development and regional projects will require careful planning, experts say.

Long-time former Shotover Jet driver Phil ‘LP’ Casey lives in San Diego, California, these days. While visiting him recently, Philip Chandler asked him why he’s there, what he gets up to and how he got his nickname.

Call to address ‘deathtrap’ entrance into Tapanui

Call to address ‘deathtrap’ entrance into Tapanui

Tapanui business owners have described the southern entrance to the town as a speed ‘‘deathtrap’’ that needs to be fixed.
Blood hounds: Argus saved by black lab buddies

Blood hounds: Argus saved by black lab buddies

A band of three black labradors are now blood brothers for life.
Police identify teens killed in Oamaru crash

Police identify teens killed in Oamaru crash

Police have formally released the names of the two teenagers who died in a crash in Oamaru North on Wednesday.

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Emergency services attending the serious crash in Burwood, Christchurch, on Saturday night. Photo...

Chch crash: 'It's a wonder there were any survivors'

The witness to a serious crash in Christchurch is pleading with youth to take responsibility for their driving after a teenager was left with critical injuries and is fighting for his life in ICU.

Two pilots dead after planes collide near Masterton

Two pilots dead after planes collide near Masterton

Two people are believed to have died when two light planes crashed into each on their final approach to Hood Aerodrome near Masterton.
No NZ tsunami threat after quake near Kermadec Is

No NZ tsunami threat after quake near Kermadec Is

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has cleared New Zealand of a tsunami threat moments after issuing a beach warning following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake near the Kermadec...
Injured Kiwi recalls Venice cruise ship crash

Injured Kiwi recalls Venice cruise ship crash

A Hamilton woman has spoken of the moment her European holiday nearly turned to tragedy when the riverboat she and her husband were on in Venice was struck by a 66,000-tonne cruise ship.

Business

New Clutha Licensing Trust general manager Mike Curtis wants to turn fortunes around in its six...

Manager’s aim to lift business

The Clutha Licensing Trust (CLT) hopes to put recent controversy behind it and boost its hospitality trade, following the appointment of a new manager.

Businesses can tap student creativity

Businesses can tap student creativity

A call is being made for more Dunedin businesses to take part in a University of Otago marketing project and tap into the creativity and innovation of students.
Female director first in 145 years

Female director first in 145 years

Port Otago has appointed its first female director in 145 years.
Manufacturing in South still expanding

Manufacturing in South still expanding

Manufacturing in Otago and Southland eased back for May but remains in expansion mode and in line with 12-month average.

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Phil 'LP' Casey at the wheel of his race truck while being reassembled in Mexico last month....

Ex-Queenstown man living American dream

Blood hounds: Argus saved by black lab buddies

Blood hounds: Argus saved by black lab buddies

A band of three black labradors are now blood brothers for life.
No comment on omission

No comment on omission

The Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has declined to say why its consultant Arup did not consider the Sugarloaf Terrace near Lowburn as a possible alternative site for Queenstown Airport.
Renowned chef, Michael Hill opening restaurant

Renowned chef, Michael Hill opening new restaurant

Leading New Zealand chef Ben Bayly and listed jeweller Sir Michael Hill are teaming up to open an Italian-style restaurant in Arrowtown.

Food & Wine

Life & style

Get early strawberries when you combine hydroponics with under-cover growing. Photo: Getty Images

Growing with the flow

When it comes to getting a head start on the growing season, hydroponics could give you a helping hand, writes Diana Noonan.

A mother to nature

A mother to nature

Gillian Vine meets South Australia's "Koala Mum".
Intermittent fasting - good for mind and body

Intermittent fasting - good for mind and body

Intermittent fasting has become a popular topic in the health industry of late, writes Deanna Copland.
Dealing with squabbling

Dealing with squabbling

Ian Munro shares some tips on how to deal with squabbling children.

sport

Ben and Aaron Smith will be among those back available for the Highlanders this week. Photo:...

Highlanders sneak in as playoffs confirmed

The Super Rugby quarter-finals have been set after a dramatic final morning that saw the Highlanders sneak into the final spot after other results went their way.

