Manager stole to help disabled child
Manager stole to help disabled child
A restaurant manager who stole $32,000 to pay medical bills for his disabled toddler and himself has been jailed.
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Rugby: Key points - Otago v Canterbury
Rugby: Key points - Otago v Canterbury
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at five key points from Otago's ITM Cup loss to Canterbury at Forsyth Barr Stadium last night.
Rugby: Player ratings - Otago v Canterbury
Rugby: Player ratings - Otago v Canterbury
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates Otago's players after they lost to Canterbury in their ITM Cup match in Dunedin at the weekend.
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Wallabies
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Wallabies
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at five key points from the All Blacks victory over Australia at Eden Park last night
Athletics: Kerse puts injury behind him with victory
Athletics: Kerse puts injury behind him with victory
Two years ago, Jim Kerse thought his athletics days were over, following a horrific bike crash.
Threat to exhibition aquarium looms
Threat to exhibition aquarium looms
It seems an opportunity to renovate a significant historic building has been lost and instead it will be put at risk.
Last chance for ABs to impress before World Cup
Last chance for ABs to impress before World Cup
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at the All Blacks' potential World Cup squad make-up and who is in need of a big performance ahead of their final hit-out - against Australia tomorrow night - before the tournament.
Questions for Otago ahead of Cup campaign
Questions for Otago ahead of Cup campaign
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire asks five key questions ahead of Otago's ITM Cup campaign.
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Wallabies
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Wallabies
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire picks out his key points from the All Blacks' loss to the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday night.
Athletics: 'Super sub' Tipper gives Ariki rare relay victory
Athletics: 'Super sub' Tipper gives Ariki rare relay victory
Chris Tipper was heralded as Ariki's secret weapon when the club broke a 29 year drought to win the Peninsula Relay on Saturday.
Rugby: Get behind the ITM Cup
Rugby: Get behind the ITM Cup
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire provides some reasons to support the ITM Cup.
Multisport: Wanaka athletes win the day
Multisport: Wanaka athletes win the day
Wanaka athletes continued their domination of Queenstown's Peak to Peak race on Saturday.
Indecent act alleged in resort hostel
Indecent act alleged in resort hostel
A tourist has been arrested in Queenstown after allegedly performing an indecent act in a hostel dorm room.
Weekend disorder keeps Queenstown police busy
Weekend disorder keeps Queenstown police busy
Police made 11 arrests in Queenstown over the weekend for low-level street disorder including fighting.
Cut-price overseas implants a danger
Cut-price overseas implants a danger
Scores of women are returning from overseas with problems after cheap breast implant surgery, a top plastic surgeon says.
Beware of TPP's effects on copyright
Beware of TPP's effects on copyright
Copyright is important for artists. I've written about it before in this column but there have since been changes to the relevant legislation and some concerns have been raised, by artists among others.
Rugby: Contest for ball needed in mauls
Rugby: Contest for ball needed in mauls
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire considers how the rolling maul should fit into the modern game.
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v South Africa
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v South Africa
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire identifies some key points from the All Blacks' win over South Africa at the weekend.
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Samoa
Rugby: Key points - All Blacks v Samoa
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at some key points from the All Blacks' test against Samoa this week.
Rugby: John McGlashan win comfortably
Rugby: John McGlashan win comfortably
First five-eighth Daine Lowery scored 23 points as John McGlashan College continued its good form with a 33-14 win over King's High School in the latest round of the Southern Wide Real Estate 1st XV competition.