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Farming at the world’s edge

ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recently travelled to the subantarctic islands aboard the Navy ship Canterbury as part of a multi-agency conservation effort. On Campbell Island he searched for and found a link to a bygone era.
Toothless Highlanders plunge to fourth straight loss

Four straight losses have left the Highlanders floundering in the lower reaches of the Super Rugby Pacific table.
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HNZ newest supporter of Sunflower programme

HNZ Southern has become the newest organisation to jump on board with the Sunflower programme, a scheme aimed at creating safe spaces for people with hidden disabilities.

Beware of wandering deer

Beware of wandering deer

Drivers should watch out for deer stalking Queenstown country roads during hours of darkness.
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Direct engagement better than liaison group: ORC

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Direct engagement better than liaison group: ORC

A formal community liaison group need not be formed to manage the ongoing use and eventual closure of the Green Island landfill, the Dunedin City Council says.
Family checks out of grocery game after 55 years

Family checks out of grocery game after 55 years

Car crashes and Covid marked the end of an era and the start of another for the owners of an Invercargill supermarket.

ODT quiz: April 6
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Agricultural potential of river ‘untapped’
Driver killed in crash near Gore
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‘Almost impossible’ to support the homeless

dunedin

Meat industry stalwart Bruce "Chalky" White was also a keen outdoorsman who particularly enjoyed...

Obituary: industry stalwart put people first

Bruce "Chalky" White spent nearly five decades immersed in the meat processing industry.

Five-time winner now ambassador

Five-time winner now ambassador

A local athlete is delighted to be putting her best foot forward later this year.
Getting on track

School bike track opens, after a few spokes in the wheel

A Dunedin school’s bike track dream is a reality, thanks to community support.
Night shelter birthday marked with reopening

Night shelter birthday marked with reopening

Singing Happy Birthday at the official opening of a building is not commonplace — but then, the Dunedin Night Shelter is not just any old place.

regions

The Model A Ford of Balclutha’s Paul and Kaye McNabb spent 48 of its 97 years being restored to...

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Decades of work pay off for winner

The finest Model A Ford in New Zealand starts first time every time in Balclutha, after a 48-year labour of love.

Community Link calls for help as demand increases

Community Link calls for help as demand increases

Community Link Upper Clutha is calling for support on a new campaign to supply families in need with firewood as winter draws closer.
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Council receptive to Arrowtown medical plan

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Council receptive to Arrowtown medical plan

Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says council will "certainly have a look" at a plan to extend an Arrowtown community facility to provide space for GPs.
Southland woman taking injured owls under her wing

Southland woman taking injured owls under her wing

Southland's Gloria Harris has been running a rescue service for owls and moreporks for about 30 years, saying she's probably cared for about 300 birds.

National

Granny flat policy welcomed

A group representing property investors hopes the government's new granny flat policy will provide a much needed-boost to NZ's housing supply.

NZ First MP's wife 'assaulted' at airport

NZ First MP's wife 'assaulted' at airport

Dot Jones - wife of NZ First MP Shane Jones - has been assaulted at Auckland Airport.
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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny

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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny

Long-standing Ngāi Tahu rights that could lead to joint management of South Island waterways are being deliberated by a High Court judge.
Christchurch hospital technology a world first

Christchurch hospital technology a world first

A world-first mass spectrometer will improve testing services for people throughout Aotearoa.

sport

Nuggets edged by classy Tuatara side

You ought to collect a consolation prize for some losses.

Crusaders claim first win in Fiji as Chiefs go top

Crusaders claim first win in Fiji as Chiefs go top

The Crusaders produced a fast start in a 31-14 bonus-point victory over the Drua in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Suva to claim a first win in Fiji.
High scores, fine weather for start of premier season

High scores, fine weather for start of premier season

There was plenty of scoring action in the second round of the Dunedin division 1 club rugby competition today.
Nweke faces biggest test yet in arguably world’s best league

Nweke faces biggest test yet in arguably world’s best league

Is Grace Nweke about to face the biggest challenge of her career?

Food & Wine

Easter treats transformed
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Easter dishes inspired by Provence
Sicilian inspiration
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A bit of a mishmash, but all have great flavour, merit

Business

President Donald Trump argues that American workers and manufacturers have been hurt over the...

Trump's tariffs take effect

US President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries have taken effect, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners to start next week.

Cutting-edge tech on way to fuelling future

Cutting-edge tech on way to fuelling future

A Christchurch company leading the way in zero-emission transition technologies is about to build hydrogen fuel stations, firstly in Invercargill and then in its home city, Tim Cronshaw reports.
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Fast-track panel for gold mine nominated

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Fast-track panel for gold mine nominated

Three Central Otago District councillors have been nominated for roles in processing the expected application for fast-track approval for a proposed Santana Minerals Bendigo-Ophir gold project.
What do tariffs mean for interest rates?

What do tariffs mean for interest rates?

US President Donald Trump may have shaken international markets with the introduction of sweeping tariffs, but what it means for New Zealand borrowers is not yet clear.

Rural Life

REPORT: SALLY RAE / PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Sheep returning home from mountains

Shareholders of the Soldiers Syndicate and helpers draft about 5000 sheep near Naseby yesterday, on a glorious autumn morning, following a more than century-old pilgrimage.

Disquiet over farm conversions to forestry

Disquiet over farm conversions to forestry

In the past seven years, an area larger than Stewart Island has been converted into forestry across New Zealand, and Eastern Southland has not escaped its impact.
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Bigger things to worry about

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Bigger things to worry about

A South Otago farmer says he has bigger things to worry about than Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on New Zealand exports.
Environmental efforts recognised

Environmental efforts recognised

The winner of this year’s Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be revealed next week at a function in Mosgiel.

Life & style

iD International Emerging Designer winner Ciaran Naylor (right) poses with a model during last...

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Working class-inspired outfit a cut above

A collection inspired by 20th-century workwear has netted a Dunedin designer two awards, including the top prize, at this year’s iD Dunedin Fashion Show.

The right people for a crisis

The right people for a crisis

People need to take back the power to address climate change, Benjamin McKean tells Tom McKinlay.
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Feeling less than neighbourly

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Feeling less than neighbourly

Canada have launched the "elbows up" campaign — rallying the country to unite against their bad neighbour, red hat man.
A new beginning

A new beginning

For more than a decade, I have called Portobello home.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Finding magic in the light
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Meshing poetry and theatre

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Natural feeding preferred
Cork tree soon to showcase autumn colours

World

Obituary: Julius Chan, politician

Julius Chan was one of the last surviving founding fathers of Papua New Guinea.

Cheap batteries pledge powers Labor re-election push

Cheap batteries pledge powers Labor re-election push

Home owners in Australia are being offered thousands off the cost of household batteries as Labor tries to woo voters with promises of cheaper energy.
South Korean president ousted over martial law move

South Korean president ousted over martial law move

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been ousted by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his imposition of martial law.
Remains found in months-long search for missing mum

Remains found in months-long search for missing mum

Human remains have been found near a missing mother's vehicle, months after she disappeared in rural Queensland.

Opinion

University of Otago Business School. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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The morale of the story

It is a magical, capricious, fragile, highly sought-after quality in any work environment or gathering of people with a common cause.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: religion, culture and penguins

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Letters to the Editor: religion, culture and penguins

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including prayers to a superior being, standing in the shadows of Scotland, and will penguins suffer from tariffs?
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Plain language to explain environmental initiatives

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Plain language to explain environmental initiatives

Penny Simmonds has been keeping a low profile so far this year, but she came roaring out of the shadows this week.

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