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DunedinSeptember 3

Dunedin's beloved University Book Shop saved from closure

Dunedin’s much-loved University Book Shop has found a buyer.

Matthew Littlewood

DunedinSeptember 4

24/7 roadworks to improve access to Port Chalmers

Temporary traffic lights and a 30km/h speed limit would be in force for up to two weeks.

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DunedinSeptember 3

Philanthropist developer aims high for latest project with duplexes at top of Baldwin St

Construction of two new duplex residential properties is about to begin at the top of the world’s steepest street.

John Lewis

DunedinSeptember 3

Lost and found: iPhone guides Dunedin emergency services to allegedly drunken teen who flipped car

A Dunedin teenager who had no idea where he was walked away from a midnight crash “somehow uninjured” after allegedly drunkenly flipping his car.

Laine Priestley

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QueenstownSeptember 3

Quakes put spotlight on $81m Edith Cavell Bridge replacement

Guy Williams

DunedinSeptember 3

Prominent historical Dunedin women honoured in new street names

Laine Priestley

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ChristchurchSeptember 3

Nurse dies after motor neuron battle

By Raphael Franks

South OtagoSeptember 3

Balclutha mum finds pride and happiness in job after 20 years on benefit

Richard Davison

Dunedin

DunedinSeptember 4

Dunedin man’s alcohol-fuelled tantrum ends with smashed patrol car window

An allegedly drunk Dunedin man stumbling in the middle of a rural road tried to assault officers before smashing a patrol car window when police tried to move him.

Laine Priestley

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DunedinSeptember 3

Council seeking operator for Wall Street Mall

The Dunedin City Council is seeking an operator for its centre-city mall.

Ruby Shaw

DunedinSeptember 3

Dunedin’s dinosaur park to get new $450k loos

The aged public toilets at Marlow Park will soon be replaced with flush new ones.

DunedinSeptember 3

Rising Dunedin para-archer battling mud every winter to access local range

Paul Wallace can draw a bowstring with his teeth and shoot an arrow 60 metres with a single arm, but he cannot get past the steep, muddy bank at his own local archery club.

Laine Priestley

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DunedinSeptember 4

24/7 roadworks to improve access to Port Chalmers

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WānakaSeptember 4

SH6 open during daytime at weekend as repair work continues

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NationalSeptember 4

Third-warmest winter on record

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CanterburySeptember 4

Canterbury search paused for man swept down river

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NationalSeptember 4

Australia marks Flag Day by flying New Zealand's flag

Otago

WānakaSeptember 4

SH6 open during daytime at weekend as repair work continues

SH 8 between Makarora and Hāwea will reopen to continuous traffic during daytime hours at the weekend before escorted convoys resume next week.

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Central OtagoSeptember 3

Santana asked questions over consent timeline

Santana Minerals’ plan to start mining before crucial cultural base-line work is complete has been questioned by the fast-track panel.

Steve Hepburn

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South OtagoSeptember 3

End in sight for delayed SH1 Milton roadworks

Southern State Highway 1 users should soon see an end to long-standing roadworks in Milton.

Richard Davison

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QueenstownSeptember 3

Arthurs Point retreat boasts ‘breathtaking’ views

A “one-of-a-kind fortress”, the origins of which go back to the 1870s, is up for grabs in Queenstown’s sought-after Arthurs Point.

Tracey Roxburgh

Editor's Picks

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DunedinAugust 28

'No answers … no clues': 24 years waiting for the truth behind his mother's vanishing

It has been nearly 24 years since Tuitania Barclay disappeared without trace after leaving her Dunedin home. Her son has broken his silence, telling Rob Kidd about a life of seeking answers.

Rob Kidd

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DunedinAugust 28

Four arrested after brutal unprovoked attack on Dunedin students

Felicity Dear

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Central OtagoAugust 17

‘We are never, ever going into business again’: accusations fly over liquidated Otago boat builder

Tim Scott

Canterbury

CanterburySeptember 4

Canterbury search paused for man swept down river

Gareth Anderson was on a hike on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle track when he went missing on August 27.

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SelwynSeptember 3

New fixed water charges catch some residents by surprise

New water bills are creating confusion for some residents.

Daniel Alvey

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SelwynSeptember 3

Canty Rugby takes most of community hours

Canterbury Rugby has used the bulk of the hours earmarked for community use at a ground which Selwyn ratepayers paid $60,000 to upgrade.

Daniel Alvey

ChristchurchSeptember 3

Community sport taking centre stage at stadium

​Christchurch’s One New Zealand Stadium has played host to a number of premium sporting fixtures, but it has also emerged as a new hub for community sport.

Sam Coughlan

National

NationalSeptember 3

Man accused of running down cyclists and killing dog in violent Auckland rampage named

The man accused of carrying out a violent rampage in the Auckland suburb of Epsom last month can now be named.

NationalSeptember 4

Third-warmest winter on record

The average temperature across the country over June, July and August was 9.7°C.

NationalSeptember 3

Party drug MDMA gets official approval as PTSD treatment

Two New Zealand psychiatrists have been approved by MedSafe to prescribe and administer MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

NationalSeptember 3

Uni student caught wearing smart glasses in exam

A university student has been caught wearing smart glasses in a test, raising concerns about how the new tech could be used by students to cheat.

Southland

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SouthlandSeptember 3

Crowded house for flightless parrot

The kākāpō has something in common with those in Queenstown – the flightless parrot is experiencing something of a housing crisis, running out of suitable land on the islands where the rare bird breeds.

