Party as Petal retires from library work
Alexandra pooch Petal is hanging up her reading glasses and retiring.
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Sisters kept busy at skating champs
Sisters kept busy at skating champs
Ice champions from across the country gathered in St Kilda for the Dunedin Ice Skating Club championships last weekend.
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, June 23
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, June 23
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, June 23
Data-sharing hub to drive innovation advantages
Data-sharing hub to drive innovation advantages
A new virtual data hub aimed at driving data collaboration across industries has been launched by the University of Otago’s business school.
Tourism body defends promotion
Tourism body defends promotion
Tourism Waitaki’s new winter marketing campaign is not hitting the spot for a lot of locals, but general manager Margaret Munro says the organisation is proud of its promotion of the district.
Good vibrations at pop-up vaccination centre
Good vibrations at pop-up vaccination centre
Few medical centres have a festive atmosphere, but Te Kaika, in Dunedin, does its business a bit differently to everyone else.
Midwinter festival to feature new attractions
Midwinter festival to feature new attractions
The lanterns are ready and people are primed for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival, which will light up the Octagon on Saturday night.
The South Today bulletin: Tuesday, June 22
The South Today bulletin: Tuesday, June 22
The South Today bulletin: Tuesday, June 22
De Groot named as All Black
De Groot named as All Black
Ethan de Groot’s rise has gone to yet another level.
‘M. bovis’ response criticised
‘M. bovis’ response criticised
Significant and lasting trauma was inflicted on Mycoplasma bovis-affected farmers due to the Government’s poorly managed response to the disease outbreak, a University of Otago study has found.
‘Heartless’ intrusion was devastating
‘Heartless’ intrusion was devastating
In the wake of a University of Otago study on the impact of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak on Southern families - with a dominant theme of the "intrusive, impractical and inhumane" nature of MPI's eradication programme - Sally Rae tells the story of a North Otago family caught up in it.
The South Today bulletin: Monday, June 21
The South Today bulletin: Monday, June 21
The South Today bulletin: Monday, June 21
Teams start pushing hard to firm slots in playoff matches
Teams start pushing hard to firm slots in playoff matches
Alhambra-Union ignited a spark in an attempt to qualify for the top six playoffs next month with a 20-12 victory against early-season favourite Harbour at Watson Park.
Accommodation an ‘absolute nightmare’
Accommodation an ‘absolute nightmare’
Frustrated Wanaka businesses and workers are calling for a final answer to the town’s decades-old annual winter accommodation crisis.
Emerging designers weave in family stories
Emerging designers weave in family stories
Among the frills and draping fabrics at this year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards were family stories to be told.
Man and boat back on the harbour after crash
Man and boat back on the harbour after crash
An array of broken bones and being flown to Dunedin Hospital. Those are the memories Tim Fellows was left with the last time he competed at the Oamaru Harbour Power Boat Marathon nearly three years ago.
‘Something for everyone’ at Matariki event
‘Something for everyone’ at Matariki event
Celebrating New Year on Wanaka’s lakefront is becoming as popular in winter as it is in summer.
20 brave waters for bracing immersion
20 brave waters for bracing immersion
Midwinter madness struck once again in the deep South yesterday afternoon, as about 20 doughty souls took to the ocean on a distinctly chilly Catlins day.
The bold and the colourful celebrate solstice
The bold and the colourful celebrate solstice
A spa pool, cakes and sausages were in hot demand on the lakefront yesterday as Wanaka waterskiers, wakeboarders and swimmers celebrated the winter solstice.
Slipping and sliding at schools cross-country event
Slipping and sliding at schools cross-country event
There was plenty of mud and a helping of kindness.