Skip to main content
  • ...
Home
Monday, Mon, 23 MarchMar 2026
Subscribe
Send us news & photos

Search form

  • News
    • Local Body Elections
    • Dunedin
      • DCC
      • Crime
      • Campus
      • Health
      • The Star
    • The South Today
    • National
    • The Star
    • International
    • Opinion
      • Editorial
      • Opinion
      • 100 years ago
      • Southern Say
    • Australia
    • Politics
    • ODTtv
    • Your News
    • Slideshow Section
  • Sport
    • Rugby
    • Cricket
    • Basketball
    • Racing
    • Football
    • Netball
    • League
    • Golf
    • Motorsport
    • Hockey
    • Other Sport
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Wine
      • Fresh Christmas Edition
      • Ask a Chef
      • News & Features
      • Chef's Garden
      • Recipes
      • Wine Reviews
    • Home & Garden
    • Magazine
    • Toitū te whenua
    • Resilient
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Design for Living
  • Entertainment
    • ODT Quiz
    • Film
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Books
    • Arts
    • Gaming
    • Dance
    • Television
  • Business
  • Regions
    • Queenstown
    • Wānaka
    • Central Otago
    • North Otago
    • South Otago
    • Southland
    • Canterbury
    • West Coast
  • Features
    • Grand Business South Awards
    • Build Buy Renovate
    • NZIA Southern Series
    • SOREC
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Drivesouth Reviews
    • Design for Living
    • Education Guide
    • Healthcare Providers
    • Conferences and Venues
    • Sponsored content
    • Southern Television
    • Health and Beauty
  • Video
  • Rural life

Search form

  • Send Us Your News
  • ...
  • Contact Us
  • Email
  • Facebook

Plus

  • Jobs
  • Wedding Guide
  • Death Notices
  • Privacy Policy
  • Drive South
  • Weather
  • Media Council Complaints
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Fire and faith

    You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image.

    0 Comments

    PHOTO: REUTERS
    PHOTO: REUTERS
    Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as "Holika Dahan" yesterday, which is part of the Holi festival celebrations, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.

    Related Stories

    Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah in the...

    Trump threatens to 'obliterate' power plants

    Cyclone brings fresh flood threat to sodden Aussie towns

    A satellite image shows the Natanz fuel enrichment complex in Iran. Photo: Vantor/Handout via...

    Trump says US considering 'winding down' Iran war

    US woman charged with murder after taking abortion pill

    US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio step out from Marine One to board...

    US sending Marines, amphibious assault ship to Middle East

    Chuck Norris in the film 'Lone Wolf McQuade' in 1983. Photo by Topkick Productions/Getty Images

    'Ultimate tough guy' Chuck Norris dies

    American former CIA counterintelligence officer and Soviet spy Aldrich Ames (right) leaves the...

    Obituary: Aldrich Ames, turncoat

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talks with United States President Donald Trump in the...

    Pearl Harbor joke falls flat

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Fiery finale

    Viktor Orban. Photo: Getty Images

    Clash with Orban over Hungary’s veto of Ukraine loan

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had acted alone in the bombing of Iran's...

    Israel launches new attacks on Iran as crisis deepens

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) was heckled and booed during a visit to Lakemba Mosque...

    Mosque protesters boo Aussie PM

    Connect with us

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Most Popular

    • Two dead after separate Southland crashes
    • How a Dunedin drapery fortune left a lasting legacy
    • Seven weeks' worth of fuel stocks in NZ: Willis
    • Peters announces proposal to overhaul energy sector
    • Dog’s birthday video helps landlords win ruling against couple
    • One seriously injured after explosion on steam train

    Editors' Picks

    • PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

      Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink

    • ‘Nana Socks’ an ‘inspiration’

    • Sir Rod Drury, of Queenstown, was last night named the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te...

      SUBSCRIBER

      Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year

    • Mitre 10 Mega retail sales manager Nigel McCleery informs shoppers of the state of the petrol can...

      SUBSCRIBER

      Petrol cans sell out amid oil price rise

    Home
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute
    • Facebook

    Subscribe

    • Subscriber Benefits
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Stops, Starts & Redirects
    • FAQs

    About us

    • Contact us
    • Site feedback
    • Send us your news
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Media Council Complaints
    • AI use
    • Removals policy

    Our Websites

    • Allied Media
    • Allied Productions

    Newspapers

    • ODT E-edition
    • The Star - Christchurch
    • Oamaru Mail
    • The Star - Dunedin
    • The News - Central Otago
    • The Ensign - Gore
    • Ashburton Courier
    • North Canterbury News
    • Southland Express - Invercargill
    • Southern Rural Life
    • Central Rural Life
    • The Courier - Timaru
    • Mountain Scene - Queenstown
    • Property Times South Canterbury
    • Extra! School Publication
    • Clutha Leader
    • Bay Harbour News
    • Selwyn Times
    • The Wanaka Sun

    Classifieds

    • Death notices
    • Drivesouth
    • Jobs
    • Classified Advertising

    Advertise

    • Upload print advertising
    • Advertising Terms
    • Advertise with us

    Services

    • Allied Productions
    • ODT Store
    • Otago Images
    • Corporate Logos

    Magazines

    • Classic Driver
    • Dunedin Guide
    • Drivesouth Best Motor Buys
    • Explore Dunedin
    • Home & Leisure
    • Kiwi Gardener
    • Kiwi Gardener Quarterly
    • Rugby News
    • South
    • 03 Magazine
    • With this Ring
    © Copyright Allied Press Limited 2026. All rights reserved.