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DunedinOctober 14

Sinkhole opens in Mornington

Part of a street in Mornington, Dunedin, could be closed for weeks after a sinkhole opened up.

Grant Miller

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DunedinOctober 14

Fears violent Otago man’s release will have ‘lethal consequences’ for ex-partner

There may be “lethal consequences” when a violent and manipulative Otago man is released from prison, the Parole Board has warned.

Rob Kidd

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DunedinOctober 14

No mortgage and part-time job - but this Dunedin pensioner is still struggling

Rhona Shaw, 76, expected she would be living a relatively comfortable retirement by now.

Matthew Littlewood

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South OtagoOctober 14

Milton repeat ramming leads to 11-month lock-up

Wayne Henry Tumataroa put the “ram” in rampage.

Rob Kidd

DunedinOctober 14

Adrenaline junkie’s Tunnel Beach jump leads to ‘intervention’ from mum

Laine Priestley

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DunedinOctober 14

‘I straight up gave $43,000 to the party’: Green MP provides own kickstart to Dunedin campaign

Ruby Shaw

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WānakaOctober 14

Otago rodeo stalwart vows to continue in face of planned animal welfare changes

Evie Sinclair

ODT QuizOctober 14

ODT quiz: October 15

Dunedin

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DunedinOctober 14

Govt directive on nurse enrolments 'makes no sense'

A government directive to limit enrolments for nurse training is being questioned, as pressure builds on the workforce.

Grant Miller and RNZ

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DunedinOctober 14

Major Otago study paints bleak picture as financial struggle spreads to middle classes

New Zealanders are increasingly pessimistic and a sharp increase in the numbers financially struggling has spread to the middle classes, a major consumer research project by the University of Otago has found.

Matthew Littlewood

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DunedinOctober 14

‘Frightening’ early morning break-in leaves young family on edge

A Dunedin man who sneaked into a complex of flats where a toddler was sleeping has left occupants with “a lingering sense of unease and anxiety”.

Felicity Dear

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DunedinOctober 14

Inland port company argues for rail siding as talks continue with KiwiRail

The backers of the proposed inland port in Mosgiel say it would not have spent $13 million to build a rail siding at Port Chalmers if it was not mirrored at the new development.

Steve Hepburn

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NationalOctober 14

Fewer Kiwis moving across the Tasman, figures show

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NationalOctober 14

Govt quietly selects liquefied natural gas provider

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ChristchurchOctober 14

Costco given green light to lodge fast-track application for Christchurch megastore

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NationalOctober 14

Debate doubts: Does anyone believe the two main party leaders?

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WānakaOctober 14

Otago rodeo stalwart vows to continue in face of planned animal welfare changes

Otago

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OtagoOctober 14

A renowned climber and a tech mogul — Who are the South’s biggest political donors?

A Queenstown-based tech entrepreneur and a late Bannockburn climber are leading a pack of Southern donors who together have given almost $800,000 to political parties.

Ruby Shaw

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QueenstownOctober 14

Greens take bed tax promise to Queenstown

The Green Party has promised to support legislation allowing local authorities to introduce bed taxes if it is part of the next government.

Guy Williams

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QueenstownOctober 14

Constipated beasts and inflexion points - the Great Debate

The biggest live audience political debate in New Zealand offered plenty of bang for its buck on Wednesday night, as the finance spokespeople from the major parties battled it out in Queenstown.

Mike Houlahan

North OtagoOctober 14

Two in hospital after crash in Oamaru

Two people have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, after a multi-vehicle crash on the main street of Oamaru.

Nic Duff

Editor's Picks

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BusinessOctober 13

‘It destroyed me’: Decades-old Invercargill motorcycle business goes bust owing more than $500,000

A Southland man says the more than $500,000 collapse of his decades-old family motorcycle business “destroyed” him and got so bad it left him in hospital.

Tim Scott

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DunedinOctober 3

‘I’ve survived you’ — victim confronts her Dunedin abuser after six-year nightmare

Rob Kidd

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DunedinOctober 10

Dunedin teen who used bitcoin to pay for drug shipments ‘liked the money’

Felicity Dear

Canterbury

ChristchurchOctober 14

New ‘eco-friendly’ tech recycling centre opens in Hornby

Christchurch residents have a new place to recycle their electronic waste and unwanted devices.

ChristchurchOctober 14

Salvation Army housing complex gets major upgrade

A former client believes the newly renovated Salvation Army transitional housing facility in Christchurch will better support people who are rebuilding their lives.

ChristchurchOctober 14

Costco given green light to lodge fast-track application for Christchurch megastore

A Costco megastore in Christchurch is a step closer after the government gave the United States-based company the go-ahead to lodge a fast-track application.

