Otago Daily Times Online News

Nocturnal creatures take the spotlight

Nocturnal creatures will come alive at this year’s Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.
SUBSCRIBER

World Cup trumps parents’ birthdays

The Fifa World Cup in the United States, or his parents’ 80th birthday celebrations in England?
SUBSCRIBER

Doing the hard yards to meet camp costs

Having his pupils miss an ‘‘epic school camp trip’’ due to the cost of living was not an option for one Dunedin primary school principal, so he decided to raise the money himself.
Filming in NZ ‘took my breath away’

Otago’s stunning and remote landscapes are about to hit the silver screen again — this time as a stand-in for the Alaskan wilderness with Brad Pitt centre-stage.

SUBSCRIBER

Anger at Wakari decision

SUBSCRIBER

Anger at Wakari decision

Angry staff in a troubled Dunedin mental health ward fear it could be closed instead of refurbished.
SUBSCRIBER

Politicians’ development disagreement leads to online squabble

SUBSCRIBER

Politicians’ development disagreement leads to online squabble

It was a set-to which descended into accusations of talking nonsense and disingenuity as a southern MP and district deputy mayor went toe-to-toe over fast-track legislation.
SUBSCRIBER

Complainant acting, says defence

SUBSCRIBER

Complainant acting, says defence

A Dunedin businessman says the woman accusing him of rape is "acting" in a video where the man is on top of her and she says "I can’t breathe".

ODT quiz: June 12
Man who attacked partner warned off alcohol
SUBSCRIBER

Murderer recalled after breaches
SUBSCRIBER

Cancer blood test set to be rolled out

dunedin

Ethan Smith was remanded on bail on condition he not travel within 10km of the West Coast. Photo:...

SUBSCRIBER

Man charged in relation to pounamu haul

A Dunedin man arrested last year after police seized a huge haul of pounamu has finally been charged in relation to the taonga.

Man and machine team up to fell pine

Man and machine team up to fell pine

An arborist (right, wearing orange) clings to the trunk of a pine as a branch he has cut is lowered by crane.
SUBSCRIBER

Craft group shocked by card with ‘downright nasty’ message

SUBSCRIBER

Craft group shocked by card with ‘downright nasty’ message

In the wake of the closure of the Crofters Yarn community knitting group’s Wakari base, someone has sent a "downright nasty" and "cowardly" card in the post, saying: "Karma. Goodbye Crofters Yarn".
SUBSCRIBER

Rewarding to watch gardeners grow

SUBSCRIBER

Rewarding to watch gardeners grow

As groceries become increasingly expensive in New Zealand, Otago Polytechnic is helping Dunedin Kāinga Ora tenants to put food on the table by showing them how to grow it.

regions

Do the proposed Santana mine’s silver linings come with dark clouds? PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

SUBSCRIBER

Water scientist notes uncertainty, lack of information

Evidence around water issues supplied by Santana Minerals has been described as a cascade of uncertainty, with a vacuum of information.

SUBSCRIBER

Little agreement among mine lizard experts

SUBSCRIBER

Little agreement among mine lizard experts

There seems to be an "agree to disagree" formula covering almost all issues to do with lizards at the site of Santana Minerals’ proposed $4.5 billion gold mine.
SUBSCRIBER

Tough to avoid winners and losers: mayor

SUBSCRIBER

Tough to avoid winners and losers: mayor

Trying to create a "fair, flexible and future-proofed" way to rate Central Otago residents will still have its critics who will pay more, the district’s mayor has warned.
SUBSCRIBER

Australia deportee cons Mataura victim

SUBSCRIBER

Australia deportee cons Mataura victim

A Mataura woman who has committed more than 90 crimes overseas has had jail time added to a current sentence in New Zealand after she twice stole a friend’s pension payment.

National

CAA must pay $19k after pilot wins claim

A pilot has been awarded damages and the right to details he sought about an informant who accused him of drinking before boarding an aircraft.

SUBSCRIBER

Research links music tempo to driving safety

SUBSCRIBER

Research links music tempo to driving safety

Heavy metal or classical music - which is safer to listen to while you are driving?
Govt 'won't send billions offshore' for carbon credits: PM

Govt 'won't send billions offshore' for carbon credits: PM

The Prime Minister has doubled down on his insistence that the government will not spend billions of dollars offshore to meet New Zealand's climate commitments.
'Out and about': Labour defends no Fieldays stall

'Out and about': Labour defends no Fieldays stall

Labour says its MPs are out and about talking directly to people at Fieldays rather than sitting at a stall in the back.

sport

SUBSCRIBER

Prepare for plenty of perplexing Premiership permutations

Anything other than straightforward wins could make the ANZ Premiership playoffs look interesting.

