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DunedinSeptember 6

Century-old jewellery taken as antique store targeted again

Jewellery dating back to the 19th century has been stolen and two Victorian cabinets smashed in an early-morning burglary of a Dunedin antiques store.

Tim Scott

NationalSeptember 7

Hipkins brushes off latest poll as major parties take another hit

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is brushing off a poll result which puts his party in the mid-20s, saying the only poll that matters is the election result.

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SouthlandSeptember 6

Inside New Zealand’s forest of the living dead

Even at the most inaccessible western edge of Fiordland National Park deer are destroying the forest.

Mary Williams

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DunedinSeptember 6

AI policy to set ‘clear expectations’ for use at DCC

The Dunedin City Council is planning to set “clear expectations” for the organisation’s use of artificial intelligence through a new policy.

Ruby Shaw

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DunedinSeptember 6

One man's quest to create a kauri sanctuary in the Deep South

Laine Priestley

DunedinSeptember 7

Police called over teen BB gun shootout at Dunedin bus hub

Tim Scott

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DunedinSeptember 6

Otago teens among highest in NZ for sport-related concussion injuries

John Lewis

ODT QuizSeptember 6

ODT quiz: September 7

Dunedin

DunedinSeptember 7

Drunk teen driver caught hiding in grandparents’ vehicle: police

A Dunedin 15-year-old who took his grandparents’ vehicle for a spin was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit for an adult, police say.

Tim Scott

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DunedinSeptember 6

Support for medical school schemes

One of the key drivers behind the University of Otago’s affirmative action pathway programmes says Act’s desire to scrap them would be to the detriment of society and healthcare.

Matthew Littlewood

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DunedinSeptember 6

Calls to keep up momentum for Dunedin youth hub

City councillors have been told an integrated youth hub for Ōtepoti is a matter of “if not now, then when?”.

Ruby Shaw

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DunedinSeptember 6

SH1 reopens after diesel spill near Evansdale

SH1 has reopened following a large diesel spill near Evansdale that saw traffic backed up to Waitati.

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NationalSeptember 7

Hipkins brushes off latest poll as major parties take another hit

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NationalSeptember 7

Review sought after police choose not to prosecute cops who killed unarmed man

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Other SportSeptember 7

Americans surge into quarterfinals

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WorldSeptember 7

Tens of thousands of travellers stranded as volcanic ash closes Indonesian airports

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NationalSeptember 7

‘Senseless waste’: Young man died after allergic reaction to meal at mental health facility

Otago

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QueenstownSeptember 6

Non-profits want to develop site

A council-owned piece of land in Frankton could provide a new home for Happiness House and other community services, rather than being transferred to reserve status.

Guy Williams

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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.

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WānakaSeptember 6

Rail Riot wows thousands in Wānaka

There was no need to travel up the skifield on Saturday as the snow came to the people at New Zealand’s first Red Bull Rail Riot.

Evie Sinclair

OtagoSeptember 6

Wānaka branch manager stole scaffolding to ease family hardship

With his family facing financial hardship, the Wānaka branch manager of a scaffolding company took it into his own hands to keep them afloat.

Brianna McIraith, Open Justice reporter

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DunedinSeptember 1

‘No way out’: Mum sucked into major meth trafficking operation

A meth mule who transported more than 300g of the drug as part of a national operation has avoided jail.

Felicity Dear

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WānakaAugust 28

Wānaka’s sewage is being spread on Central Otago farmland

Ruairi O'Shea

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DunedinSeptember 4

‘Confrontational’ South D meeting prompts council investigation

Ruby Shaw

Canterbury

ChristchurchSeptember 6

Fatal crash caused by distressed speeding mum high on meth, coroner rules

An unlicensed driver high on meth and speeding with her baby in the car crashed into another motorist, killing herself and the other driver, a coroner has found.

South CanterburySeptember 7

Twizel landlord drops 'Airbnb dream' for worker housing

As the Mackenzie district grapples with a shortage of long-term housing and worker accommodation, one Twizel property owner has turned his former Airbnb into a rental for workers.

ChristchurchSeptember 6

Sudden death in Sydenham

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham.

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CanterburySeptember 6

One dead, two seriously hurt in crash near Ashburton

The early-morning crash happened on the Rakaia Highway (SH1).

