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DunedinSeptember 30

Roads cordoned off after unexplained death in South Dunedin

Police are appealing for information regarding an unexplained death in a South Dunedin street overnight.

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QueenstownSeptember 30

‘Disgusting’: wedding heartbreak as Queenstown photographer leaves couples in lurch

Distraught couples have blasted the “disgusting” actions of an award-winning Queenstown wedding photographer who owes them thousands of dollars and photos of their big day.

Tracey Roxburgh

WorldSeptember 30

‘They prevented a heavy disaster’: Israel says pilot tried to crash plane but passengers fought back

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.

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DunedinSeptember 30

Dunedin killer driver released from prison more than two years early

A driver who killed his friend in a high-speed crash following a liquor-store burglary has been granted parole

Rob Kidd

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DunedinSeptember 30

‘He's a bit of a dog’: Badly burnt firms expecting nothing from failed Otago engineering company

Steve Hepburn

ChristchurchSeptember 30

Former Christchurch radio show host and author Phil Gifford dies

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DunedinSeptember 30

Speeding dealer caught in $60k drug bust

Rob Kidd

ODT QuizSeptember 30

ODT quiz: October 1

Dunedin

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DunedinSeptember 30

University of Otago remains steady in rankings, but environment becoming ‘increasingly difficult’

The University of Otago has held its own in the latest international rankings, but the environment remains ‘increasingly difficult’, a leading business academic says.

Matthew Littlewood

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DunedinSeptember 30

Dunedin show reel captures the eye of Cannes

A show-reel promoting Dunedin as a high-class destination for film-making has won a special award at Cannes.

Matthew Littlewood

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DunedinSeptember 30

Film funding cut to be felt in South

While not directly affected by government funding cuts, Film Otago Southland expects to feel the impacts as they ripple through the New Zealand film industry.

John Lewis

DunedinSeptember 30

Fishing season set to open as women schooled up on catching fish

Women who have been thinking about giving freshwater fishing a go are being encouraged to get out on the water when the new season opens on Thursday.

Steve Hepburn

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SouthlandSeptember 30

Fears for Southland's urology service as surgeries cancelled

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ChristchurchSeptember 30

Former Christchurch radio show host and author Phil Gifford dies

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Mid CanterburySeptember 30

‘Incredibly lucky’ escape for motorist and passengers after crash caused power cut

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DunedinSeptember 30

Roads cordoned off after unexplained death in South Dunedin

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ChristchurchSeptember 30

Man charged with murder after woman found dead

Otago

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WānakaSeptember 30

Central Otago councillors vote against dumping human waste on Lauder farmland

Powerful and at times emotional speeches from members of the public implored the Central Otago District Council not to allow human waste from Alexandra and Cromwell to be spread on Lauder farmland.

Ruairi O'Shea

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OtagoSeptember 30

NZ fishing guides losing out as Aussies saturate the South

Fishing guides are asking for a licence of their own, saying they are missing out to free-loading Australian guides, and if that continues the trout fishery will go the same way as the moa.

Steve Hepburn

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OtagoSeptember 30

Minister slammed for ‘fob-off’ over fishing guides

Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager has been blasted for his approach to supporting New Zealand fishing guides.

Steve Hepburn

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WānakaSeptember 29

Central Otago can’t dump human waste in its backyard because Queenstown got there first

Central Otago District Council is unable to discharge waste from Cromwell to farmland in its own district because Queenstown Lakes District Council got there first.

Ruairi O'Shea

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DunedinSeptember 28

Dunedin lawyer’s courthouse theft leaves career in tatters

A Dunedin lawyer who stole from a colleague while inside the courthouse can finally be named after a near-four-year legal battle

Rob Kidd

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DunedinSeptember 22

Construction company selected for $4.6m Dunedin dino park upgrades

Ruby Shaw

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Class ActSeptember 21

Class Act 2026: All the recipients

Paul McIntyre

Canterbury

Mid CanterburySeptember 30

‘An important part in our proud history’: Club members vote to sell rugby grounds

Members of Ashburton’s Collegiate club have voted in favour of selling its northern Smithfield Rd rugby grounds.

