The South Today bulletin: October 15
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5000 people visit Rainbow Warrior in Dunedin
5000 people visit Rainbow Warrior in Dunedin
The Rainbow Warrior has departed Dunedin and is heading for Stewart Island.
Passion for trashion
Passion for trashion
Recycled fashion delighted the crowd at the Trash into Fashion Trashion Show at Cromwell College Auditorium on Friday.
Victorious Otago welcomed home
Welcome home
Dunedin Airport turned blue and gold as the Ranfurly Shield was welcomed home with a chorus of cheering and applause.
Duck! It’s a charity event
Duck! It’s a charity event
It pays to get all your ducks lined up in a row when you’re running a charitable duck race.
Art of knitting kept alive in school holiday programme
Art of knitting kept alive in school holiday programme
Cats and balls of wool seldom go well together, particularly when someone is knitting.
Field days a draw despite bad weather
Field days a draw despite bad weather
Wet-weather gear and winter woollies were essential at the Otago Field Days yesterday but it didn’t stop people attending.
The South Today bulletin: October 12
The South Today bulletin: October 12
Get your daily dose of local news with the full The South Today bulletin for Friday, October 12.
University of Otago professor retires
University of Otago professor retires
Tributes flowed for Professor Mark Henaghan who gave his final lecture at Otago University.
Rubbish, dumped cars ruin Central swimming spot
Rubbish, dumped cars ruin Central swimming spot
Central Otago's lower Manorburn Dam area has become a dumping ground for unwanted rubbish, spoiling a beautiful part of the district, according to locals.
Factory back in business two days after major fire
Factory back in business two days after major fire
A Christchurch factory was back in business yesterday just two days after a spectacular fire.
Mental health celebrated in new mural
Mental health celebrated in new mural
Mental health awareness week is wrapping up around the country this weekend.
Prison inmates build pest traps for Doc
Prison inmates build pest traps for Doc
A joint project between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Conservation hopes to help with pest eradication.
Twins both sport competitive streak
Twins both sport competitive streak
Ashburton twins Wendy Watson and Rose Johnson are just as competitive on the putting green as they are on the bowling green.
The South Today bulletin: October 11
The South Today bulletin: October 11
Get your daily dose of local news with the full The South Today bulletin for Thursday, October 11.
Seven-year-old raises over $500 for hospice
Seven-year-old raises over $500 for hospice
Hospice South Canterbury received an unexpected gift of cash from a seven-year old boy this week.
Grieving son to shave head honouring his father
Grieving son to shave head honouring his father
Arrowtown's Jed Crawford thought he'd try to raise $1000 for cancer research by shaving his head in honour of his late dad.
Busking festival hoping for living statue and more
Busking festival hoping for living statue and more
The streets of Central Otago will soon rock as a new buskers festival begins.
Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
Family of injured child: 'We didn't lie'
A cyclist who collided with a child in Dunedin will not face charges, as the family maintain they did not lie about the story.
Green thumbs
Green thumbs
Jan Hart was one of many keen gardeners who braved the wet and cold weather to get their hands on a free box of bedding plants and flowers from the Dunedin Railway Station, at Tahuna Park yesterday.