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Fantastic, Mr Fox

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox holds the time-honoured Claret Jug after winning his first Major at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, yesterday.

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Dunedin rated as hot spot for slips

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Dunedin rated as hot spot for slips

Dunedin has been identified as the region’s landslip hot spot and eight parts of the city have been singled out as potentially needing higher priority in managing risks.
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Bus arrival reliability in decline

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Bus arrival reliability in decline

Traffic congestion around the Dunedin bus hub, driver retirements, health and depleted resources have all been cited as causes for a recent spate of missed buses in Dunedin.
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Plan for pathology review welcomed

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Plan for pathology review welcomed

A long-awaited review into an industry ‘‘utterly essential’’ to the modern health system could point to the need for pathology services in the new Dunedin hospital.

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Michael McLeod. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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Meth-plying muso appeals prison term

A prominent Dunedin music figure who was jailed for paying a 15-year-old girl for sex has filed an appeal.

Plan to fund company with rich tax

Plan to fund company with rich tax

Plans for a publicly owned renewable power company funded by the taxes of the super-rich were announced by the Greens at Dunedin’s historic gasworks yesterday, which ‘‘rightly places fossil fuels...
Whales continue to frolic around harbour mouth

Whales continue to frolic around harbour mouth

Whales came close enough to shore at Long Beach near Dunedin for an onlooker to hear the sound of them crashing back into the water.
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Clock ticking on bid to replace important weather satellite

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Clock ticking on bid to replace important weather satellite

In just a matter of months, an important satellite that helps forecast the weather across the southern hemisphere is due to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.

regions

A small wetland on Taylor Rd marks one boundary of the proposed Makarewa wetland north of...

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AI data centres: powerhouse or drain?

New Zealand’s first mega AI data centre will use mega power that it says will be renewable — but does that mean less cheap, clean power and more expensive, polluting fossil fuel for the rest...

Diaspora gather in love of World Cup

Diaspora gather in love of World Cup

In football’s heartlands, the Fifa World Cup is a uniquely unifying experience, bringing together friends, family and strangers like no other event on earth.
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River flow process flawed: Fish & Game

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River flow process flawed: Fish & Game

Fish & Game has asked the regional council to oppose the development of a Local Bill to set a minimum flow for the Manuherikia River and secure land and easements for Falls Dam.
Notice urging conservation of water lifted

Notice urging conservation of water lifted

A conserve water notice for the Oamaru supply was lifted yesterday.

National

Woman had major surgery, chemo after lab mistake

A woman underwent chemotherapy and major surgery after a biopsy was wrongly diagnosed as cancer.

Public info sought on deadly landslips

Public info sought on deadly landslips

A government inquiry looking into fatal landslips in Tauranga is asking the public to share any information they have about them.
Opposition concern at RMA reforms

Opposition concern at RMA reforms

The PM says RMA reforms will make building infrastructure easier, faster and more affordable. But Opposition parties warn the changes could make the system more unworkable.
Election 2026 interview: National's Joseph Mooney

Election 2026 interview: National's Joseph Mooney

This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is National Southland MP Joseph Mooney.

sport

Fantastic, Mr Fox

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox holds the time-honoured Claret Jug after winning his first Major at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, yesterday.

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Duncan climbs to third in WMX standings

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Duncan climbs to third in WMX standings

Courtney Duncan is back on the podium.
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Stampede seal top spot ahead of playoffs

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Stampede seal top spot ahead of playoffs

You could say they are stampeding towards the playoffs.
Santner the saviour for shaky Black Caps

Santner the saviour for shaky Black Caps

Black Caps captain Mitchell Santner guided his side to a tense one-wicket win over the West Indies in Barbados yesterday.

Food & Wine

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The right start
Saving the best til last
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Brown butter pear cake
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Very different wine styles worthy of exploring

Business

Households are still facing higher fuel, electricity and gas, and food prices. Image: RNZ

Inflation tipped to reach two-year high

Inflation is set to hit its highest level in two years, driven by the spike in fuel prices caused by the Middle East war, backing the prospect of more interest rate hikes by the RBNZ.

Govt gives $60m to save NZ's last cement plant

Govt gives $60m to save NZ's last cement plant

The government is providing up to $60 million in financial support to Golden Bay Cement to ensure its Northland operations can continue.
Job cuts at Creative NZ

Job cuts at Creative NZ

Creative New Zealand says it is cutting staff by about a third as it looks to implement a new operating model.
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Opinion: evidence needed when AI replaces jobs

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Opinion: evidence needed when AI replaces jobs

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith recently announced that the core public service could be brought down to about 55,000 staff.

Rural Life

Northern Southland ploughman Mark Dillon represents New Zealand in the conventional class at the...

Shipping snags send ploughmen scrambling

Southern ploughman Mark Dillon is scrambling to get his tractor and plough to the world championship in Croatia after being hit by a series of shipping delays.

Waihola dairy farmers expand battle to control rabbits

Waihola dairy farmers expand battle to control rabbits

The rabbit population is booming in Waihola.
Call to protect whitebait spawning sites

Call to protect whitebait spawning sites

Farmers can help protect "love zones" where whitebait spawn, a freshwater ranger says.
Barn to ‘future-proof’ family farm

Barn to ‘future-proof’ family farm

The introduction of winter milking will help pay for the construction of a more than $2 million barn on a family dairy farm in Southland.

Life & style

BNZ Place’s blue glazing makes for a very shiny and reflective surface. PHOTO: PATRICK REYNOLDS

Looking up in the big city

Sometimes when we are in a new city as we rush from one site to another we forget to look up. John Walsh’s walking guides encourage us to do just that.

Thrills and spills

Thrills and spills

If you are planning a family trip to Cairns, Melbourne-based travel writer Catherine Best suggests canyoning in Behana Gorge should be on your list of things to do.
Spa turns out to be just the treatment

Spa turns out to be just the treatment

Nude saunas, deep breathing lessons, detox wraps ... two writers find different ways to relax.
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Bringing life to a cemetery

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Bringing life to a cemetery

For quarter of a century, a Dunedin group has been bringing life to a Victorian garden cemetery. Louise Frampton looks at how far they have come.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Fruits of her labour
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Artist’s age of enlightenment

World

Teen dies after fountain collapses in Spain

A 13-year-old has died and two people were injured when a fountain partially collapsed in Spain, marring World Cup celebrations.

Mayor makes history taking maternity leave

Mayor makes history taking maternity leave

The mayor of a small Japanese city has became the first sitting mayor in the country to take maternity leave.
Dozens feared dead after ferry capsizes

Dozens feared dead after ferry capsizes

Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana.
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

The US Marshals Service has arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate as Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek extradition of the kickboxers-turned-social media stars on fresh charges of...