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All Blacks start series in style

In stark contrast to their northern tour malaise, the All Blacks savoured their sold out Eden Park homecoming to launch this season in style.
Dunedin premier rugby - semifinals sorted

Taieri has breezed into the semifinals with a comfortable 43-20 win against University at Peter Johnstone Park today.

Freedom and Rights Coalition march outnumbered

Freedom and Rights Coalition march outnumbered

A march opposing government control, Three Waters and vaccine mandates was outnumbered by counter protesters in Dunedin today.
Injured paraglider ‘positive’ despite serious injuries

Injured paraglider ‘positive’ despite serious injuries

Queenstown adventurer Nick Neynens is keeping in high spirits in a French hospital after a cliff-side crash in France.
Caution sounded ahead of triple event weekend

Caution sounded ahead of triple event weekend

A trifecta of big events in Dunedin is set to provide the busiest weekend in years, but a Covid researcher is reminding people not to become complacent.

dunedin

Rude awakening

Dunedin emergency services were called to Bay View Rd early this morning after a car crashed into a bedroom.

Woman jailed for inciting ‘shocking’ attack

Woman jailed for inciting ‘shocking’ attack

"There he is guys, get him!" As soon as Mae Stringer uttered those words, her two male associates attacked.
Mahuta’s satellite test pledge launches policy school

Mahuta’s satellite test pledge launches policy school

NZ has signed up to a US initiative not to test ways to destroy satellites in orbit, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced at the opening of the University of Otago Foreign Policy School.
Smooth Hill landfill: Gaps in new safety report

Smooth Hill landfill: Gaps in new safety report

Manufactured chemicals leaking from a proposed Smooth Hill landfill would present a low and acceptable risk to human health, a report commissioned by the Dunedin City Council says.

regions

Bernice Lepper (left) and Alexandra Community House manager Carole Gillions have worked together...

Lepper honoured for community hub work

Bernice Lepper has been an integral part of Alexandra Community House from when it was simply an idea, chairing the set-up board that brought the community services hub into being.

Solar panels replacing boiler thanks to grant

Solar panels replacing boiler thanks to grant

Roxburgh's new community pool is set to be more eco-friendly than its predecessor.
Evidence from murder accused

Evidence from murder accused

"His family deserve to know the truth and I need to be accountable for my life, otherwise I can’t change."
Increased testing hoped to help road safety

Increased testing hoped to help road safety

For those getting behind the wheel after too many drinks, the odds of being caught drink-driving have gone up significantly in the past six months, particularly in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago.

National

Countdown says it can bring in restrictions on products in a matter of hours if needed. Photo:...

Countdown to phase out plastic produce bags

Single-use produce bags are to be phased out by Countdown - the first New Zealand supermarket chain to do so.

Young Kiwis allowed more time in UK

Young Kiwis allowed more time in UK

Young New Zealanders will be able to spend more time living and working in the United Kingdom under changes to a popular visa.
Ardern warns of 'growing unrest' in Pacific

Ardern warns of 'growing unrest' in Pacific

Jacinda Ardern talked up the strong connections between the UK and NZ during a packed visit to London, but the visit took a darker turn as the Prime Minister warned of "growing unrest" in the Pacific.
Bid to hold licence without photo on religious grounds rejected

Bid to hold licence without photo on religious grounds rejected

Stephen Butcher believes driver's licence photos are the "mark of the beast".

sport

The All Blacks celebrate Pita Gus Sowakula's second half try during an impressive win over...

All Blacks start series in style

In stark contrast to their northern tour malaise, the All Blacks savoured their sold out Eden Park homecoming to launch this season in style.

Kurow win Citizens Shield again

Kurow win Citizens Shield again

Kurow has won back to back Citizens Shields.
ABs out to reassert ascendancy over Ireland

ABs out to reassert ascendancy over Ireland

The All Blacks will look to brush off a preparatory week disrupted by a Covid outbreak in the squad and reassert their ascendancy over Ireland in the first test at Eden Park.
Dunedin premier rugby - semifinals sorted

Dunedin premier rugby - semifinals sorted

Taieri has breezed into the semifinals with a comfortable 43-20 win against University at Peter Johnstone Park today.

Business

Port Otago cruise team members Carolyn Bennett (left) and Michelle Simpson outside the port’s...

Counting down to the return of cruise ships

The countdown is on until the first cruise ship in more than two years berths at Port Chalmers on October 26.

PM's global tourism push: 'We're very keen to welcome visitors back'

PM's global tourism push: 'We're very keen to welcome visitors back'

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has appeared on a hugely popular UK talk show urging Brits to consider New Zealand as a holiday destination again.
‘Tall poppies’ affected: survey

‘Tall poppies’ affected: survey

Since researching Tall Poppy Syndrome experiences in entrepreneurship back in 2015, Prof Jo Kirkwood hoped the topic might have gone away in the business sector.
Australian tax breaks affect gaming industry

Australian tax breaks affect gaming industry

Gaming success story Runaway Play says it will not be closing operations in Dunedin, but it will have to consider whether future growth happens here or in Australia.

