Employers fondly remember murdered Kiwi woman
Employers fondly remember murdered Kiwi woman
Former employers of a murdered Christchurch woman have been left reeling at news of her death.
Otago Daily Times
No bad hair days for lively centenarian
No bad hair days for lively centenarian
Every Friday for the past 80 years, Eileen Pratt has gone to the same salon, sat in the same chair with a hot chocolate, and had her hair and nails done. God help anyone who's sitting in her chair.
One new Covid case quarantined in Christchurch
One new Covid case quarantined in Christchurch
NZ's only new case of Covid-19 today tested positive at a Christchurch managed isolation facility and has now been put into quarantine.
Advance voting tops 1m
Advance voting tops 1m
More than one million New Zealanders have already hit the ballot box as early voting numbers continue to soar.
Alleged drink driver swerves to avoid ducks, ends up in harbour
Alleged drink driver swerves to avoid ducks, ends up in harbour
A woman found to be more than four times legal breath alcohol limit after her car ended up in Otago Harbour told police she had swerved to avoid some ducks.
Sir Tim taps Nobby Clark as Invercargill's new deputy mayor
Sir Tim taps Nobby Clark as Invercargill's new deputy mayor
Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has single-handedly appointed the city's new deputy mayor following the resignation of Toni Biddle last week.
The South Today bulletin: Friday, October 9
The South Today bulletin: Friday, October 9
The South Today bulletin: Friday, October 9
Car crashes into motorcycle shop
Car crashes into motorcycle shop
A car has smashed through the front of a Dunedin motorcycle store.
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Hungover for life
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Hungover for life
Bruce Munro hears from distraught parents pleading for help for their children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and finds out about a campaign for "system-wide change".
Pushing for change to help save the climate
Pushing for change to help save the climate
Kerrie Waterworth talks to environmental engineer Carly Green who has worked for 20 years on climate change issues around the world, but calls Hawea home.
Unstoppable on slopes and in life
Unstoppable on slopes and in life
Winton woman Bailley Unahi’s back was broken when she was crushed underneath a balcony that collapsed at a Six60 concert in Dunedin in 2016. Now she's flying.
Breath test for virus in works
Breath test for virus in works
A prototype breath analysing device which can instantly detect if a person has Covid-19 was on display in Dunedin yesterday, and could be a "game-changer" in how we live in the world with the virus.
Cattle ship items give missing man's family hope
Items found in search provide hope for family of missing South Island man
Debris believed to be from the cattle ship that capsized on its way to China last month has sparked hope for the family of a missing South Island man.
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, October 8
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, October 8
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, October 8
Cullen back to help Labour campaign
Cullen back to help Labour campaign
A terminal cancer diagnosis did not stop former deputy prime minister Sir Michael Cullen from helping a candidate hoping to become the first MP for Taieri.
Bread and butter of the South stood up
Bread and butter of the South stood up
Mosgiel cafe staff were left cheesed off after a Judith Collins no-show as she campaigned in Dunedin yesterday.
Mosgiel cafe disappointed after Collins no-show
Mosgiel cafe disappointed after Collins no-show
Workers at a Mosgiel cafe told to specially prepare cheese rolls for National leader Judith Collins were left a little cheesed off when she failed to show up.
Harlene Hayne to leave University of Otago
Harlene Hayne to leave University of Otago
University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne will leave the university to take up a role in Australia.
'They can't put us all in jail'
'They can't put us all in jail': Farmers drive tractors through Gore to protest water regulations
More than 100 tractors and other vehicles were driven through Gore this morning in protest of freshwater regulations.
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, October 7
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, October 7
The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, October 7