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RugbyJuly 24

Otago thump Mid Canterbury in Shield defence

Otago ran in 12 tries in a very comfortable win in Alexandra.
Adrian Seconi
Otago thump Mid Canterbury in Shield defence
Otago thump Mid Canterbury in Shield defence
NationalJuly 24

Election 2026 interview: Green Party co-leaders

ODT political editor Mike Houlahan talks to co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick.
Mike Houlahan
Election 2026 interview: Green Party co-leaders
Election 2026 interview: Green Party co-leaders
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DunedinJuly 23

Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction

The council has been criticised for dropping the speed limit along a coastal Dunedin road, a move one local says will drive bad decision-making by motorists.
Ruby Shaw
Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction
Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction
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DunedinJuly 23

Call to revive physio pool

A man leading the charge to revive the popular Dunedin physiotherapy pool says he has been waiting for two years to hear from Health New Zealand about his proposal.
Matthew Littlewood
Call to revive physio pool
Call to revive physio pool
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DunedinJuly 23

Vandervis accuses mayor of ‘poor judgement’ after missing leadership role

Lee Vandervis has accused Dunedin’s mayor of “poor judgment” after he was passed over for the council’s infrastructure portfolio, a position the councillor has previously declined.
Ruby Shaw
Vandervis accuses mayor of ‘poor judgement’ after missing leadership role
Vandervis accuses mayor of ‘poor judgement’ after missing leadership role
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DunedinJuly 23

Macraes mine pours six millionth ounce of gold

OceanaGold is celebrating “one of the most significant milestones in New Zealand mining history” — its six millionth ounce of gold at Macraes, near Dunedin.
Tim Scott
Macraes mine pours six millionth ounce of gold
Macraes mine pours six millionth ounce of gold
NationalJuly 23

Mums of Parliament unite

National MP Katie Nimon says decency has prevailed and women are vindicated following Stuart Nash's resignation as a NZ First candidate.
Lauren Crimp of RNZ
Mums of Parliament unite
Mums of Parliament unite
RugbyJuly 23

ODT Rugby Chat: Speight's Shield wrap and NPC preseason

It's the last ODT Rugby Chat of the year we wrap the Speight’s Shield final with Harbour player coach Charles Elton.
Paul Dwyer
ODT Rugby Chat: Speight's Shield wrap and NPC preseason
ODT Rugby Chat: Speight's Shield wrap and NPC preseason
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DunedinJuly 22

One Ong idea falls flat, another pitch passes

A pitch by Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong about how international medical specialists might be attracted to the city failed before it had even begun.
Grant Miller
One Ong idea falls flat, another pitch passes
One Ong idea falls flat, another pitch passes
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DunedinJuly 22

Black cat spotted at albatross colony

“Concerning” images of a black cat near a nest at Dunedin’s Northern Royal Albatross colony have emerged.
Felicity Dear
Black cat spotted at albatross colony
Black cat spotted at albatross colony
DunedinJuly 22

‘It’s been crazy’: Thousands of toy cars park up at Dunedin auction house

Ronnie Proctor would be happy to never ever see another toy car roll through his Dunedin action house doors.
Laine Priestley
‘It’s been crazy’: Thousands of toy cars park up at Dunedin auction house
‘It’s been crazy’: Thousands of toy cars park up at Dunedin auction house
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DunedinJuly 21

Purler day as Crofters Yarn returns home

A Dunedin knitting club has been allowed to return to its studio after being kicked out — but there is an unexpected twist in this yarn.
John Lewis
Purler day as Crofters Yarn returns home
Purler day as Crofters Yarn returns home
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DunedinJuly 21

Scratching has its rewards

Kathy Richards is glad elephant seals lack fingers with sharp nails on the end. Her award-winning photograph of an elephant seal scratching itself on a stick at Smaills Beach may not have been as colourful.
John Lewis
Scratching has its rewards
Scratching has its rewards
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DunedinJuly 21

Risk worth reward of ‘seeing something that not everyone sees’

A Dunedin man who claims to have scaled almost every building in the city says the feats he performs can walk “the line between life and death”.
Tim Scott
Risk worth reward of ‘seeing something that not everyone sees’
Risk worth reward of ‘seeing something that not everyone sees’
NationalJuly 21

Jones denies 'knee pads' remark was sexual reference

Shane Jones says his "knee pads" jibe was a "harmless and innocuous expression" that could have meant anything from gardening to volleyball.
Craig McCulloch of RNZ
Jones denies 'knee pads' remark was sexual reference
Jones denies 'knee pads' remark was sexual reference
RugbyJuly 18

Harbour claim premier title with 41-35 win against Kaikorai

Harbour will not have to share the crown this time.
Harbour claim premier title with 41-35 win against Kaikorai
Harbour claim premier title with 41-35 win against Kaikorai
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BusinessJuly 17

From cooking for the super-rich to schoolboys

A globe-trotting chef who has traded cooking for the super-rich for catering to Dunedin schoolboys says there is ‘‘no way in hell’’ he would go back to working in a restaurant.
From cooking for the super-rich to schoolboys
From cooking for the super-rich to schoolboys
DunedinJuly 17

Former political candidate loses name suppression

A former political figure and veteran protester who spat on a bar worker then fled police is "not proud of the way he responded".
Former political candidate loses name suppression
Former political candidate loses name suppression
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DunedinJuly 17

Ex-rest-home demolition starts

Neighbours of Dunedin’s dilapidated former Glamis Hospital will be ‘‘cracking the Champagne’’ now the building is being reduced to rubble, a developer says.
Ex-rest-home demolition starts
Ex-rest-home demolition starts
DunedinJuly 17

Jack Brazil named as former political figure who spat on bar worker

A former political figure who spat on a bar worker then led police on a chase through central Dunedin can finally be named.
Jack Brazil named as former political figure who spat on bar worker
Jack Brazil named as former political figure who spat on bar worker
DunedinJuly 16

Science couple bubbling over

Bubbles of all shapes and sizes were all part of the show when a science performance duo dazzled Dunedin.
Science couple bubbling over
Science couple bubbling over
RugbyJuly 16

ODT Rugby Chat: It's Prem Rugby's finals time

It's finals footy on ODT Rugby Chat this week. We go head to head with two of the leading players in Saturday's big final - Slade McDowell (Kaik) and Taylor Dale from Harbour.
WorldJuly 16

Global Insight: Consistency 'key' in relations with China

Hypocrisy on the world stage will not help New Zealand, Prof Robert Patman says.
Global Insight: Consistency 'key' in relations with China
Global Insight: Consistency 'key' in relations with China
DunedinJuly 15

Inpatient building on the up as steel goes in

Work on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building project has got off the ground as installation of vertical structural steel begins.
Inpatient building on the up as steel goes in
Inpatient building on the up as steel goes in
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DunedinJuly 15

Ong discussed in Wellington

‘‘Disruptive’’ Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong was used by Wellington’s deputy mayor to illustrate a point on ‘‘almost existential threats to democracy’’.
Ong discussed in Wellington
Ong discussed in Wellington