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Mother urges blood donation after child’s life saved

When Sofia Hayes was born, she was so limp and pale her mother feared the worst.

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Thousands lost due to roadworks

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Thousands lost due to roadworks

A Dunedin cafe owner says the business is ‘‘haemorrhaging money’’ in the tens of thousands just two months after opening because of controversial roadworks.
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Mystery career gets man clemency

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Mystery career gets man clemency

A Dunedin man avoided a conviction for possessing more than 10g of meth because of the potential impact on his mystery career.
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Mixed views over future of dinosaur

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Mixed views over future of dinosaur

Is the fate of Dunedin’s beloved dinosaur worthy of national headlines, or has a wave of nostalgia ‘‘hijacked’’ decision-making? It depends who you ask.

ODT quiz: June 6
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Another gold mine planned
New crossing set for New World Centre City
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The secret diary of ... Joseph Mooney

dunedin

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No sinister motive behind Ong camera tampering, man says

Dunedin’s mayor says she is deeply concerned by harassment of elected members as more details of an alleged incident at a councillor’s house emerge.

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Trails Trust ‘thrilled’ to win award

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Trails Trust ‘thrilled’ to win award

Eagle-eyed users of the Chain Hills Tunnel trail may notice something slightly different about the tunnel entrance at Wingatui on their next visit.
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Awanui Labs improves result to $2.16m loss

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Awanui Labs improves result to $2.16m loss

Troubled laboratory company Awanui Labs has posted a deficit for the third consecutive year amid a chastening economic climate.
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Thief broke into building, defecated on floor

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Thief broke into building, defecated on floor

A Dunedin man who broke into a building while on the run after stealing a tip jar, defecated on the floor, a court has heard.

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SH6 reopens following crash

Updated 10.10 am

A section of State Highway 6 at Garston has reopened following a crash this morning.

Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt

Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt

Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say the sentencing of an Auckland mother and son shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught.
Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage

Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage

Meridian Energy has been granted a provisional go-ahead to access additional water in Lake Pūkaki for electricity despite opposition from government ministers and the national grid operator.
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity

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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity

Water charges in Waitaki are expected to increase by 130% within a decade despite the district joining Southern Waters to soften the financial blow.

National

John Makatoa Lomu (left) and Silila Vaivai had the sentencing for their roles in a 2023 Customs...

Sentencing for Jonah Lomu's brother delayed as new details emerge

The sentencing for John Lomu, the younger brother of late All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu, has been put off as he provides possible new details on why he helped smuggle drugs into the country.

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Auckland presence needed for new phone booths

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Auckland presence needed for new phone booths

A standoff between Spark and New Zealand’s biggest council is holding up new modernised phone booths being installed as the old booths disappear.
GP fees won't increase for 12 months under new proposal

GP fees won't increase for 12 months under new proposal

The cost of a doctor's visit won't increase in the next year under a proposed new policy.
Police freeze nearly $5m of assets in Canterbury drugs sting

Police freeze nearly $5m of assets in Canterbury drugs sting

Police have arrested six people and restrained nearly $5 million worth of property, vehicles and cash as part of a major drugs sting in Canterbury.

sport

Nathan Smith picked up six wickets to get his name on the Lord's honours board and give the Black...

Smith 6-for gives Black Caps outside chance at Lord's

England took control of the first test against New Zealand on the second day at Lord’s on Friday during a match moving with breakneck speed in the 150th test staged at the home of world cricket.

Laga’aia in different spotlight

Laga’aia in different spotlight

Steel super sub Jessie Laga’aia is etching out a starring role of her own, albeit on a different stage.
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Consistent Dunn plays down starring role in shooting circle

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Consistent Dunn plays down starring role in shooting circle

Sharpshooter Aliyah Dunn has been the backbone for the Southern Steel.
Nuggets fall in final moments

Nuggets fall in final moments

Carter Whitt broke 1000 or so hearts at the Edgar Centre last night.

Food & Wine

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Kimchi and tofu cabbage rolls
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Students give oats a 21st-century makeover
Welcoming treats with Southeast Asian twist
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Richer chardonnays pair well with autumn food

Business

A view of the Merino Downs development on the outskirts of Twizel. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Liquidators closer to sorting out Twizel subdivision wrangle

Liquidators are closer to sorting out a residential subdivision in Twizel after legal action brought on by a wealthy United States entrepreneur.

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Bringing up 65 years at ‘more than a place of work’

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Bringing up 65 years at ‘more than a place of work’

Val Braumann says ‘‘tired’’ is not in her vocabulary.
Trade tariff uncertainty continues

Trade tariff uncertainty continues

The Trump administration’s proposed 12.5% trade tariff based on forced labour concerns has baffled farmers just relieved beef remains exempt.
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Award-winning Dunedin restaurant closes

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Dunedin restaurant closes amid 'impossible' economic conditions

The closure of an award-winning Dunedin restaurant with eight years of skin in the game comes as established operators are finding economic conditions ‘‘impossible’’, a fellow business owner says.

Rural Life

PGG Wrightson South Island wool auctioneer Dave Burridge with the company's general manager of...

'World cottoning on to wonderful wool'

Confidence in the wool sector is rebounding as prices hit levels not seen in more than 15 years.

Record bull sale in Teviot Valley

Record bull sale in Teviot Valley

Family traditions are deeply rooted in a Hereford bull sale in Teviot Valley.
$10.45 beef price expected in a year

$10.45 beef price expected in a year

Global AgriTrends co-founder Simon Quilty forecasts the record beef price to be at $10.45 a kilogram for prime steers in a year’s time.
Drive to get whole country on energy ‘right track’

Drive to get whole country on energy ‘right track’

Central Otago cherry grower Mike Casey has 21 electric vehicles on his solar-powered orchard but that is not enough.

Life & style

Tow Rock, which sits just outside the the southern boundary of the proposed Ōrau Marine Reserve...

In a trailblazer’s wake

A new name for the South’s marine reserves carries a legacy of charting new horizons, Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman report.

Embracing textures of nature

Embracing textures of nature

Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, as this award-winning home demonstrates.
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Suet? Dripping? Stuff that

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Suet? Dripping? Stuff that

A century ago, we did things differently - which extended to cooking. Peter Dowden decided to get a taste.
Heat beneath the glass

Heat beneath the glass

How do you keep warm in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way when your house is made of glass with no insulation?

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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More space, more shows
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All the way back around

A seven-month-old Palestinian baby was killed and his parents were wounded by Israeli gunfire in the Tel Rumeida area south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday evening, the Palestinian health...