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Rugby club refuses to leave company grounds

Dunedin fertiliser company Ravensdown wants Harbour Rugby Club to look for another place to play. But the club says rugby has been at Moller Park for 130 years and is refusing to budge.
Snap brings snow, more cold to come

A winter snap brought picture postcard scenery and motorist warnings to parts of Otago yesterday, as even colder conditions approach the country.

Only 3% of foreign drivers pass theory test

Only 3% of foreign drivers pass theory test

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A new study of Queenstown tourists has shown only 3% of foreign drivers passed the New Zealand driving theory test.
Concern at strain on housing

Concern at strain on housing

Upgrading of dilapidated Housing NZ blocks in Dunedin is welcomed by tenants, but the temporary relocation of the 25 residents could strain the city's growing demand for social housing.
Bail denied girl accused of attempted murder

Bail denied girl accused of attempted murder

A teenage girl accused of the attempted murder of a Dunedin police officer has been declined electronically monitored bail.

dunedin

Model workmate dressed for action

Enjoying a day at work with his new cab mate "Manny Quinn'' is Otago Skip Hire driver Allan Johnston.

Pipe replacement begins at busy intersection

Pipe replacement begins at busy intersection

A busy intersection just got busier as Dunedin City Council contractors yesterday began work on an "urgent'' pipe upgrade in the centre of the city.
Guarding against sports injury

Guarding against sports injury

The University of Otago's Faculty of Dentistry is helping young sportspeople protect their pearly whites, donating 150 mouthguards to schools around New Zealand.
'Less than $10k to strengthen church'

Less than $10,000 to strengthen church, engineer says

A Dunedin engineer campaigning to save the Highgate Presbyterian church from demolition says it would cost less than $10,000 to fully strengthen the nearly 100-year-old building.

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15% of participants also admitted they were not confident driving in NZ. Photo: Getty Images

Only 3% of foreign drivers pass theory test

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A new study of Queenstown tourists has shown only 3% of foreign drivers passed the New Zealand driving theory test.

Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns

Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns

Oamaru's community hospital action group says it has been "stonewalled'' as it raises concerns over an increasingly unsustainable staffing situation at Oamaru Hospital.
'High calibre' WBHS board elected

'High calibre' WBHS board elected

With a new chairman or chairwoman expected to be elected tonight, outgoing Waitaki Boys' High School commissioner Craig Smith says he is "delighted'' with the calibre of the Oamaru high school's...
Photos awaiting collection

Photos awaiting collection

The South Otago Museum would love to reunite Clutha district families with their old colour studio portraits and family photos.

National

Motorcyclist, cow killed in crash

A motorbike rider and a cow are dead after a crash near the Coromandel, in the North Island.

Pair jailed over cold-blooded Christchurch killing

Pair jailed over cold-blooded Christchurch killing

Two men have been jailed for life over the gruesome execution-style killing of a young Christchurch father.
Pay offer 'gutting' for principals

Pay offer 'gutting' for principals

The principals of small primary schools are dismayed that they will continue to be paid less than many senior teachers under the government's latest pay offers.
One dead in Bay of Plenty crash

One dead in Bay of Plenty crash

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Kaimai Range in the Bay of Plenty this afternoon.

Business

Contact Energy chief executive to leave

Contact Energy chief executive Dennis Barnes is to leave the business early next year.

Otago-Southland services index declines

Otago-Southland services index declines

Otago-Southland has stood out as a regional "weak spot'' in the latest BNZ- BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index.
Chauffeured cars, wine storage bring down ANZ boss

ANZ 'shock': Chauffeured cars, wine storage bring down boss

Former ANZ boss David Hisco's personal use of chauffeur driven cars over nine years may have cost him his job.
Silver Fern chairman at home on the farm

Silver Fern chairman at home on the farm

For Silver Fern Farms Co-operative's new chairman Richard Young, getting out on his West Otago farm is "like a release".

queenstown

Only 3% of foreign drivers pass theory test

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A new study of Queenstown tourists has shown only 3% of foreign drivers passed the New Zealand driving theory test.

Drivers urged to take winter conditions into account

Drivers urged to take winter conditions into account

Queenstown police are urging motorists, particularly skiers, to check their vehicle's tyres and drive to the conditions.
Decision clears way for appeal, mediation

Decision clears way for appeal, mediation

A second Environment Court decision has cleared the way for mediation or the hearing of an appeal over a dispute between neighbours over helicopter flights from a Queenstown billionaire's property.
Call for ideas on collection

Call for ideas on collection

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is asking for ideas on how visitor numbers and accommodation data can be collected in future.

