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    Whare Flat Folk Festival organisers past and present (from left) Sue Harkness and Siobhán Dillon...

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    Friendship as important as music at folk festival

    Dunedin's renowned, now half-a-century-old Whare Flat Folk Festival had, and still very much has, "a family atmosphere", a former organiser says.

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    Millionaire’s luxury superyacht parks in Dunedin port

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    Millionaire’s luxury superyacht parks in Dunedin port

    Fancy a week-long cruise around New Zealand with your family on a chartered super-yacht?

    No ‘ODT’ tomorrow

    No ‘ODT’ tomorrow

    There will be no publication of the Otago Daily Times tomorrow, New Year’s Day.

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    Landfill’s impact on lagoon likely ‘toxic’

    The Kaikorai estuary could be a nature haven and city asset if water pollution ends. Photo:...

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    Landfill’s impact on lagoon likely ‘toxic’

    A historic landfill is likely having a "toxic impact" on the troubled Kaikorai Lagoon, documents show.

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    Pub’s new avian mascot comes home to roost

    Concord Inn co-owners Jane Downing and Warren Bremner stand in front of the pub’s new entranceway...

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    Pub’s new avian mascot comes home to roost

    A googly-eyed rooster riding astride a motorcycle is among the latest additions in a Dunedin pub’s nearly $800,000 makeover.

    Cruise visitors 'really impressed’ with city

    Seabourn Quest passengers Steve and Joanne Kicinski take some time to experience Dunedin...

    Cruise visitors 'really impressed’ with city

    Stepping off a luxury cruise ship and on to the firm ground of Dunedin on a cold, blustery day proved just the tonic for visitors Joanne and Steve Kicinski.

    Motorsport star races way to knighthood

    Scott Dixon, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, has been knighted in the 2026 New Year Honours....

    Motorsport star races way to knighthood

    Scott Dixon has raced his way to a knighthood in the latest distinction of an illustrious motorsport career.

    Prepping to party

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    Prepping to party

    People throw confetti on a platform while organisers of the upcoming ball drop on New Year’s Eve do a confetti test in Times Square, New York, yesterday. 

    Beating addiction spurred tireless mental health stalwart’s work across NZ

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    Beating addiction spurred tireless mental health stalwart’s work across NZ

    Overcoming addiction in her mid-20s inspired Deb Fraser-Komene to help youth to do the same.

    Recognition credited to all who gave time to projects

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    Recognition credited to all who gave time to projects

    Graeme Elliot is a humble man, and when he found out about receiving a New Year Honour, the chief emotion felt was "embarrassment".

    Daylight break-in foiled in minutes - police

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    Daylight break-in foiled in minutes - police

    Police are thanking members of the public for their help leading to four youths being apprehended for a burglary in central Dunedin today.

    Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted attack on Putin

    Satellite imagery from 2023 shows Vladimir Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod...

    Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted attack on Putin

    Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence and vowed retaliation, providing no evidence for a claim Kyiv dismissed as baseless and aimed at derailing arduous peace talks.

    Witnesses sought after mass brawl on Auckland's K Road

    Witnesses sought after mass brawl on Auckland's K Road

    Police have set up a dedicated portal for witnesses of a mass brawl in Auckland to upload any footage they might have of the incident.

    A Christmas perspective

    A Christmas perspective

    Aramoana salt flats, Christmas morning.

    Wild weather batters country, ruins New Year plans

    Wild weather batters country, ruins New Year plans

    Wild weather is playing havoc with New Year plans for thousands of Kiwis, hitting flights and ferry sailings, cutting power and shutting down celebrations in some places.

    Cyclone bearing down on Western Australia upgraded

    Cyclone bearing down on Western Australia upgraded

    Tropical Cyclone Hayley has been upgraded to a category four system as residents in Australia's far northwest prepare to ride out the storm as it approaches land.

    Joshua injured in crash that killed two friends

    Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. File photo: Reuters 

    Boxer Anthony Joshua injured in crash that killed two friends

    British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a car accident in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.

    Hoping for a return to ‘holistic solutions’

    Green MP Julie Anne Genter during question time in Parliament. PHOTO: NZ HERALD

    Hoping for a return to ‘holistic solutions’

    2026 is election year and parties are already jockeying for position. In a five-part series ODT political editor Mike Houlahan asks a senior MP from the leading parties about how the...

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    Aim to slow deterioration as we age

    Members of the University of Otago (Christchurch) Canterbury Health and Ageing Life Course ...

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    Aim to slow deterioration as we age

    Most of us have heard of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study and the Christchurch Health and Development Study. Reporter John Lewis takes a closer look at a...

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    City to funk it up for New Year’s Eve

    Scaffolder Max McKenzie hams up a variation of air guitar after assembling the stage in the...

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    Dunedin to funk it up for New Year’s Eve

    A high-energy party has been forecast for New Year’s Eve in Dunedin and organisers are hopeful the weather will co-operate.
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