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Giant leap forward with glowing fanfare
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Giant leap forward with glowing fanfare
In the runup to the 1952 Olympics, it would be fair to say that everyone in Otago expected great things of Dunedin’s Yvette Williams.
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A quiet place for forgiveness
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A quiet place for forgiveness
The Catholic confessional ritual has a few intricacies that are not all that obvious. Mark John spoke to the Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Michael Dooley to learn...
Beetroot and onion pakoras with coriander and mint raita
Beetroot and onion pakoras with coriander and mint raita
No-fuss, comfort and fun food is what New Zealand chef Wendy Morgan is all about, and at this time of year that is all you want from food.
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Moulding hobby into dream job
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Moulding hobby into dream job
No two weeks look the same to Shelley Brigit, a diversity the Dunedin artist enjoys. She talks to Ruby Shaw about the passion project which became a fulltime job. Shelley Brigit’s...
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Taxidermy jungle spot to ‘unwind’
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Taxidermy jungle spot to ‘unwind’
Mike Rodgers can’t stop finding additions for his jungle taxidermy, Ella Scott-Fleming reports.
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Solemn first Anzac Day
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Solemn first Anzac Day
Mike Houlahan looks at how the ODT responded to the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.
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Keeping sounds alive
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Keeping sounds alive
Dunedin photographer Fraser Thompson is on a mission to document as much of the city’s music scene as he can.
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Pondering existential questions
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Pondering existential questions
Subeditor and avid reader Samantha Powell shares her book-worm highlights of the year.
Badass double beef and bacon burger
Badass double beef and bacon burger
Olivia Galletly, who lives north of Auckland and is author of food blog "The Hungry Cook", likes to cook food with bold flavours which is comforting, not too fussy and most importantly delicious.
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Photos of the year: Gerard O'Brien
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Photos of the year: Gerard O'Brien
It was a long drive to Tekapo in April to find this 1934 Sentinel steam truck on its way to Wānaka.
Famous for stunning setting, massive eels
Famous for stunning setting, massive eels
Chances are when you hear the words jetty and Lake Rotoiti, an image will come to mind of a jetty jutting out into glacier-fed waters while being dwarfed by soaring snow-capped peaks.
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Still got it, after all these years...
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Still got it, after all these years...
This turntable-ladder fire truck turned heads in 1968, Steve Hepburn reports.
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Variety the spice of police life
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Variety the spice of police life
From chasing a runaway hearse to planning for St Patrick’s Day mayhem, the life of a Dunedin police officer is rarely dull.
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Love of Panthers gift from mum
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Love of Panthers gift from mum
ODT sports editor Hayden Meikle explains why he is not a Warriors fan.
Refreshment stop, mid-60s style
Refreshment stop, mid-60s style
During 2025, staff at Hocken Collections added thousands of images to the Digital Collections website, most of them never previously seen online.
Prawn skewers with zucchini, lime and chilli
Prawn skewers with zucchini, lime and chilli
Skewers are great entertaining food, easy to prepare in advance so you can cook them at the last minute and enjoy.
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Baby blues caught eye, captured heart
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Baby blues caught eye, captured heart
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region.
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Under fire in an old chicken coop
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Under fire in an old chicken coop
You can always count on Clutha for a creepy shed, so Clutha Leader reporter Nick Brook took a long shot at demystifying an old chicken coop.
Perfect bay for a diversion, mint swim
Perfect bay for a diversion, mint swim
My first glimpse of Gore Bay was a pretty epic one.
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Celebrating the relief of Mafeking
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Celebrating the relief of Mafeking
In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today he looks at how the newspaper reacted to a major event in the Boer War.
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Victorian costumes galore
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Antipasto orzo salad
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Snowy Southern Alps, majestic background