Food & Wine

Life & style

Laguna Colorada, created in 1973 mainly to protect flamingo and vicuna, covers around 7.5...

Harsh, gruelling, awesome

Eleanor Hughes has an unforgettable experience travelling across the Bolivian Altiplano.

Putting solutions together

Putting solutions together

If our energy systems don’t bend to the winds of change something is going to give, writes Scott Willis.
Electric trams on familiar streets

Electric trams on familiar streets

The familiar names of the electric tram route through Edinburgh seems to promise something similar here, writes Bill Campbell.
Battling on

Battling on

Dunedin’s soldiers faced many difficulties returning to civilian life following World War 1; difficulties often explained by poor management on the part of the very authorities working to assist...

sport

Highlanders flanker James Lentjes at training yesterday at Forsyth Barr Stadium. In behind is...

Lentjes staying put with Highlanders

After all the defections, the Highlanders have scored a win in the recruitment department.

Highlanders do not want underdog tag

Highlanders do not want underdog tag

The Highlanders are confident they have the ability to do the job in Christchurch on Friday night and do not consider themselves underdogs.
Shakib steers Bangladesh to win over Windies

Shakib steers Bangladesh to win over Windies

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored his second century in as many World Cup matches as they thumped twice champions West Indies by seven wickets.
Move of Lomax to Wellington big blow for side

Move of Lomax to Wellington big blow for side

When the Highlanders signed Tyrel Lomax in late 2017, there was talk of Lomax being the second coming of Carl Hayman.

Rural Life

Intensive irrigated farms can be high users of electricity. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Timing of electricity use on farms being explored

Adjustments in the timing of electricity use, possibly realising financial benefits for farmers, are being explored in an Otago-led research project.

Silver Fern chairman at home on the farm

Silver Fern chairman at home on the farm

For Silver Fern Farms Co-operative's new chairman Richard Young, getting out on his West Otago farm is "like a release".
Ploughmen from around South Island compete

Ploughmen from around South Island compete

The key to winning a ploughing competition was ploughing even, straight and uniform furrows.
Call to reassess funding of effluent disposal sites

Call to reassess funding of effluent disposal sites

The funding model for effluent disposal sites is unfair, an Otago regional councillor says.

Southland

Rates increase of 3.49% on the cards

Southland residents can expect an overall increase of 3.49% in their rates.

Hauroko search to continue

Hauroko search to continue

A police operation to find a missing boatie in Fiordland National Park is set to continue today, depending on weather conditions.
No dampening spirit to clean riverbanks

No dampening spirit to clean riverbanks

Slippery, soggy and somewhat damp - these are all examples of how you could describe yesterday's rubbish cleanup event along the banks of the Waihopai River in Invercargill.
Swimmers show their artistic side

Swimmers show their artistic side

Sparkly swimsuits and choreographed routines entertained an audience of family and friends at the South Island Artistic Swimming Championships, held on Saturday in Invercargill.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

World

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi at the presidential palace in Cairo in 2012. Photo: Reuters

Former Egyptian president dies during trial

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities say.

Warnings as Victoria gears up for euthanasia

Warnings as Victoria gears up for euthanasia

As Victoria counts down to a legalised assisted dying scheme, Catholic bishops have issued a last-ditch warning against the controversial laws.
China 'won't let Lam step down'

China 'won't let Lam step down'

Beijing will not let Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, step down even if she wants to, a senior city government official close to her says.
Father of missing backpacker appeals for help

Father of missing backpacker appeals for help

The father of a missing Belgian backpacker has made an emotional plea for help to find his son, who went missing in New South Wales more than two weeks ago.

Opinion

Is Lime's easy ride lubricated by laissez-faire?

The decision to allow a Lime scooter trial on city streets was vote in favour of breaching the Human Rights Act, Lynley Hood writes.

True social equality a major goal for us all

True social equality a major goal for us all

Rosa Miller, of Logan Park High School, is the winner of the Dunedin Council of Women Dawn Ibbotson Essay Competition for 2019. Here is her winning entry, What is this thing called Equality?
Keeping it in the family

Keeping it in the family

Families - can't live with them, can't live without them.
Chair of history at Otago

Chair of history at Otago

The establishment of a chair of history at Otago University, the necessary financial arrangements having now been completed, will be an event which all who are interested in education in this...

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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