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Harbour flex muscles to down Taieri

Harbour front rower Saula Ma’u helped set up a 28-15 win against Taieri at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin premier rugby this evening.
Greyhound racing to end in August

Racing Minister Winston Peters is welcoming the passing of legislation which will end greyhound racing in August.

Former Highlander died with brain disease

Former Highlander Shane Christie died with brain disease linked to repeated head knocks

Former Highlander Shane Christie had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
Mayor calls for change in wake of $33k foul language probe

Mayor calls for change in wake of $33k foul language probe

Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell is calling for change to his council’s code of conduct policy following a $33k investigation into his deputy using foul language.
Households face $55 a week rise in living costs

Households face $55 a week rise in living costs: report

Households face a $55 a week rise in living costs this year partly because of the Middle East conflict, according to ASB economists.

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Missing Dunedin primary school boys found

Two Dunedin primary school boys who went missing today have been found, the school says.

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Don’t ‘lie’: claim cuts not over fuel

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Don’t ‘lie’: claim cuts not over fuel

A home care service has denied cutting visits over fuel prices, a comment rubbished by one Dunedin client.
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Depot asbestos contamination ‘no secret’

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Depot asbestos contamination ‘no secret’

Workers were warned not to go into parts of a bus depot which homeless people were sleeping in, due to health and safety concerns over asbestos, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.
Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’

Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’

A Dunedin man has been jailed for life for the killing of his ex-employee, but the reason for his frenzied attack may never be known.

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Invercargill mayor Tom Campbell. Photo: Allied Media files

Mayor calls for change in wake of $33k foul language probe

Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell is calling for change to his council’s code of conduct policy following a $33k investigation into his deputy using foul language.

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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal

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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal

About 150 Queenstown school children will be left at the bus stop next term after mooted school bus changes become reality.
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Nurse wins $30k compensation in appeal

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Nurse wins $30k compensation in appeal

A nurse who endured a five-year ordeal to clear her name has won an appeal over being unjustifiably dismissed following an incident in an Oamaru care facility.
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Excited to share Tiger Moth at airshow

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Excited to share Tiger Moth at airshow

The way Lucy Newell tells it, she has become a commercial pilot, vintage aircraft owner and one of three female civilian pilots at Warbirds Over Wanaka by accident.

National

Police employee took booked vehicle on camping trip

A police employee misused a police vehicle by taking it to go camping with a friend, despite it being booked for a search and rescue exercise.

Former Highlander died with brain disease

Former Highlander Shane Christie died with brain disease linked to repeated head knocks

Former Highlander Shane Christie had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
Interislander delays expected to be over by weekend

Interislander delays expected to be over by weekend

KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and passenger numbers are leading to delays on Interislander ferries.
Households face $55 a week rise in living costs

Households face $55 a week rise in living costs: report

Households face a $55 a week rise in living costs this year partly because of the Middle East conflict, according to ASB economists.

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Action from the Harbour v Taieri game at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Thursday night. Photo...

Harbour flex muscles to down Taieri

Harbour front rower Saula Ma’u helped set up a 28-15 win against Taieri at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin premier rugby this evening.

Greyhound racing to end in August

'Good day for greyhounds': Racing to end in August

Racing Minister Winston Peters is welcoming the passing of legislation which will end greyhound racing in August.
Kerr snatches win with 179 not out

Kerr snatches win with 179 not out

Cramp. No problem. A world record chase. No worries.
Rugby Chat: Rugby and football square off

Rugby Chat: Rugby and football square off

On ODT Rugby Chat brought to you by Garador, we are going outside the square and getting Otago rugby and football to square off.

Food & Wine

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Feasting with your eyes
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Home-made tomato passata
A bite-sized hit
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Savouring in preparation for grape-picking season

Business

Bars in the Octagon, central Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Mixed response to Alcohol Act changes

Not all owners of bars in Dunedin’s Octagon are jumping for joy at the prospect of relaxed laws on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Pass gives locals the visitor experience

Pass gives locals the visitor experience

An initiative has been launched to turn local knowledge into one of Dunedin’s greatest visitor advantages.
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Mosgiel businessman in bid to revoke bankruptcy despite owing $4 million

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Mosgiel businessman in bid to revoke bankruptcy despite owing $4 million

A failed Mosgiel businessman is seeking to have his bankruptcy status revoked while still owing creditors more than $4 million across multiple companies.
Trucking firm says fuel bill has skyrocketed 110%

Trucking firm says fuel bill has skyrocketed 110%

A trucking sector veteran says the soaring price of diesel is the worst he's seen in his 35 years in the industry.

Rural Life

Ailsa and David Mackie will stay in their home despite the sale of their family farm Kuriwao...

Clinton family sells farm after more than a century

The Mackie family are calling time on farming in Clinton.

Online auction worth a go despite slim demand

Online auction worth a go despite slim demand

A Western Southland dairy farmer took a punt on auctioning his empty cows for the first time.
Investment continues on Taieri farm

Investment continues on Taieri farm

Changes are afoot at Riverlea dairy farm on the Taieri.
Move made for change in careers

Move made for change in careers

Life is busy for James Burrows.

Life & style

Nel Vincencio, of Mind Your Temper, works on creating his trademark colourful dairy-free bon bons...

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Harnessing the feel-good factor

On the eve of Easter, award-winning bon bon maker Nel Vincencio returned to Dunedin to show how he makes his dairy-free chocolates.

Cultural legacy permeates life

Cultural legacy permeates life

Australian travel writer Sandip Hor dives into Singapore’s harmonious cultural tapestry.
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A shelter and a sanctuary

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A shelter and a sanctuary

The owners of this Orokonui house feel like they are living within a forest canopy. Kim Dungey has the details.
The ABCs of getting Zs

The ABCs of getting Zs

Sleep makes our waking lives possible, but for many that formula is anything but straightforward, Paul Gorman writes.

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida this morning on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade
Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

Australia's PM has warned economic shocks of the war in the Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation.
Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods says he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.

Opinion

His people

It is Easter.

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

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Cartoonist's view - Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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The past never dies in a photograph

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The past never dies in a photograph

‘‘The past is never dead. It isn’t even past,’ said American writer William Faulkner.
What the war means for property prices

What the war means for property prices

Turn on the news right now and all we seem to read and hear about is petrol prices, petrol prices and petrol prices.

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