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DunedinSeptember 10

Ong claims he will soon be served documents from university, OUSA

The police may need to be involved in serving documents to controversial Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong, leaked correspondence shows.

Grant Miller

SouthlandSeptember 10

New wind turbines will help lower power bills — Mercury boss

The head of Mercury believes power bills will eventually benefit from more projects like the Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm near Gore.

NationalSeptember 10

Review into benefit botch-up finds payment errors of $2.5m

More than 30,000 benefits and other payments were wrongly suspended with concerns continually raised for three months before being appropriately escalated, a government review has found.

WānakaSeptember 9

Fatal plunge after chopper’s blades hit rockface in Mt Aspiring park: report

A helicopter that crashed killing two people in Mt Aspiring National Park plunged 30m down a mountain after its rotor blades struck the rockface, an investigation has found.

RNZ

SelwynSeptember 9

Staff describe the moment a ute barrelled into their Canterbury hotel

Daniel Alvey

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DunedinSeptember 9

Dunedin man gets sentence cut for ‘nasty and prolonged’ attack on partner

Rob Kidd

ODT QuizSeptember 9

ODT quiz: September 10

NationalSeptember 10

Man, woman killed in firearms incident named

Dunedin

DunedinSeptember 10

Suspected electrical fire in lower Stuart St building

Emergency services have put out what is believed to be an electrical fire in a central Dunedin art studio.

Tim Scott

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DunedinSeptember 9

Sex offender ‘Mr Science’ could soon be heading home to Spain after appeal win

A disgraced Dunedin educator who abused two boys and was caught with a trove of illegal images is set to be released from prison after winning an appeal.

Rob Kidd

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DunedinSeptember 9

Dunedin rental market bucking regional trend

New listings for residential rental properties in Otago appear to have dropped by more than a quarter over the past year, causing a 5.6% increase in average weekly rental prices.

John Lewis

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DunedinSeptember 9

Prisoner who bit inmates’ earlobes off charged with hitting officer

A man in Otago Corrections Facility for biting off two people’s earlobes while behind bars is now on trial for punching a Corrections officer.

Felicity Dear

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DunedinSeptember 10

Ong claims he will soon be served documents from university, OUSA

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NationalSeptember 10

Review into benefit botch-up finds payment errors of $2.5m

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NationalSeptember 10

Man, woman killed in firearms incident named

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ChristchurchSeptember 10

Club rugby stalwart’s life membership in limbo

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ChristchurchSeptember 10

Demand for UHT milk products drives dairy factory expansion

Otago

North OtagoSeptember 9

Kurow ‘health hub’ nears construction after $1m boost

The Waitaki Valley Health Hub is “all coming together” after receiving a million dollar donation.

Nic Duff

QueenstownSeptember 9

Bike race battle for survival

A Queenstown mountainbiking pair say they are “pretty proud” to have finished what may be the world’s toughest bike race.

Philip Chandler

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Central OtagoSeptember 9

Lizard survival numbers reduced by Santana to ‘unprecedented’ levels

Santana Minerials has come under fire for its new lizard proposal, accused of putting time and money ahead of the reptile's existence.

Steve Hepburn

QueenstownSeptember 9

Head-on crash injures 10 people

Ten people have been injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash on the Crown Range Road.

John Lewis

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DunedinSeptember 8

Social media ban costs Dunedin influencer lucrative rap collaboration, clothing deals

An influencer accused of making online death threats has been banned from social media while on bail

Rob Kidd

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DunedinSeptember 8

Issues in new intersection layout hopefully only temporary

Steve Hepburn

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SouthlandSeptember 7

‘Noah's Ark-type stuff’: Gore builders slam ‘crazy’ flood rules

Steve Hepburn

Fresh

Food & WineSeptember 8

Turning to lighter fare as we go into spring

While winter still has its grips on us, occasional warm days are reminding us that spring is coming.

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Enjoying the day’s catch with family

Alison Lambert

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Lighter, brighter note for spring

Jo Elwin

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Hearty tart for weekend adventures

Sam Sinclair

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Making healthy eating easy

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Gifts of love: Homemade treats perfect for sharing

A passion project that has taken three years to come to fruition is how Allyson Gofton describes “Give”.

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Life is too short to wait for a special occasion

Mark Henderson

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Grilled asparagus and halloumi salad

Canterbury

ChristchurchSeptember 10

Club rugby stalwart’s life membership in limbo

Confusion surrounds a Sumner life membership award for Christchurch rugby identity Gareth D'Almeida.

