ODT Racing Chat: Hazlett Stakes
On ODT Racing Chat we preview the Otago Racing Club's Waitangi weekend meeting, including the time-honoured Hazlett Stakes.
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Competitors enjoy blasts from the past
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Competitors enjoy blasts from the past
Shots will continue to be fired over the next few days in Roxburgh, blackening the skies.
Speed restriction put on slippery bend
Speed restriction put on slippery bend
There are concerns it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured, after multiple drivers have reported losing control of their vehicles on a slippery section of Portobello Rd.
New school report revealed
New school report revealed
The government has unveiled a new style of school report it says will give families clearer information about their children.
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‘Liar’ Weatherston denied parole
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‘Liar’ Weatherston denied parole
Clayton Weatherston says blaming his victim for the frenzied murder he committed was "completely wrong".
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
A push to award naming rights of Dunedin public assets has failed, with one councillor confessing he was still baffled despite reading the plan two dozen times.
Dunedin family awaits crucial drug decision
Dunedin family awaits crucial drug decision
A nervous two-month wait is on the cards for the Dunedin parents of a 18-month-old with cystic fibrosis, as they decide whether to stay or go for the child’s health.
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
Toitū te whenua - Māori Place Names Series 2
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
Despite nursing aches and pains, a bad sunburn and quite a ‘‘nasty’’ bit of chafing yesterday, David Hutchinson is not ruling out another attempt at swimming across Cook Strait.
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
A resident of a Dunedin street has described people ‘‘bolting’’ from a crash where a woman was found lying unconscious in the street.
Man denies Dunedin arson spree
Man denies Dunedin arson spree
A man, allegedly part of a trio responsible for an explosive spree of five arsons in five days around Dunedin, has denied the charges against him.
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.
Crash driver abandons unconscious passenger
Unconscious passenger abandoned as driver flees Audi crash
Video shows the aftermath of a crash when the driver of an Audi abandoned an unconscious woman after slamming into a power pole in Dunedin.
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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich
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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich
A memorial for former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich should be installed at a Dunedin beach and take the form of a groyne, advocates say.
Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim
Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim
Dunedin's David Hutchinson has abandoned his bid to swim across Cook Strait after setting out this morning.
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".
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Strait to be swum for sprinklers
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Strait to be swum for sprinklers
Water is both "the challenge and the solution" for David Hutchinson.
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Owner fuming as shop shut down
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Owner fuming as shop shut down
A Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down.
Going loco: Tour riders race Kingston Flyer
Going loco: Tour riders race Kingston Flyer
Riding at high speed alongside a historic locomotive is not the usual experience for professional cyclists.
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Love in the time of rail’s revival
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Love in the time of rail’s revival
Nearly 50 years ago, John Maclean travelled from Auckland to Gore by rail to propose to his wife.