King's and McGlashan climb the table as OBHS slip up

King's and McGlashan climb the table as OBHS slip up

Dunstan High School registered a surprise 36-17 win against Otago Boys' High School Second XV in an Otago premier school game in Alexandra today.
Varsity shock Harbour while Taieri close the gap

Varsity shock Harbour while Taieri close the gap

University thumped Harbour 53-0 in a clinical display at the University of Otago Oval today.
Cheika breaks silence on Folau

Cheika breaks silence on Folau

Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika has spoken out on Israel Folau for the first time since Rugby Australia axed the code-hopping star.

Rural Life

Robert Dowling trains for the 2018 Stihl Timbersports World Championship. PHOTO: STIHL

Dowling likes championship chances

If you need a log cabin built then Robert Dowling is your guy.

Sector's export growth continues

Sector's export growth continues

A second consecutive year of substantial primary sector export growth is "incredibly impressive" considering the global backdrop, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says.
Wool sale bucks trend as 90% finds buyers

Wool sale bucks trend as 90% finds buyers

Buyers found renewed vigour at this week's South Island wool sale, especially for lamb's wool and well-grown, well-prepared new season wool.
Simplicity effective: water quality results

Simplicity effective: water quality results

"Citizen science" is helping a group of West Otago farmers make dramatic strides in environmental water quality.

Southland

In January, a WorkSafe New Zealand official examines the Gore sewage treatment site gate through...

Worksafe issues notices after 3-year-old's drowning

Worksafe has issued two improvement notices to the Gore District Council, as its investigation into the drowning of a child at a council sewage facility continues.

Water quality hearing

Water quality hearing

An Environment Court hearing looking into water quality continued yesterday in Invercargill as appeals on the proposed Southland water and land plan progressed.
Designs delight with both the medium and message

Designs delight with both the medium and message

Creatives and models alike took to the runway last night at the Bill Richardson Transport World for the Fibre Octave World of Wearable Art and Music Extravaganza in Invercargill.
Gaming policy change sought

Gaming policy change sought

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand is asking the Southland District Council to modify the Southland district gambling venue policy to replace the existing approach with a cap at current numbers.

Sydney high-rise evacuated after cracks, movement

Sydney high-rise evacuated after cracks, movement

Residents of a Sydney apartment complex are "homeless" after ongoing and persistent cracking forced the building's evacuation.
Fugitive ex-priest to face child sex charges

Fugitive ex-priest to face child sex charges

A fugitive former Catholic priest who fled to Italy and vanished after being indicted on child sex charges in Arizona in 2003 has been found and returned to Arizona, authorities said on Friday.
Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill after mass protests

Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill after mass protests

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has indefinitely delayed a proposed law to allow extraditions to mainland China, in a dramatic retreat after widespread anger over the bill sparked violent protests in the Asian finance hub.

Opinion

The Bruce Woollen Mills, one of the chief industries in the South Otago town of Milton. — Otago...

100 years ago: From our archives

Hurricane at Purakanui, car conversion and Kokako at Stewart Is.

Bold plan for George St

Bold plan for George St

Balance, calmness, consultation - all important words when it comes to analysing the proposal to rejig and regenerate the heart of Dunedin and its main street.
Rekindling Islam's golden era would enrich the world

Rekindling Islam's golden era would enrich the world

Today the House of Islam occupies a space somewhere between the old world and the new, say a current and a former muslim, and choices must be made. Ian Harris reports.
Our fragile democracies

Our fragile democracies

The people of Australia and New Zealand have been in danger of overconfidence about our democracies.

Education Guide Feature

Columba College

FOR over a century, Columba College has been preparing its students to serve, contribute, and succeed, wherever their path may take them.

Brockville School

Brockville School

Brockville School continues to have a strong focus on learning in the local community.
Taieri Beach School

Taieri Beach School

SITUATED in a rural scenic paradise, a short commute south ofDunedin city, Taieri Beach School is committed to growing a community of happy, creative, confident lifelong learners within a nature-based learning philosophy.
Liberton Christian School

Liberton Christian School

LIBERTON Christian School is an interdenominational state-integrated full primary school for students in years 1-8. Their mission is to provide a primary education that is distinctively Christian...

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