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Great white photobombs Fiordland camera

A team reviewing underwater footage in Fiordland were amazed to find a curious and endangered great white shark eyeballing their camera.
Nearly 10% of school lunches delivered late

The School Lunch Collective says a drop in the number of on-time deliveries is evidence of its strength.

Bus hub murder trial jury fails to reach verdict

Bus hub murder trial jury fails to reach verdict

A jury has not yet reached a verdict in the bus-hub stabbing case and will continue its deliberations tomorrow.
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Panel beater jailed for child sex abuse material

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Panel beater jailed for child sex abuse material

A Greymouth panel beater who downloaded more than 110,000 images and 4000 videos exploiting the sexual abuse of young people was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail.
Protesters fined for walking on motorway

Protesters fined for walking on motorway

Police have fined 20 people for walking on Auckland's motorway during a protest led by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki last November.

dunedin

Police direct traffic at the Fairfield on-ramp following a crash this morning. Photo: Craig Baxter

Tailgating warning after Dunedin motorway crashes

Dunedin police say drivers need to keep a safe following distance after a three-vehicle crash snarled the motorway at Fairfield this morning.

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City's economic report 'depressing'

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'Anything good in this?': City's economic report 'depressing'

Details of Dunedin’s sluggish economic pulse make for "depressing reading", city councillors say.
Push for Dunedin to piggyback on Netflix show

Push for Dunedin to piggyback on Netflix show

The release of a highly anticipated Netflix show could inspire people to find their own slice of Eden in Otago, Dunedin councillors were told.
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Disqualified driver hid from police in ceiling of home

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Disqualified driver hid from police in ceiling of home

A Dunedin man was found hiding in the ceiling at his home after racking up his 20th disqualified driving charge, a court has heard.

regions

Boil water notice lifted in Central Otago town

Tap water is once again safe to drink in a Central Otago town.

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Panel beater jailed for child sex abuse material

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Panel beater jailed for child sex abuse material

A Greymouth panel beater who downloaded more than 110,000 images and 4000 videos exploiting the sexual abuse of young people was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail.
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Campaign against Fish & Game called bullying

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Campaign against Fish & Game called bullying

A Federated Farmers campaign against Fish & Game Southland has continued, but the fishing body has called it bullying.
Man reported missing in Balclutha found safe

Man reported missing in Balclutha found safe

A man reported missing in Balclutha has been found and is safe, police say.

National

Former Otago student killed in WA shark attack

A former University of Otago student fatally mauled by a shark in Australia has been remembered as "one of the best".

Auckland, Wellington renters paying less - data

Auckland, Wellington renters paying less - data

Renters in two major cities may be paying less than they were a year ago, according to new data.
Protesters fined for walking on motorway

Protesters fined for walking on motorway

Police have fined 20 people for walking on Auckland's motorway during a protest led by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki last November.
King farewells Goff from UK high commissioner role

King farewells Goff from UK high commissioner role

Ousted United Kingdom High Commissioner Phil Goff was farewelled overnight with a message from King Charles.

sport

Kieran Tierney of Arsenal looks to cross the ball whilst under pressure from Richard Ledezma of...

Arsenal, Villa through to quarterfinals

Arsenal set up a Champions League quarterfinal against holders Real Madrid with a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven.

ODT Odds On: March 13, 2025

ODT Odds On: March 13, 2025

Apologies from the ODT Odds On tipsters for a disastrous weekend, it was a disgrace. But we are back to make amends, thanks to our sponsors the Baaa the world’s best little sports bar. We have sacked...
Landers chat: Catching up with Roger Clark

Landers chat: Catching up with Roger Clark

On ODT Rugby Chat this week, brought to you by Temuka Transport and Impact Roofing and Plumbing, we talk to chief executive Roger Clark about the recently upgraded facility at Highlanders HQ.
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Knox doing his best to focus on task at hand

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Knox doing his best to focus on task at hand

Life is full of distractions.

Food & Wine

Spice of life
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Oven-roasted kamokamo
Dinners for cooks who don’t want to
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Central Otago forges organic farming path

Business

NZME last month announced it planned to cut up to 38 roles in a newsroom restructure and staff...

Union hits back at NZME takeover attempt

NZME's journalist union members have fired back at billionaire Jim Grenon's suggestion they should be optimistic about their future

How much cash can Kiwis withdraw from banks?

How much cash can Kiwis withdraw from banks?

As New Zealanders move to carry more cash, it is becoming less common to go into the bank and ask for a withdrawal.
Plan to scrap Living Wage for new contracts

Plan to scrap Living Wage for new contracts

The coalition plans to scale back the number of rules agencies must follow when tendering contracts, which it says will make it easier for NZ businesses to access government contracts worth $50b a year.
Briscoes group profits up despite conditions

Briscoes group profits up despite conditions

Retailer Briscoe Group has reported near record full-year sales, though tight profit margins hit the bottom-line.

Rural Life

The dairy farming industry in New Zealand has gone from a growth phase to stable mode. PHOTO:...

People working together key to success: economist

"In the end, successful business is people working together."

Cause of salmonella outbreak unclear

Cause of salmonella outbreak unclear

Salmonella is "slamming" cows on dairy farms in the South, a vet says.
Dairying dream still alive in Mid Canterbury

Dairying dream still alive in Mid Canterbury

As a teenager, Jeremy Duckmanton did not like the idea of milking cows or getting out of bed early.
Dog trial club unlikely to return

Dog trial club unlikely to return

A central Southland dog trial club with a more than 100-year history is unlikely to return.

Life & style

Rona Glover (front) in a dance class Photo: RNZ

'Use it or lose it': 90-year-old loves to dance

Rona Glover proves age is no barrier as she continues to attend regular dance classes at the age of 90.

There’s a strange moon on the rise

There’s a strange moon on the rise

On Friday, local skywatchers will be treated (or possibly tricked) by a rather peculiar celestial event: a sunset lunar eclipse as the moon rises.
Signing up to the big myth

Signing up to the big myth

There’s an agenda at play in the Treaty Principles Bill that stretches well beyond that document, Dame Anne Salmond tells Tom McKinlay.
Only the land divides them

Only the land divides them

Our native fish are proof of an earth-shattering hypothesis.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Putting ‘all these passions’ to work
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Mozart in context — and not

World

Former test cricketer faces jail for cocaine supply

Former Australian test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping.

Putin orders swift Russia take back in Kursk

Putin orders swift Russia take back in Kursk

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military fatigues, ordered top commanders to defeat Ukrainian forces in the western region of Kursk as soon as possible.
Pakistan military ends deadly train standoff

Pakistan military ends deadly train standoff

Pakistani security forces have stormed a train that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military says.
SpaceX delays mission to retrieve astronauts

SpaceX delays mission to retrieve astronauts

SpaceX has scrubbed the expected launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the ISS and the homecoming of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck in space for 9 months.