National

NationalSeptember 7

Review sought after police choose not to prosecute cops who killed unarmed man

The police officer accused of fatally shooting Kaoss Price wasn’t interviewed until almost two weeks after the 22-year-old’s death and was referred to as "mate" 14 times when it was eventually undertaken..

NationalSeptember 7

‘Senseless waste’: Young man died after allergic reaction to meal at mental health facility

About 6.45pm, 24-year-old Riley Brown sat down for dinner at a community mental health respite service. Less than 30 minutes after eating the meal, Brown began to feel unwell.

NationalSeptember 7

Man who raised thousands while claiming to be dying of cancer didn’t have disease — Coroner

A man who raised thousands of dollars claiming to have terminal cancer did not have the disease when he died by suicide, a coroner has found.

Finn Blackwell of RNZ

NationalSeptember 7

Hospital ‘shambles’: Heart patients waiting weeks for lifesaving treatment

A shortage of cardiac beds and staff in Wellington and Christchurch hospitals is leaving patients at risk and waiting weeks for treatment instead of the recommended days - a situation one doctor describes as a "shambles".

Southland

SouthlandSeptember 7

Southland Country scrum their way to success

Dominant scrummaging has helped Southland Country get the better of their Otago counterparts.

Sandy Eggleston

SouthlandSeptember 6

‘Some of the best Lego builders on the planet’ gather at Southland Brickshow

Children and adults of all ages flocked to ILT Stadium in Invercargill over the weekend for the Southland Brickshow.

Tayler Mutton

Sport

Other SportSeptember 7

Americans surge into quarterfinals

Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe have advanced to the US Open quarterfinals, boosting hopes of a first American men's Grand Slam champion in more than two decades.

Reuters

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FootballSeptember 6

Hearts claim Southern Premiership title, stalemate for University and Mosgiel

Northern Hearts secured the Southern Premiership men’s league title with a 4-2 victory in Invercargill against Old Boys on Saturday.

Neville Watson

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BasketballSeptember 6

Dart on target for Hoiho season

The gang is getting back together.

Kayla Hodge

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RugbySeptember 6

Northland beat Spirit in Championship final rematch

A spirited second half effort was not enough for Otago to reverse the scoreboard.

Kayla Hodge

Lifestyle

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The MixSeptember 4

The peace we can make

If we pay attention and employ a little empathy, we might yet build a peaceable kingdom, Prof Kevin Clements tells Tom McKinlay.

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The MixSeptember 4

Italian Film Festival brings the history

History provides the laughs and the lessons in this years’ Italian Film Festival, artistic director Paolo Rotondo tells Tom McKinlay.

The MixSeptember 4

Before you throw it away, can you eat it?

Those scraps you throw away could become tomorrow’s tasty ingredients, write the folks from Love Food Hate Waste.

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The MixSeptember 4

The French preoccupation: film-makers’ new obsession with World War 2

As a new biopic finds an unexpected youth hero in the figure of Charles De Gaulle, Jonathan Romney looks at the wave of directors revisiting France’s wartime legacy.

Business

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BusinessSeptember 7

Christchurch startup to showcase new harakeke composite for snowboards in Europe

Christchurch startup KiwiFibre has just completed a new production run of harakeke fibre to send to Europe for a trial with major snowboard manufacturers.

Tim Cronshaw

BusinessSeptember 7

Luxon defends raising costs for low-deposit first-home buyers

The Prime Minister has defended a move to make first-home buyers pay more under a government-assisted loan scheme, saying it has not affected the number of applications.

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BusinessSeptember 6

Lamb prices heading for continued high after coming off peak

Sheep and beef farmers can expect lamb prices easing from a peak to reach a “new equilibrium’’ for an average $200-plus a head this season.

Tim Cronshaw

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BusinessSeptember 4

Creating streets for all: urban designer back living in Dunedin

Insane potential. That is what urban designer Skye Duncan sees when she looks at Dunedin, the city where she grew up. And she knows her cities.

Sally Rae

Rural Life

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Rural Life OtherSeptember 6

Promoting New Zealand’s primary industries through skincare brand

When skincare entrepreneur Megan Seator was on maternity leave with her now five-year-old daughter, times were tough on the farm.

