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Meteoroid lights up sky over South

A fireball lit up the sky over Wānaka and Queenstown last night before burning out over Southland. Searchers are hoping to find a meteorite.
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Community condiment concocted

Salt from waters of Blueskin Bay is saltier than the "stuff off the supermarket shelves", a salt maker says.
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For plants and people: Alan Matchett's botanic calling

Alan Matchett has been keeper of something close to a sacred trust these past several decades.

Radich lauds ‘big win’ as mayors await more details

Radich lauds ‘big win’ as mayors await more details

Dunedin marched and the government listened in what was a "big win" for the region, the city’s Mayor, Jules Radich, says.
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Playground fence erected, airfield to remain open

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Playground fence erected, airfield to remain open

A fence has been erected at a playground at Mandeville airfield, allowing planes to continue to land.
Plane crashes near mall in Philadelphia

Plane crashes near mall in Philadelphia

A small plane carrying at least two people has crashed in the US city of Philadelphia, resulting in multiple casualties on the ground, according to officials and media.

dunedin

Protesters voice downgrade displeasure

Police officers clear the way for Health Minister Simeon Brown to exit the building following his announcement on the new Dunedin hospital.

Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’

Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’

The new Dunedin hospital will meet the needs of the South and is the "best we could have hoped for", the leading clinician on the project says.
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Sex offender barred from Otago

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Sex offender barred from Otago

A Dunedin man who used a secret recording to pressure a woman into sexual compliance has been released from prison.
Great minds think of bikes

Great minds think of bikes

Two strangers who unknowingly shared one great idea have teamed up to create an event showcasing the South’s finest motorcycles.

regions

Meike Fountain is surrounded by her school friends and family. PHOTOS: TONI MCDONALD

Make a wish used for party

Te Anau was awash with tears yesterday during a street party put on by the Make A Wish Foundation on behalf of leukaemia survivor Meike Fountain.

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Warden ready for challenges

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Warden ready for challenges

For new Tautuku Outdoor Education Centre warden Joe Geissler, it was a return to familiar turf this week.
Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation

Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation

Police have smashed what they describe as a significant drug operation in Southland, which snared 2kg of MDMA pressed into the shape of dining plates and more than $60,000 of cash.
No smoke alarm in fatal house bus fire

West Coast artist had no smoke alarm in fatal house bus fire

The burned, skeletal remains of an elderly artist who lived alone in a house bus in a remote corner of the South Island were found beside his favourite rocking chair.

National

Tim Jago was jailed last November after being found guilty of abusing two teenage boys in the...

Former ACT president's suppression 'too long'

A advocate for survivors of sex abuse says people shouldn't get name suppression for as long as former ACT Party president Tim Jago had.

Plea for govt to end military-style camps

Plea for govt to end military-style camps

An organisation has started a petition calling for the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill to be withdrawn.
Inquiry after door left open at childcare centre

Inquiry after door left open at childcare centre

Childcare chain BestStart is investigating after a teacher accidentally left an exit door open and two children gained access to the carpark.
Motorist found dead had been shot: police

Motorist found dead had been shot: police

Police say a motorcyclist who died in Northland last week had been shot.

sport

Allys Clipsham has been appointed to a Fifa panel as an assistant referee. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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‘Absolute privilege’ to be appointed to Fifa panel

Allys Clipsham knows the easy part is over — the hard work starts now.

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Who’s got the goods to be Super Smash champs?

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Who’s got the goods to be Super Smash champs?

The Central Stags are through to tomorrow’s Super Smash final at the Basin Reserve.
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Ridley leaves United for City Royals

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Ridley leaves United for City Royals

Kris Ridley arrived at Southern United with a week’s preparation ahead of the 2022 season.
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Athletes look to make a splash at SI champs

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Athletes look to make a splash at SI champs

Otago rowers are in for a big test on the Twizel waters this weekend.

Food & Wine

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Quick courgette and ricotta tart
Going bananas for a good loaf
Beets and squash for salad days
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Channelling that summer vibe

Business

Dunedin resident Bene Stewart sprinkles some of his locally-made salt, made from sea water from...

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Community condiment concocted

Salt from waters of Blueskin Bay is saltier than the "stuff off the supermarket shelves", a salt maker says.

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House prices drop but Dunedin resilient

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House prices drop but Dunedin resilient

Dunedin property values showed more resilience during a downturn compared with other main centres, an economist says.
Hotel build going 'smoothly'

Hotel build going 'smoothly'

Invercargill's newest and only Distinction Hotel is progressing nicely and expected to open about mid-2025, project manager Hayden Rankin says.
Trump: Nothing countries can do to delay tariffs

Trump: Nothing countries can do to delay tariffs

US President Donald Trump says he will impose hefty new tariffs of 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China, and nothing can be done by the nations to forestall them.

Rural Life

Erewhon Station high country farmer Colin Drummond loved to breed and work Clydesdale horses....

Obituary: an old-school high-country life

Colin Drummond’s final resting place is on a small knoll overlooking Erewhon Station.

New apple variety to be planted in Canterbury

Joli good: New apple variety to be planted in Canterbury

New Zealand fruit and vegetable giant T&G has set in motion the first commercial planting of Joli branded apples in Canterbury backed by superannuation funds.
Transparency critical part of Bowalley operation

Transparency critical part of Bowalley operation

The Craig family continues to invest in their egg enterprise in North Otago.
Sale going ahead after prices improve

Sale going ahead after prices improve

The delay of a sheep dispersal sale in North Otago is nearly over as prices improve for lambs and ewes in the South.

Life & style

Alan Matchett at Dunedin Botanic Garden, where he has worked for more than four decades, much of...

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For plants and people: Alan Matchett's botanic calling

Alan Matchett has been keeper of something close to a sacred trust these past several decades.

Honouring our commitments

Honouring our commitments

It is remembering season for some of the colonies
The man behind the collection

The man behind the collection

What we leave behind provides pathways for connection, writes Chloe Searle.
Juggling life and the farm

Juggling life and the farm

The worldwide circus sensation, Cirque Alfonse, is finally on its way to New Zealand.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Flowing through her thoughts
English singer Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78

World

Plane crashes near mall in Philadelphia

A small plane carrying at least two people has crashed in the US city of Philadelphia, resulting in multiple casualties on the ground, according to officials and media.

Warning as conspiracies swirl over anti-Semitic plot

Warning as conspiracies swirl over anti-Semitic plot

Australian leaders have been urged to provide clear messaging to combat disinformation and conspiracy theories after the discovery of an explosives-laden caravan.
Helicopter flights restricted after deadly collision

Helicopter flights restricted after deadly collision

Helicopter flights near a Washington DC airport have been restricted after a mid-air collision killed 67 people this week. The chopper's black box has been recovered.
English singer Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78

English singer Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78

Marianne Faithfull, the wild woman of London's swinging '60s who survived drug addiction, homelessness, two comas, cancer and Covid-19 has died at age 78.

Opinion

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Hospital decision worth celebrating

Southerners, pat yourselves on the back.

New Dunedin hospital: 'We listened'

'We listened'

The government has listened to the people after deciding to go ahead with the new Dunedin hospital. They were shouting at you too loudly not to be heard, writes political editor Mike Houlahan.
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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: energy, flooding and rates

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Letters to the Editor: energy, flooding and rates

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including spruiking the same old shibboleth, flooding issues caused by inaction, and holding the council accountable.

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