News | Otago Daily Times Online News

SUBSCRIBER

Never a long face to be seen at the Middlemarch pub

Meeting in Middlemarch’s Strath Taieri Hotel for a drink ahead of the annual Goldfields Cavalcade...

SUBSCRIBER

Never a long face to be seen at the Middlemarch pub

The new owners of a rural Otago pub are not horsing around when it comes to the importance of having a thriving local watering hole.

SUBSCRIBER

Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’

Hannah Pearson, 12, of Dunedin, is a big blueberry fan and likes to pick her own at Blue Willow...

SUBSCRIBER

Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’

It has been a mixed bag for fruit growers in the South this summer, many blaming the poor weather for disappointing yields.

Wastewater overflows in South Dunedin

The council has deployed the barriers in parts of South Dunedin where there are wastewater...

Wastewater overflows in South Dunedin

12.25 pm

Diversion barriers have been put in place to contain wastewater overflow in South Dunedin as the soaked city is placed under a heavy rain warning.

Support for major parties slumps in latest poll

Labour leader Chris Hipkins (L) and National leader Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Support for major parties slumps in latest poll

The latest political poll has shown both major parties seeing their support slip, but the coalition government would be re-elected on these results.

Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

The search for a missing Australian four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and indicated they had identified a possible suspect. Gus Lamont was last...

Argument led to murder and dismemberment, court hears

Animosity between two men led to one of them being murdered and dismembered, a Christchurch High Court jury has heard.

Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor

Trucks stopped in Taihape. Photo: Supplied

Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor

Cars blocked by a slip in rural Taihape are now free after a local farmer cleared a path for them with his tractor.

Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch

The requirement to boil water used for drinking, brushing teeth and food preparation is in effect...

Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch

A boil water notice affecting thousands of households in eastern Christchurch east has been lifted.

Flooding possible in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being urged to prepare for possible flooding as the wild weather hammering the North Island tracks south.

Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years

Jack Willson was 10 years old when he was killed in a motocross accident at Digger McEwen...

Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years

The deaths of four young people in separate motocross accidents over a two-year span will be the focus of a joint Coronial inquest, placing the safety of the sport under scrutiny.

Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital

Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital

A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.

Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police

Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police

A machete was found along with cannabis, a set of scales and an imitation firearm inside a vehicle searched in Dunedin this morning, police say.

NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

Police say the kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian is a case of mistaken identity. Photo: Supplied /...

NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

The search continues for a grandfather who was abducted by mistake, in a botched underworld kidnapping.

Officials warn of 'compromised' fast track prison expansion

Officials warn of 'compromised' fast track prison expansion

A prison expansion is on such a fast track that it prompted officials to ask if compromises were being made.

'Very full-on': Boil water notice's impact on mother with immunocompromised daughter

Friends are delivering bottled water to a Christchurch mother whose immunocompromised daughter relies on sterile medical equipment for feeding.

Judge catches arsonist using AI to write apology letters

Judge Tom Gilbert wasn't impressed when he discovered an arsonist had used AI to pen apology...

Judge catches arsonist using AI to write apology letters

An arsonist has been confronted at sentencing by a judge who found she used artificial intelligence to pen apology letters for burning down her rental property and assaulting first responders.

Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

The Dunedin City Council is making sandbags available after news that the tail of a storm ravaging much of the lower North Island today is expected to hit the city tomorrow.

Police, university brace for 'feral' behaviour

Castle Street in Dunedin on a Sunday morning during O-Week. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton

Police, university brace for 'feral' behaviour

Police and the University of Otago will be monitoring student behaviour, with concerns about another year of out-of-control and dangerous behaviour during Orientation Week (O-Week).

'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied...

'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

Israel's cabinet has approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation".

Corrections labels staff's AI use as 'unacceptable'

Corrections labels staff's AI use as 'unacceptable'

Corrections staff have been warned about the use of artificial intelligence tools after some staff were found to be using it to draft formal reports.

Search form

Search form

12.25 pm