Kees Chalmers

ChristchurchSeptember 10

Demand for UHT milk products drives dairy factory expansion

A major new dairy factory expansion in Christchurch - driven by surging global demand for high-protein dairy foods like cottage cheese - was officially opened by the prime minister on Thursday.

ChristchurchSeptember 10

Stolen sculpture to be replicated in honour of renowned artist

A famous Llew Summers sculpture is set to be reinstated at a Christchurch community centre after it was stolen last year.

Kees Chalmers

CanterburySeptember 10

Police turn out in force for 100-year-old’s birthday party

Former Christchurch police officer Robert ‘Bob’ Wouldes marked his 100th birthday in Rangiora with stories about The Beatles tour of NZ and the time he was assigned to protect Queen Elizabeth II.

National

NationalSeptember 9

Auckland school confirms student fatally struck by train

Auckland’s Mount Albert Grammar School has confirmed one of its students died following an incident at Baldwim Avenue Train Station on Wednesday.

NationalSeptember 9

ACT reveals plan to end Waitangi Tribunal

The party is campaigning on four reforms that it says will end the tribunal's contemporary jurisdiction and move NZ on.

Giles Dexter of RNZ

NationalSeptember 9

Police apology for mother of woman who died after supposed fall

Auckland police have apologised for what they call "below standard service".

NationalSeptember 9

Labour leader says he's just getting warmed up

Chris Hipkins has declared he's just getting warmed up, as some voters questioned why the energy he brought to a public meeting was not getting cut through outside it.

Southland

SouthlandSeptember 9

Entry to new museum to be free for all

Admission to Te Unua Museum of Southland will be free for all, but the Invercargill City Council has kept the door open to visitor charges in the future.

SouthlandSeptember 9

The perfect spot

John and Yvonne Braithwaite will be frittering their night away after netting fresh whitebait at Fortrose in Southland on Wednesday.

Stephen Jaquiery

Sport

FootballSeptember 10

Southern League structure not yet sorted

Issues with funding and the competition structure mean the format for next year’s Southern League is yet to be finalised as this year’s competition comes to an end.

Sam Coughlan

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SportSeptember 10

Seasoned goalie Rachael Lecky hoping for lots of goals - at the other end

Rachael Lecky’s job sounds easy enough.

Adrian Seconi

Other SportSeptember 9

Alcaraz falls to Shelton in record late-night thriller

Ben Shelton sent defending champ Carlos Alcaraz packing from the US Open quarterfinals in the latest-finishing match in tournament history.

Reuters

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FootballSeptember 9

Otago University joins National League

Otago University are heading to the National League.

Kayla Hodge

Lifestyle

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EntertainmentSeptember 9

Thinking about what a modern floral painting could look like

Julie Battisti had lost that “awe-struck” feeling, that need to paint something.

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EntertainmentSeptember 9

Hundreds behind making Opera Otago special

It is all about the music, the performing and coming together to produce something you love. That is what makes Opera Otago, NZ's oldest opera company something special, Dunedin singer Clair Barton says.

Rebecca Fox

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Life & StyleSeptember 9

Art Seen

James Dignan reviews three Dunedin art exhibitions.

James Dignan

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TravelSeptember 7

Remotest cruise yields spectacular highlights

I wonder what my great-grandfather, George Fredrick Jaquiery, would make of his great-grandson exploring Fiordland in the lap of luxury?

Business

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BusinessSeptember 10

Dunedin-designed ‘treat’ destined for NZ supermarkets

A new icy treat, designed in Dunedin to help children sleep as well as recharge energy levels after sport, will soon be on supermarket shelves.

John Lewis

BusinessSeptember 9

Apple joins foldable phone race

Apple has launched the Duo, folding iPhone costing $3400, betting its design and promises of data privacy will let it leap ahead of rivals who have been selling folding phones for years.

Reuters

NationalSeptember 9

Former ODT reporter to lead TVNZ newsroom

Former Otago Daily Times reporter and Christchurch business leader Joanna Norris has been appointed to lead TVNZ’s newsroom.

BusinessSeptember 8

Rotorua mayor supports bed tax replacement

Rotorua's mayor says it's a "welcome surprise" councils will take charge of how they spend new International Visitor Levy funding if National is re-elected.