SUBSCRIBER

Finding the Aupiki frontrunners

SUBSCRIBER

Finding the Aupiki frontrunners

Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off tomorrow.
Chance for up-and-comers to come up

Chance for up-and-comers to come up

The security of the Ranfurly Shield rests with a strong core of Dunedin club rugby players.
Chignell to contest half

Chignell to contest half

Hill City-University runner Oli Chignell will race in the men’s half-marathon at the world road running championships in Copenhagen in September.

Food & Wine

SUBSCRIBER

Budget-friendly feast
SUBSCRIBER

Slow-cooked fare for momentous occasions
Embracing that sugar high
SUBSCRIBER

The evening in done right

Business

SUBSCRIBER

Accelerator NZ gets govt funding boost

An AI-powered programme that helps Otago businesses sharpen their performance is being financially backed by the government so it can expand across the country.

Night ’n Day set to take over stores at NPD sites

Night ’n Day set to take over stores at NPD sites

Night ’n Day is about to take over the first retail convenience store after an NPD transition to unmanned fuel service at seven South Island sites.
SUBSCRIBER

'It's a s***load': Builder estimated to owe $6 million

SUBSCRIBER

'It's a s***load': Builder estimated to owe $6 million

The estimated debt owed by a failed Dunedin builder has skyrocketed sevenfold to more than $6 million.
Fast-track bid sparks fears for Lake Pukaki

'Huge implications': Fast-track bid sparks fears for Lake Pukaki

Meridian Energy’s fast-track proposal to draw more water from Lake Pukaki has sparked concerns it could hurt Mackenzie's tourism industry and threaten its pristine image.

Rural Life

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis at Fieldays today. Photo: RNZ

$51m for new methane-busting technology

The government will invest up to $51 million into helping to roll out new methane-busting farming technology.

Dog triallists on hunt to beat Aust

Dog triallists on hunt to beat Aust

North Otago Centre triallists Lloyd Smith and Scott Hunter, and their respective heading dogs, are part of a team to attempt to regain the Wayleggo Cup from Australia.
Farmer signs on to organic future

Farmer signs on to organic future

A South Otago dairy farmer believes converting to organic will simplify his farm system, reduce costs and increase profit.
Brooke Reichel's peppermint slice

Brooke Reichel's peppermint slice

In the Edi-bull series, Shawn McAvinue asks the people making the food served at bull sales in the South to share their recipes.

Life & style

The fruiting bodies of ruby bonnets (left) and coprinellus.

SUBSCRIBER

Fungus under us

The fruiting bodies of ruby bonnets (above left) and coprinellus - species of saprotrophic fungi that grow locally on rotting wood. PHOTOS: MAUREEN HOWARD You don’t need to use a garden fork...

SUBSCRIBER

Simple pleasures

SUBSCRIBER

Simple pleasures

Some of the best winter meals come from the simplest beginnings.
SUBSCRIBER

Don’t push me cos I’m close to the edge

SUBSCRIBER

Don’t push me cos I’m close to the edge

ARGH!!!!! How’s the ol’ nervous system?
In a trailblazer’s wake

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.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

SUBSCRIBER

Comedy, satire take centre stage
SUBSCRIBER

Hodgkins inspires ‘human in the loop’

World

Fireworks were let off at the Sagrada Familia after the blessing. Photo: Getty Images

With Pope's blessing, Gaudi church reaches new heights

Pope Leo inaugurates Sagrada Familia's newest spire.

US, Iran exchange attacks; Trump threatens further escalation

US, Iran exchange attacks; Trump threatens further escalation

The United States began a fresh round of strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, hours after President Donald Trump vowed new attacks if no peace deal was secured.
Knife victim's family calls for calm amid Belfast unrest

Knife victim's family calls for calm amid Belfast unrest

The family of a man who lost an eye in a knife attack have appealed for calm after the incident triggered a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Belfast.
Trial of Palisades arson suspect begins

Trial of Palisades arson suspect begins

The prosecution says a lonely and angry man deliberately started the devastating LA blaze, but the defence blames fireworks and acts of arson by others.