Dive right in: top spots for a swim
Dive right in: top spots for a swim
Best-selling author Nicola McCloy’s new book, Jump In, provides a guide to the top swimming spots you may not know of around the country.
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Fresh flavours, minimal effort
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Fresh flavours, minimal effort
Whether you’re still on holiday or easing back into the swing of things, we have two delicious, easy recipes for you that encapsulate everything we love about summer cooking.
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Range of sauvignon blancs to enjoy over summer
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Range of sauvignon blancs to enjoy over summer
The core of these selections typify the reach of sauvignon blanc across the country.
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Courgette and feta snack muffins
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Courgette and feta snack muffins
Courgettes have arrived, sweet, tender and full of flavour.
Behind the scenes of butling
Behind the scenes of butling
Butlers are something seen in Downton Abby-type dramas not in real life, you might think.
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Root endures through evolution
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Root endures through evolution
Things Have Changed is a book collaboration between local writer Christina Harwood and freelance photographer Nigel Yates documenting and describing Dunedin’s changing times.
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Fans, match day rituals key attractions
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Fans, match day rituals key attractions
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region. But many also have a great love for those from further afield. Jeff Cheshire explains how he came to follow an obscure English football...
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'Dum-de-do!'
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'Dum-de-do!'
Hudson’s Cookie Bear visiting Rarotonga in 1978.
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Pair fine match in movie that has it all
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Pair fine match in movie that has it all
2025 was a great year for watching movies at the cinema. These performances are why, Mark John writes.
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Garage packed with nostalgia
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Garage packed with nostalgia
Jonathan Usher has filled his garage with retro magic as well as a nostalgic collection of pinball machines. Ella Jenkins reports.
End of an era: 'Matinee Idle' hosts sign off
End of an era: 'Matinee Idle' hosts sign off
As the pair leading the show bid farewell, they leave listeners with a final poignant theme: "AI has won. We've done our best".
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When an MP sued the paper
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When an MP sued the paper
Mike Houlahan looks back at how the ODT covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today: when the newspaper itself was in the spotlight.
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Potential flop saved firm and was actually fun
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Potential flop saved firm and was actually fun
In 2025, video game reviewer Michael Robertson time-travelled, found joy in mainstream junk and missed the memo on how good Balatro is.
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Blue and Whites fandom in the blood
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Blue and Whites fandom in the blood
Dunedin Ice Hockey Association club manager Cole Beckstead finds heartbreak and triumph in the NHL.
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Traditional art has many uses
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Traditional art has many uses
Bryony Kentfield explains the Japanese art of furoshiki and how to get everyday use out of the eco-friendly wrapping tradition.
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Video games better with friends
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Video games better with friends
Hayden Meikle has enjoyed a fair few years of video gaming. How did 2025 fare?
Those daring young drivers in their jaunty jalopies
Those daring young drivers in their jaunty jalopies
Ashburton Ford Owners’ Annual Run to Geraldine and Woodbury Bush, October 25, 1915.
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Vintage shop keeps the doc away
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Vintage shop keeps the doc away
For Waikaka Valley's Jan Wards, collecting and selling vintage clothing is a therapeutic experience, Gerrit Doppenberg reports.
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Black Tuesday’s import delayed
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Black Tuesday’s import delayed
Mike Houlahan looks at how the Otago Daily Times reacted to news of a crash on the New York stock exchange.
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Valuable lessons in court oddities
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Valuable lessons in court oddities
Court reporting can be a sordid, sobering business, but these stories stood out to court reporter Felicity Dear for their uniqueness, ironies and life lessons.