RNZ

Rural Life

Red MeatSeptember 9

Alliance heat pump programme cuts emissions and wins national award

An Alliance Group $16 million programme to install innovative heat pump systems at its Otago and Southland processing plants has won an award after cutting annual emissions by more than 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Rural EventsSeptember 9

Demand outstrips supply at wool auction

Wool prices continue to climb at auction.

Rural Life OtherSeptember 9

KiwiSaver legislation changes progress to open the farm gate to first-time buyers

Legislation is progressing to allow rural workers to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy their first home.

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Rural EventsSeptember 9

Southern fencers’ skills lead to triumphs at national awards

Southern fencers have been nailing it at the latest industry awards.

Shawn McAvinue

Food & Wine

Food & WineSeptember 8

Turning to lighter fare as we go into spring

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Enjoying the day’s catch with family

Alison Lambert

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Lighter, brighter note for spring

Jo Elwin

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Food & WineSeptember 8

Hearty tart for weekend adventures

Sam Sinclair

World

WorldSeptember 10

Iran, US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks since war began

Iran says it has attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the war.

Reuters

WorldSeptember 9

Prince William, sports stars to launch suicide prevention action

Prince William will be joined by British sporting figures to launch a new initiative to help the sports sector do more to help prevent suicide.

Reuters

WorldSeptember 9

‘Callous act': Sydney boxing coach killed in targeted attack

A prominent boxing coach has been killed following an ambush outside a Sydney gym, in the latest suspected attack linked to organised crime.

AAP

WorldSeptember 9

Flight chaos: UK gives air traffic provider a week to probe outage

About 2000 flights to and from UK airports were affected by the outage.

West Coast

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West CoastSeptember 7

More rowi released

Six more juvenile Okarito rowi kiwi have been released into the Burster Range near Franz Josef Glacier.

Vihan Dalal, LDR

WānakaSeptember 6

Highways open after flooding and slips

West Coast highways have reopened and escorted convoys between Makarora and Lake Hāwea resumed after flooding and slips.

Video

DunedinSeptember 10

Suspected electrical fire in lower Stuart St building

Emergency services have put out what is believed to be an electrical fire in a central Dunedin art studio.

Tim Scott

DunedinSeptember 9

OceanaGold lodges $7.5 billion fast-track application for Macraes expansion

OceanaGold has nearly $7.5 billion worth of gold in its sights as part of a fast-tracked plan to extend the life of Macraes mine for another decade.

Tim Scott

DunedinSeptember 9

Watch live: ‘Polished’ Polyfest performances ‘breathtaking’

Thousands of ataata, malimali, katakata and matadredredre (smiles) filled Dunedin’s Edgar Centre this week for the 33rd annual Otago Polyfest.

John Lewis

DunedinSeptember 9

Bathroom blow-up: Galer blamed mayor for international media exposure

A Dunedin councillor who received international media attention over a bathroom broadcast blamed the city’s mayor for turning it into “a bigger story”.

Grant Miller

Opinion

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EditorialSeptember 9

Picking up the call

The review of mental health and addiction telehealth services released this week raises questions about whether the push to use these helplines has been misleading.

Editorial

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OpinionSeptember 9

Climate: no good outcomes

“El Nino is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Gwynne Dyer

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OpinionSeptember 9

Sparking from the groin no laughing matter

You had to be impressed by the World Humanoid Robot Games, though the word ``world’’ was a stretch.

Joe Bennett

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OpinionSeptember 9

Every little thing counts as big tests loom

The final half of Semester Two has snuck up on us, and with it, the end of first year looms -- to which we purposefully turn a blind eye.

Eleanor Wong

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OpinionSeptember 8

Cartoonist’s view: September 9

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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OpinionSeptember 8

Ministerial girl power movie dreaming

Girls can do anything. So, channelling the late Dolly Parton, I am trying to persuade myself dreams are special, but they are ``of no value if they’re not equipped with wings and feet and hands and all that. If you’re going to make a dream come true, you’ve got to work with it. You can’t just sit around. That’s a wish. That’s not a dream.”

Elspeth McLean

100 Years Ago

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NewsSeptember 9

Tensions remain in China

100 years ago

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NewsSeptember 8

Germany joins the big leagues

Germany has been admitted to the League of Nations.

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NewsSeptember 7

Due observance

100 years ago

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NewsSeptember 6

Jockey club to make a stand

The loss suffered by the Dunedin Jockey Club through the destruction of its pavilion on Saturday was considerable, although the actual figures are not yet available.