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'Beyond belief' to be walking after truck crash

A logging truck driver who spent three hours trapped by his head in a crushed cab after his 50-tonne truck flipped near Balclutha says he has got his ticket ready for tomorrow’s Lotto draw.

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'Beyond belief' to be walking after truck crash
Training needs unmet: striking firefighters
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Five-year stint turns into almost 60 years
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
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Dad takes heart from installation of lifesaving device

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ODT Odds On: 21 Nov 2025

Well the dramatic improvement didn’t last long but there was one shining light on ODT Odds On brought to you by the world’s best sports bar the Baaa.

The outside needs to be clean too

The outside needs to be clean too

Abseilers clean the windows of the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building on yesterday.

One hurt as fender bender snarls Dunedin traffic

Emergency services respond to the two car crash near Queens Gardens. Photo: Gregor Richardson

One hurt as fender bender snarls Dunedin traffic

One person was injured in a two-car crash which briefly stopped traffic in central Dunedin this morning.

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

Southern Youth Development chairman Ben Sommerville and Te Hou Ora Whānau Services kaihautū ...

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

The "devastating" closure of a long-running Dunedin youth non-profit reflects successive governments’ failure to invest in the sector, its chairman says.

Southland teen wins $50K from PM's Space Prize

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Space Judith Collins present the Prime Minister...

Southland teen wins $50K from PM's Space Prize

Southland schoolgirl Sophie Ineson is reaching for the stars after being awarded a Prime Minister’s Space Prize this week.

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Frew wins both races in speed weekend

Driver Terri Taylor, of Cromwell, takes part in the Whare Flat Hill Climb on Saturday. She...

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Frew wins both races in speed weekend

A man dubbed the "fastest man around Otago" did what he was good at and took home two back-to-back wins during a weekend of hill climb car-racing events.

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Men’s, women’s Queenstown Marathon course records fall

Auckland-based professional triathlete Jack Moody won the Queenstown Marathon on Saturday,...

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Men’s, women’s Queenstown Marathon course records fall

More than 13,000 registered participants in the 2025 Queenstown Marathon, representing 88 countries, had to battle every element on Saturday.

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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital

A pillar of smoke rises from the abandoned former Glamis Hospital following an early morning fire...

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Fenz fight another fire at old hospital

A neighbour of a derelict former Dunedin hospital hopes it can be made safe after fire crews spent close to 12 hours to suppress yet another blaze at the site yesterday.

Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection

Fulton Hogan project engineer Josh MacKenzie (left) shows Tunnels Trail Trust trustees (from left...

Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection

The Dunedin Tunnels Trail project has received a $2 million injection from the government.

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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

Dunedin firefighter Brad Stringer, also known as ‘‘Mr August’’, features in the 2026 Kiwi...

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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

A Dunedin firefighter who took his kit off for a mental health charity says true strength is "about having the courage to be vulnerable".

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel and police investigate the burnt-out remains of a...

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Neighbours have described the intensity of the heat coming from a central Dunedin house - "deliberately" set alight - going up in flames.

Fenz called to Little Sisters of the Poor

Fenz called to Little Sisters of the Poor

Firefighters use cutting equipment to remove a loose piece of material from a structure at the Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Rest Home in Brockville yesterday.

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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market

Southern Clams director Alexis Belton (front) holds a string of the invasive Undaria seaweed...

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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market

An invasive pest seaweed species has made its home in Otago Harbour, but it may not be all bad news.

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$393k boost to lure Australians to South

Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston announces $393,000 in funding to put the South...

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$393k boost to lure Australians to South

A shot of government funding will help the South flaunt its trademark scenery and hospitality to an international market, a regional tourism manager says.

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$2 million wheeled out for cycleway

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston and Tunnel Trails Trust chairman Brent Irwing...

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$2 million wheeled out for cycleway

Backing a Dunedin cycleway that traverses two tunnels to the tune of $2 million was an "easy decision", Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says.

ODT Odds On: A dramatic improvement

We had a dramatic improvement on ODT Odds on brought to you by the world’s best sports bar the Baaa last week.

Watching over the land

Ārai-te-uru crew member Aonui failed to make it back to camp in time and was turned to stone....

Toitū te Whenua - series 2: Watching over the land

The names that adorn the southeast coast of Te Waipounamu warm the land, Puketeraki kaumatua Matapura Ellison tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.

Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital

An aerial appliance fights the fire at Glamis Private Hospital this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital

Firefighters have suppressed a blaze at the former Glamis Private Hospital in Dunedin this morning.

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From a Dunedin workshop to a world-class Sydney hotel

Peter Fraser (left) and Max Meffan work on a retractable access machine, fully designed and...

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From a Dunedin workshop to a world-class Sydney hotel

A multimillion-dollar feat of engineering, custom-built in Dunedin, will soon be sitting atop a Sydney high-rise.

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Year of creativity put into perspective

Lily Frewen’s time on Otago Peninsula is reflected in her work. Photo: Craig Baxter

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Year of creativity put into perspective

Dunedin School of Art’s graduating students are busy finishing their projects for this year’s SITE exhibition.

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