ChristchurchOctober 14

‘I’ve brought him back’: CPR saves man outside Christchurch bar

Passersby are being lauded for saving a man who collapsed on a busy suburban street, reviving his heart with CPR.

Raphael Franks

Election 2026

NationalOctober 14

Debate doubts: Does anyone believe the two main party leaders?

One of the few moments of agreement in Wednesday night's NZME leaders' debate came right at the outset, when both men insisted they'd never told a porkie in politics.

LEADER INTERVIEW

DunedinOctober 14

Peters: Setting out to provide stability

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has never been a man given to modesty and after another three years in government he firmly believes that there is plenty to blow his own trumpet about.

Mike Houlahan

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SouthlandOctober 14

It’s all about the party in Southland

The particulars of who wins the Southland electorate may be less interesting than who captures its party vote.

Ruby Shaw

BusinessOctober 14

Greens pledge to give councils power to set up bed levy

The Green Party are promising to give councils the power to set up a bed levy to fund infrastructure if elected on November 7.

Southland

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SouthlandOctober 14

Book sale brings in thousands for charity

The Pakeke Lions annual book sale kicked off this past week, selling an estimated 9000 books for charity.

Gerrit Doppenberg

SouthlandOctober 14

Pickleball players place in national competition

Gemma Sinclair

SouthlandOctober 14

Volunteers reaping benefits of giving back

Gemma Sinclair

National

NationalOctober 14

Fewer Kiwis moving across the Tasman, figures show

New Zealand's brain drain across the Tasman appears to be easing, with new figures showing fewer Kiwis are leaving our shores.

NationalOctober 14

Govt quietly selects liquefied natural gas provider

The government has quietly chosen a preferred provider for its liquefied natural gas import facility in Taranaki - though it is yet to sign a contract.

NationalOctober 14

Internal documents warned of food safety risk after MPI said there were none

NZ Food Safety assessments found health risks associated with a pesticide on food, despite telling the public there were none, documents obtained under the Official Information Act reveal.

NationalOctober 14

400% power bill rise after solar install

Waitara’s Ōwae Marae is warning others to be wary when converting to solar energy after an over-engineered installation led to an electricity bill blowout.

Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy reporter

Sport

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RugbyOctober 14

NPC still has an important role to play — Kinley

Otago Rugby Football Association chief executive Richard Kinley believes the NPC has an important role to play in the future.

Adrian Seconi

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SportOctober 14

Dunedin surfer to represent New Zealand at World Surfing Games

Lewis Murphy has more than 20 surfboards and he can probably tell them apart blindfolded.

Adrian Seconi

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BasketballOctober 14

‘All hardships pay off in some way’: Van Lith’s tough WNBA path leads her to New Zealand

Hailey Van Lith is searching for her rebirth.

Kayla Hodge

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RugbyOctober 14

Herden content with ‘little wins’ helping North Otago return to top tier playoffs

Luke Herden is a firm believer there have been plenty of little wins for North Otago this season.

Kayla Hodge

Lifestyle

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EntertainmentOctober 14

Childhood determination to play cello has never wavered

A six-year-old Andrew Joyce put his hand up to play the cello. He really did not know what it was but “I knew I wanted to play it”.

Rebecca Fox

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FashionOctober 14

Natural materials give life to work that tells whānau story

Dunedin textile artist Georgina May Young is attracted to long, slow processes. She talks to Rebecca Fox about the joy of learning and growing skills from the past.

Rebecca Fox

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EntertainmentOctober 14

Art Seen

James Dignan reviews three Dunedin art exhibitions

James Dignan

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TravelOctober 12

Exalted scenery and wildlife on train journey

Arriving at the Vancouver station and after a whip-smart check-in experience, the bagpipes were in full cry, as Mike a Nova Scotia-born piper serenaded our departure in style, in-front of the gleaming navy blue and gold livery of the carriages

Mike Yardley

Business

BusinessOctober 14

Labour pledges up to $50m a year for venture capital fund

Labour has released its economic plan, outlining a number of previous commitments and announcing that it will redirect up to $50m a year into the state-backed Elevate venture capital fund.

BusinessOctober 14

Poorest could face highest power bill shock in overhaul, Consumer warns

Consumer says some households and businesses will face large increases to their electricity lines charges from next year, when the low fixed charge scheme is fully phased out.

BusinessOctober 13

Mega-ministry proposes cutting 400 jobs in restructure

The newly formed mega-ministry the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport has proposed cutting 400 roles.

