Dunedin Santa Parade 2025 & Carols
Coverage from the 2025 Dunedin Santa Parade proudly brought to you by Alex Campbell's Menswear. Also Dunedin School's sing carols.
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Foodbanks appeal for help beyond Christmas
Foodbanks appeal for help beyond Christmas
Dunedin foodbanks say they are prepared for when the Christmas rush begins - but are asking for donations so they can stay stocked up for the rest of summer.
Guerrilla gardening gets positive response
Guerrilla gardening gets positive response
A spot of "guerrilla gardening" by Otago Peninsula’s elected officials has received rave reviews from the community.
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook were likely caught in a large ice avalanche and are not believed to be alive, police say.
Snoozing sea lion gives St Clair mum a fright
Snoozing sea lion gives St Clair mum a fright
When Espie Ayson opened her front door to go to work today, the last thing she expected to see was a body in the way.
Water fight getaway (flip-)flops
Water fight getaway (flip-)flops
Adam Turner has learnt the hard way that you do not bring a pair of jandals to a water fight.
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Andy Bay street hit by sewage overflows
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Andy Bay street hit by sewage overflows
An Andersons Bay resident who has notched up more than 50 years fighting for flooding solutions says Dunedin’s wastewater woes are in no way limited to Surrey St.
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Remodel fosters warmth
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Remodel fosters warmth
The aim when remodelling this Queenstown house was not just to modernise, but to create a warm and thermally efficient home, Kim Dungey reports.
Woven blanket gifted to hospice
Woven blanket gifted to hospice
Weaver Christine Keller, of Dunedin, with a blanket she wove for the Otago Community Hospice to accompany people that have been cared for at its Dunedin base in North Rd.
ODT Odds On: Pete's Pride tells all
ODT Odds On: Pete's Pride tells all
Well it’s the last ODT Odds on column for the year, brought to you by the Baaa bar, and we are going out with a Christmas cracker!
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Tūhura photo competition opening to entries nationwide
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Tūhura photo competition opening to entries nationwide
Tūhura Otago Museum has widened the frame on its popular wildlife and nature photography competition, and opened it up to photographers across New Zealand.
Global Insight: 'Soft power counts' in troubled times
Global Insight: 'Soft power counts' in troubled times
The last episode of Global Insight for 2025 reviews the biggest stories of the year.
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A father's tribute: Dunedin Christmas tree farm reborn
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A father's tribute: Dunedin Christmas tree farm reborn
A Dunedin man turning his Christmas tree farm into the slice of wonderland it once was, hopes it would have made his son happy.
Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’
Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’
Forbury residents are hailing it "the best Christmas present ever" as the regional council takes action against sewage overflows into their street.
Dramatic footage of car 'crushed' by logging truck emerges
Dramatic footage of car 'crushed' by logging truck emerges
Dramatic footage has emerged of a crash involving a logging truck and a car carrying a woman and her 1-year-old son on Dunedin's Southern Motorway last week.
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Bloom well worth the 22-year wait: owner
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Bloom well worth the 22-year wait: owner
It was touch and go, but an agave is about to have its day in the sun.
Firefighters to make do as negotiations pause for holidays
Firefighters to make do as negotiations pause for holidays
As Christmas looms, discussions between the NZ Professional Firefighters Union and Fire and Emergency NZ have been paused.
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Never too old to learn
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Ex-teacher university’s oldest PhD graduate
Peter Duncan is living proof that there is no age limit on curiosity and that the mind never really retires.
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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Encouragement and direction lead to winning performance
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Encouragement and direction lead to winning performance
When Sonya Woodrow tried playing bowls, she was assured she had ability.