Food & Wine

queenstown

Head Light Trust team members (from left) Mary Mansell, Jazz Braden, Anna Dorsey and Carrie Ly...

Mental health initiative blossoms

A peer-delivered mental health programme is about to blossom after a successful pilot in Queenstown Lakes.

Injured paraglider ‘positive’ despite serious injuries

Injured paraglider ‘positive’ despite serious injuries

Queenstown adventurer Nick Neynens is keeping in high spirits in a French hospital after a cliff-side crash in France.
Ladies Mile Master plan approved unanimously

Ladies Mile Master plan approved unanimously

After falling months behind its scheduled return to council, a revised Te Putahi Ladies Mile Masterplan was finally presented at a marathon meeting of the QLDC earlier this week.
Staff chase man after clothing taken

Staff chase man after clothing taken

An Invercargill man is in custody after clothing was taken from Queenstown retailers.

Life & style

In Tapanui’s kowhai corridor, Denis Hughes holds foliage of a large-leafed kowhai against that of...

Kowhai: A ray of sunshine

Gillian Vine gets an insight into our national flower.

Curious cockatoos make presence felt

Curious cockatoos make presence felt

‘‘Sid’’, the cocky cockatoo has been the star resident at the Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary for decades.
Lines in the sand

Lines in the sand

Should people be allowed to drive vehicles on beaches? It's a divisive question in Clutha District.
Modern mending more than patching

Modern mending more than patching

As mending becomes a fashion statement, the idea is spreading that it’s about more than cash, writes Karen Kay.

Rural Life

Whitestone Cheese managing director Simon Berry holds a stack of the company's Fuchsia Creek Feta...

Relief as just one cheese needs new name under EU deal

When you say cheese, your feta had better be Greek.

Clutha farm latest sold for forestry

Clutha farm latest sold for forestry

Another South Otago sheep and beef farm has been given approval to be sold to overseas buyers for conversion to plantation forestry.
Lake Hawea farmer hits back at critics

Lake Hawea farmer hits back at critics

A Lake Hawea farmer has responded to critics accusing his practices of being woke nonsense, saying no sector advances "without the trial of new and ideally better ways".
Career based on face-to-face trust

Career based on face-to-face trust

Nick Abbott’s more than 35-year career in the rural sector ends tomorrow.

Southland

Council must pay $15K in costs

The Gore District Council has been ordered to pay more than $15,000 in costs over its failed attempt to build a new bridge over the Mataura River — but it could have been a lot more.

Fresh bid to have council join lobby group

Fresh bid to have council join lobby group

There are great concerns at the Invercargill City Council about the controversial Three Waters reforms and the deputy mayor will make another push to have the organisation join a lobby group.
Air quality standards exceeded

Air quality standards exceeded

Invercargill has exceeded the national environmental standards for air quality for the first time, two months into Environment Southland’s winter air quality monitoring period.
Evidence from murder accused

Evidence from murder accused

"His family deserve to know the truth and I need to be accountable for my life, otherwise I can’t change."

Suspected driver in migrant deaths thought to be on meth

Suspected driver in migrant deaths thought to be on meth

The suspected driver of a truck packed with dozens of migrants who died in blazing heat during a Texas smuggling attempt was allegedly under the influence of meth when police encountered him.
Ardern warns of 'growing unrest' in Pacific

Ardern warns of 'growing unrest' in Pacific

Jacinda Ardern talked up the strong connections between the UK and NZ during a packed visit to London, but the visit took a darker turn as the Prime Minister warned of "growing unrest" in the Pacific.
Jerry Hall divorcing Rupert Murdoch

Jerry Hall divorcing Rupert Murdoch

Jerry Hall has officially filed for divorce from billionaire husband Rupert Murdoch, six years after the pair married.

Opinion

Driving us to despair

Heavy rain, and you’re driving carefully on a wet road aware of how slippery the white lines and manhole covers can be.

The electoral rhetoric has truly begun

The electoral rhetoric has truly begun

Listeners who tuned in to Morning Report on Wednesday for the show’s weekly interview with National leader Christopher Luxon would've heard Corin Dann musing, to little demurral from Luxon, there were few policy differences between the two main parties.
Expolosion ends Dublin siege

Expolosion ends Dublin siege

London, June 30: The Government has received news that Four Courts has been blown up, and that the insurgents surrendered at 4 o’clock.
An airport with vision for the future

An airport with vision for the future

Queenstown Airport can achieve a balance between sustainable growth and preserving the special character of the region, writes Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Glen Sowry.

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