Steve Hepburn

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SouthlandSeptember 3

Midnight piling disrupts sleep

If there seemed to be an unusual number of Grumpies and Sleepies around Invercargill on Friday morning, residents may have had Splash Palace to thank.

Toni McDonald

Sport

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RugbySeptember 3

Otago prop Marley Pearce fitting in nicely

He knows a bloke who knows a fella.

Adrian Seconi

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NetballSeptember 3

St Hilda’s netballers go back-to-back at SISS

Belinda Colling could not be more proud of her girls.

Kayla Hodge

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FootballSeptember 3

Northern ‘exceeded our expectations’ in Southern League debut

Northern has wrapped up a memorable debut season in the Southern League.

Kayla Hodge

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SportSeptember 3

Dads passing baton to next generation

You don’t always want your old man looking over your shoulder, telling you what to do.

Adrian Seconi

Lifestyle

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Home & GardenSeptember 3

Inside a Wānaka house nestled in the bush

Nestled in kānuka at the foot of Mt Iron, this Wānaka house is a hidden gem.

Kim Dungey

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Home & GardenSeptember 3

Band stand helps garden hit right note

Dunedin Botanic Garden has always had to play the dual role of a public park and botanic garden.

Alice Lloyd-Fitt, propagation services officer

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EntertainmentSeptember 2

Connections and welcome important part of ‘Staying Power’

There are not many occasions where it is possible to spread out a more than 15m-long lau nima (tapa cloth).

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EntertainmentSeptember 2

Daughter and curator rediscovers her mother’s work

If there is one word Alice Hutchison would use to describe mother Philippa Blair’s artwork it would be “lyrical”.

Business

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BusinessSeptember 3

Wānaka’s Greenhawk on cloud nine after buy-out by AI tech firm Multiplier

Auckland and Wānaka firm Greenhawk Chartered Accountants is taking a big leap into AI after being bought by Singapore tech company Multiplier Holdings.

Tim Cronshaw

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BusinessSeptember 3

Liquidation completed for failed North Otago organic market garden

The liquidation process for a failed North Otago organic farm, once touted as the largest organic market garden in the South Island, has been completed.

Sally Rae

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BusinessSeptember 3

Otago, Southland and Canterbury’s grunty economies top a sluggish national recovery

The south shows no signs of being toppled from its number one spot in the economic recovery.

Tim Cronshaw

BusinessSeptember 3

FMA boss Samantha Barrass quits

The chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority is leaving her role, with immediate effect.

Rural Life

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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

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Rural Life OtherAugust 30

‘The wood industry really did save my life’ — from drugs and booze to businessman

"There’s a good chance I could have been in jail or six feet under but the wood industry really did save my life.” Southland sawmill owner Rodney Lonneker was an inspiring speaker at last week’s New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference in Dunedin.

Sally Rae

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Rural Life OtherAugust 26

Flood protection controls river flow and reduces water on farms in South Otago

A pipe dream is now a reality in South Otago.

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 3

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at age 92

Gloria Steinem, the American writer, lecturer, activist and organiser who fought for gender equality and women's civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades, has died.

Reuters

WorldSeptember 3

South African airline cancels flypast

A planned flypast before the third test between the All Blacks and Springboks has been cancelled.

Reuters

WorldSeptember 3

Mixed messaging won’t wash with our climate-threatened Pacific Island neighbours

New Zealand’s mixed messaging on climate change is not going unnoticed at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, Prof Robert Patman says.

Bruce Munro

WorldSeptember 3

Tiger Woods loses licence for five years in plea deal

Tiger Woods will have his licence suspended for five years after reaching a plea deal in his impaired-driving case that will allow the decorated golfer to avoid jail time.

West Coast

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.

West CoastSeptember 3

Elderly pedestrian killed in Hokitika crash named

Police have named an elderly pedestrian who died following a serious crash involving a car in Hokitika.

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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

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DunedinSeptember 3

Possum to be spotted on the peninsula

This possum will not be in the headlights.

Steve Hepburn

DunedinSeptember 3

Rising Dunedin para-archer battling mud every winter to access local range

Paul Wallace can draw a bowstring with his teeth and shoot an arrow 60 metres with a single arm, but he cannot get past the steep, muddy bank at his own local archery club.

Laine Priestley

Opinion

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EditorialSeptember 3

The property rollercoaster

There is, not unnaturally, a friendly parochial rivalry between the neighbouring provinces of Otago and Southland.

Editorial

OpinionSeptember 3

We need to recognise that life itself is a gift

We often hear the saying, “You’re only as young as you feel.”

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OpinionSeptember 3

Kotahitanga unity against white supremacy

Metiria Stanton Turei

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OpinionSeptember 3

Cartoonist’s view: September 4

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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OpinionSeptember 2

And now, because you didn’t ask for it, lasagne senza lasagne

Joe Bennett

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OpinionSeptember 2

Cartoonist’s view: September 3

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

100 Years Ago

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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.

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NewsSeptember 1

In perfect formation

Given fine weather the Royal Air Force pageant at Hendon is one of the most dazzling spectacles to be seen in this country. Last Saturday 150,000 people made their way to Hendon.

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NewsAugust 31

Tourist spots get budget funds

In the Public Works Estimates just issued Glade House, the new hostel at Milford and the new steamer on Lake Te Anau all had substantial grants allocated to them, as well as a grant for the repair of the wharf at Pembroke, and the construction of landing stages at the Neck on both lakes Wānaka and Hawea.