PHOTOS OF THE YEAR - Linda Robertson
ODT staff photographer Linda Robertson selects her favourite photographs from 2024.
Flood put city residents to the test in 1923
Flood put city residents to the test in 1923
In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today we look back at the 1923 Dunedin floods, a...
Pedal to the metal for electrician
Pedal to the metal for Dunedin electrician
Heavy metal bands Mastodon, Slayer and Whitechapel are not among the usual clientele for the average Dunedin tradie.
The best Games? (not for NZ)
The best Games? (not for NZ)
With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we’ve fared since. Kayla Hodge recounts the Games...
Biscuits of a bygone era
Biscuits of a bygone era
A superette assistant poses with Hudsons biscuits in 1961.
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Building a space workshop — and home
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Building a space workshop — and home
With the new century entering its 25th year Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we’ve fared since.
Road victim Andrew Milne
Road victim Andrew Milne
With the holiday road toll season upon us, ODT editorial artist Austin Milne recounts how his father was killed by a drunk driver whose sentence of judicial monitoring ended this month.
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Kicking up a fuss over dance craze
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Kicking up a fuss over dance craze
In a six-part series Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. We begin by considering the moral panic which ensued in some quarters when the Charleston hit the South.
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From military tool to the masses
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From military tool to the masses
With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we've fared since. Hamish MacLean looks at the GPS revolution.
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Wandering muddy streets of history
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Wandering muddy streets of history
In the years immediately following the Otago gold rush, readers of the Otago Daily Times and Otago Witness were treated to a series of lively accounts of "rambles" around Dunedin and its hinterland by Peter Thomson.
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Childhood revisited
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Childhood revisited
Fox's Alexandra Motor Camp, Summer 1952.
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Small idea morphs into a big idea
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Small idea morphs into a big idea
Greg Mirams was working as a contract fencer when the farmers employing him encountered issues with the anti-parasite drugs they were using on their animals.
Xmas on the farm with Nadia Lim
Xmas on the farm with Nadia Lim
Foodie-farmer Nadia Lim says she is aiming for a more "relaxed and casual" atmosphere at Christmas this year - with only a 20-odd guestlist.
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Giving back to NZ a focus for software company
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Giving back to NZ a focus for software company
Karo Data Management is a Māori-owned software company that designs tools for health providers — but it is also so much more.
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Cup runneth over, runs dry
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Cup runneth over, runs dry
With the new century entering its 25th year Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we’ve fared since.
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Of gardens great and small
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Of gardens great and small
As Otago Daily Times’ gardening writer Gillian Vine signs off, she recalls some of her favourite stories.
Healthy lives on an ailing planet
Healthy lives on an ailing planet
Health services will need to be sufficiently robust to cope with climate change.
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Winery’s sustainability practices get nod
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Winery’s sustainability practices get nod
A Bannockburn winery has received recognition from wine industry specialists from around the world.
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Dad duped into thinking chicken
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Dad duped into thinking chicken
Recipe developer and photographer Olivia Moore released her first cookbook recently, That Green Olive.
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Youthful slang a bit Temu for older ears
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Youthful slang a bit Temu for older ears
Do young people ever say something that leaves you dazed and confused?