BusinessOctober 13

Business failures hit decade high

There's no sign of the rate of business failure slowing, despite hopes the economy may be inching towards recovery.

Rural Life

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Rural Life OtherOctober 14

Impact of adverse weather in the South continues to be felt

Fatigue is an increasing concern across Southland and Clutha as prolonged wet conditions continue to put pressure on farmers, staff and businesses.

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Rural Life OtherOctober 14

Victory a surprise for newcomer

Owaka’s Duncan Leslie was a surprise victor in the open shearing at the recent New Zealand merino shears at Alexandra.

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Red MeatOctober 14

Red meat sector doing more with less

New Zealand’s red meat and fifth-quarter exports reached $867 million in August, up 23% on the same month last year, as stronger returns lifted earnings across all major markets.

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Rural Life OtherOctober 14

Global recognition for Dunedin-developed livestock system

Breeding the ultimate goat, sheep or cow within some of the smallest livestock owners in the most basic villages on the planet is happening, thanks to a cloud-based data platform capturing system developed by a scientists in Dunedin.

ANNABELLE ALLOTT

Food & Wine

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Food & WineOctober 13

Aussie-inspired snacks for spring

Inspired Cook — Jo Elwin

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Food & WineOctober 13

How to build a perfect salad

Food & WineOctober 13

Summertime eating that is ‘Always Delicious’

Food & WineOctober 13

How the Mediterranean diet has changed since ancient times

World

WorldOctober 14

Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery

Pope Leo has been diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer after doctors removed a lower lobe of his right lung in surgery, the Vatican says.

WorldOctober 14

Another Russian attack ‘without warning’ in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says it's unfair that Kyiv is enduring attacks without warnings from partners.

Reuters

WorldOctober 13

Anthropic warns AI models may soon self-replicate

A new warning about artificial intelligence from Anthropic has caused a stir in cybersecurity circles, a day after the company warned that AI models could be months away from self-replicating across the internet.

WorldOctober 13

Davis jailed 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur’s murder

A former gang leader has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur.

Reuters

West Coast

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West CoastOctober 12

Quake risk closes second council building

The Westland District Council will not be returning to its earthquake-prone headquarters for the foreseeable future, and another of its public buildings has now also been closed following fresh seismic safety advice.

Janna Sherman

West CoastOctober 12

West Coast leaders wary of spatial plan mandate

West Coast leaders are worried about the cost of the govt's new regional spatial plan requirements when ratepayers have just forked out $10m for the region's new combined district plan.

Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy reporter

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DunedinOctober 14

Adrenaline junkie’s Tunnel Beach jump leads to ‘intervention’ from mum

A Dunedin cliff-jumper has made the leap of a lifetime by launching himself from a 31m cliff at Tunnel Beach.

Laine Priestley

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QueenstownOctober 14

Constipated beasts and inflexion points - the Great Debate

The biggest live audience political debate in New Zealand offered plenty of bang for its buck on Wednesday night, as the finance spokespeople from the major parties battled it out in Queenstown.

Mike Houlahan

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DunedinOctober 14

Unmarked graves research intended to provide ‘closure’

It is a project with many stories to tell.

Matthew Littlewood

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DunedinOctober 14

‘Quite a lot of interest’ as Martin Phillipps’ collection goes to auction

This historic striped guitar could give you The Chills — if you win the bidding war at Proctor Auctions.

John Lewis

Opinion

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EditorialOctober 14

Cranky uncle politics

WE have become used to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters talking inflammatory twaddle about the Covid-19 pandemic on the campaign trail.

Editorial

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OpinionOctober 14

Beyond most mere mortals, but not six-year-olds

Her name is Zhizhi, she is six years old, and I can’t get her out of my head. She can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 4 seconds.

Joe Bennett

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OpinionOctober 14

The moment of maximum danger

A long time ago I was interviewing a professor at the University of Michigan (whose name I cannot recall) on various topics of no great interest. I was about to give up when I accidentally asked the right question.

Gwynne Dyer

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OpinionOctober 14

Cartoonist’s view: October 15

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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OpinionOctober 14

When property prices fall, our communities pay the price

When people feel wealthier, they tend to spend more. When they feel poorer, they tighten their belts. In New Zealand, where so much household wealth is tied up in property, falling house prices can have consequences far beyond the housing market.

Hamish Walker

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OpinionOctober 13

Cartoonist’s view: October 14

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

100 Years Ago

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NewsOctober 14

Baptist Union conference opens

100 years ago

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NewsOctober 13

GG opens Ross Home extension

100 years ago

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NewsOctober 12

Plenty of sunshine . . .

100 years ago

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NewsOctober 11

Liner on homeward leg

100 years ago