Choppers battle Otago forest fire
Choppers battle Otago forest fire
Eight fire appliances and two helicopters with monsoon buckets were called to a forest fire south of Balclutha this afternoon.
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Ten from South named on NZer awards shortlist
Ten from South named on NZer awards shortlist
Ten Southerners are among 70 semifinalists across the country announced in the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards.
Digital safety initiative gets $350k grant
Digital safety initiative gets $350k grant
A youth-led digital safety initiative aimed at keeping young Otago people safe online has received a $350,000 grant.
Castration and sterilisation key to long life: study
Castration and sterilisation key to long life: study
Want your life to be 20% longer?
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Awareness of starvation, malnutrition spurred interest in agriculture
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Awareness of starvation, malnutrition spurred interest in agriculture
Choose to grow and your life will bloom.
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Student masterclass reveals history of carbon
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Student masterclass reveals history of carbon
To the untrained eye, it looks just like a tube of mud.
City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
After baking in 31.7°C in Dunedin late last month, few will be surprised the city has just had its hottest spring on record.
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Asian tourists again visiting Dunedin in large numbers
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Asian tourists again visiting Dunedin in large numbers
Tourists from Asia are flooding back into Dunedin after a long drought caused by the Covid border closures.
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Droves of visitors to set city abuzz
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Droves of visitors to set city abuzz
Dunedin might start bulging at the seams this week — what with Christmas shoppers, four University of Otago graduations and five cruise ships in port.
Whānau always happy to do some horsing around
Whānau always happy to do some horsing around
Most of the people at this year’s Forbury Park Trotting Club Christmas on the Grass event left their children at home.
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Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements
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Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements
Police nabbed a driver who had more than twice the legal breath alcohol limit during an early morning centre city checkpoint yesterday.
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‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks
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‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks
A Canadian hiker went "low-budget Jedi" with a stick, trying to protect herself from what she believed was a dive-bombing kea attack on a walking track near Dunedin.
Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant
Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant
Blood samples from New Zealand men undergoing prostate biopsies could soon pave the way towards a simple blood test for the early detection of prostate cancer.
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.
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‘Know when to call it a day’: ACC
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‘Know when to call it a day’: ACC
As we head towards the longest day of the year, Otago and Southland farmers traditionally start burning the candle at both ends, to get even more jobs done with the extra daylight hours.
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Accord expected to up access to medical training
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Accord expected to up access to medical training
Construction of Waikato University’s new medical school has started, following a sod-turning ceremony in Hamilton yesterday.
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
For a self-professed "humble old Otago Peninsula sheep farmer", being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago is "quite extraordinary".
Scorching South leads way
Scorching South leads way
Oamaru was the hottest place in the country this afternoon, with Dunedin not far behind, as a forecast heatwave hit the east coast of the South Island.
Man pulled from house fire in Sawyers Bay
Man pulled from house fire in Sawyers Bay
Firefighters have dragged a man from a house fire in Dunedin's Sawyers Bay.
Jetskier flown to Southland hospital
Jetskier flown to Southland hospital
A patient has been airlifted to Southland Hospital with moderate injuries after falling from a jetski off the south coast, near Riverton.