Sally Rae

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Rural PeopleSeptember 6

Helping create female leaders in the rural sector aim of new exec director

Kristi Wright has a very short commute to work these days. She is the new executive director of the Fairlight Foundation, the female-only training institute based at Fairlight Station.

Sally Rae

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Rural Life OtherSeptember 2

Lobbying to get cows to eat Southland seaweed

A seaweed grower is “lobbying hard” to get a legislation change so the native plant grown in Southland can get government approval for use as a methane inhibitor in ruminant animals.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural EventsSeptember 1

New Zealand dog trial team come from behind to win transtasman test series

Under immense scoreboard pressure, Palmerston dog trialist Lloyd Smith produced a diamond performance to win a transtasman test.

Shawn McAvinue

Food & Wine

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Food & WineSeptember 1

‘Exciting’ emerging culinary talent swapping mountains for the sea

Food & WineSeptember 1

Whole animal eating can only lead to more ‘sustainable and beneficial’ approach to cooking

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Food & WineSeptember 1

Unique Wānaka offering wins top regional restaurant

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Food & WineSeptember 1

Hope snow hangs around to bring in visitors to wine cellars

Wine Times — Mark Henderson

World

WorldSeptember 7

Tens of thousands of travellers stranded as volcanic ash closes Indonesian airports

Eight Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed early on Monday morning because of volcanic ash from eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, the transport minister said.

WorldSeptember 7

Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since WW2.

WorldSeptember 7

At least five killed in Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami

At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport.

WorldSeptember 6

‘A fair map’: UN approves move away from Mercator projection

The United Nations has voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size.

West Coast

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West CoastSeptember 4

Councillors call for more targeted, regular testing of lake contamination

Not enough is known about the effect aged and often unused septic tanks are having at Lake Kaniere, the source of Hokitika’s drinking water, district councillors say.

Janna Sherman

West CoastSeptember 3

Gloriavale school’s registration cancelled amid ministry push for closure

The Ministry of Education says it has cancelled Gloriavale's registration as a private school and is pressing ahead with plans to close it.

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DunedinSeptember 5

Special Rigs for Special Kids 2026 Highlights

WATCH▶️: Special Rigs for Special Kids 2026 Highlights

Luke Chapman

NationalSeptember 4

Election 2026 interview: Green MP Francisco Hernandez

This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is Green list MP and his party's Dunedin candidate, Francisco Hernandez.

Mike Houlahan

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DunedinSeptember 3

One injured in Dunedin crash

One person has been injured following a two-vehicle crash in Dunedin.

John Lewis

DunedinSeptember 3

University considers Ong ban after students complain of ‘unwanted physical proximity’

Students feel unsafe and uncomfortable around controversial Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong, he has been told as he faces a potential ban from the University of Otago campus.

Grant Miller

Opinion

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OpinionSeptember 6

Having no options and the good old days

Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying ``I told you so’’ is always rude, but rules are made to be broken.

Gwynne Dyer

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OpinionSeptember 6

A statue with a lot to say

Edinburgh is a rather touristy city at the best of times, but during August it is veritably crawling with visitors.

Jean Balchin

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OpinionSeptember 6

Cartoonist’s view

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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EditorialSeptember 6

Cervical screening rigour needed

The petty politicking over the welcome decision to make participation in our cervical screening programme free makes both National and Labour look silly.

Editorial

OpinionSeptember 6

Fiddling around with the concept of student loan fairness

The government is having a little fiddle with student loans: a minimal easing of the rate of repayment (12% down to 10%) for those who stay home and, with all the moral indignation that Nicola Willis can muster, a heavy hand on those who “take their skills offshore after receiving a heavily subsidised tertiary education” (ODT 31.8.26).

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OpinionSeptember 4

Don’t panic about people who are panicking

Beware public and official hysteria. It has struck many times before and will do so again.

Civis

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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.

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NewsSeptember 4

Grandstand erupts in flames

A disastrous fire, which accompolished the complete destruction of the stewards’ stand at the Wingatui racecourse, occurred on Saturday.

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NewsSeptember 3

Cenotaph guaranteed to be ready

A special meeting of the War Memorial Executive Committee held in the City Council Chambers yesterday afternoon was presided over by Mr J. Loudon.

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NewsSeptember 2

Homely, much-neglected resource

Fertility of the soil is the capital stock of the farmer, and its conservation is fundamental to his success.