Mid CanterburySeptember 30

‘Incredibly lucky’ escape for motorist and passengers after crash caused power cut

More than 200 homes were without power after a vehicle travelling south on SH1 in Canterbury veered across the road, side-swiped a tree, then hit a power pole.

Heather Mackenzie

ChristchurchSeptember 30

Man charged with murder after woman found dead

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in a Christchurch flat on Wednesday.

ChristchurchSeptember 30

Police search for convoy of BMWs

Police investigating a crash in Canterbury on Saturday are seeking information from anyone who saw “three BMW cars heading south”.

National

NationalSeptember 30

Activists demand accountability over climate complaint

Climate activists support a claim NZ has broken its climate change promises in a free trade agreement with the EU.

Lillian Hanly of RNZ

NationalSeptember 29

Landmark complaint: Govt rejects claim NZ breaking climate promise with EU

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the European Union and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commission.

Lillian Hanly of RNZ

NationalSeptember 29

'AI should assist teachers, not replace them'

Secondary teachers are being urged to keep control of marking their students' work even if it is being done by a computer program.

NationalSeptember 29

Charity believes lowered bowel screen age will prevent many deaths

The change is being rolled out region by region, making another 200,000 Kiwis eligible for the free at home test.

Southland

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SouthlandSeptember 30

Southland space firm and Stewart Family Assets urged to reach agreement

No agreement has been reached yet between two parties over a planned clear air and land proposal for a satellite station near Invercargill.

Steve Hepburn

SouthlandSeptember 30

Fears for Southland's urology service as surgeries cancelled

Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents reveal.

Sport

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RugbySeptember 30

Hore keen to help Otago on special night for family

Otago should probably let Max Hore be the first to hold the Lin Colling Memorial Trophy if they retain it against Auckland on Thursday night.

Hayden Meikle

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RugbySeptember 30

Brown forced into several changes for Auckland clash

Otago coach Mark Brown has been forced to make a raft of changes for their final NPC game of the regular season.

Hayden Meikle

RugbySeptember 30

Highlanders confirm game in Invercargill

Hayden Meikle

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SportSeptember 30

Otago swimmers breaking records at national champs

Thirty six medals, seven Otago records and two New Zealand age-group para records.

Kayla Hodge

Lifestyle

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EntertainmentSeptember 30

Spoken word poetry a gentle launching pad into other art forms

The scariest crowd Eric Soakai has ever performed poetry to was their mother.

Rebecca Fox

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EntertainmentSeptember 30

Ski boots packed, pianist David Fung is ready to perform in the south

Pianist David Fung is excited about his return to the Southern Lakes district.

Rebecca Fox

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EntertainmentSeptember 30

Art Seen

Peter Ransom returns to the New Zealand art scene after a gap of many years.

James Dignan

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FashionSeptember 29

Ōtepoti Op Shop Hop: mapping Dunedin’s second-hand style scene

Dunedin fashion school’s Dr Margo Barton shares her passion for the city’s opportunity and vintage shops and how they offer a way to individualise your fashion looks.

Business

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Rural LifeSeptember 30

UK family ear tag business stepping up growth from Otago base

A family supplying livestock ear tags globally from a farm near England’s Wheddon Cross village in Exmoor National Park has big plans for its Mosgiel branch.

Tim Cronshaw

ChristchurchSeptember 30

French company backs Canterbury rocket launchpad

A French space company says it is feasible to build a spaceport for European rocket launches on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury.

Phil Pennington of RNZ

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BusinessSeptember 29

Who knew? Blackhead Quarry — the Everest of the South

At first glance, Dunedin’s Blackhead Quarry might not have much in common with the world’s highest mountain.

Sally Rae

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BusinessSeptember 29

Trump, AI bosses sign voluntary safety pact

Pressure has been mounting on the Trump administration to address risks posed by AI.

Reuters

Rural Life

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Red MeatSeptember 30

Six-figure sire hits Southland after North Otago stop to collect genetics

An $100,000 black bull is now in his new home in Southland after a stop in Otago to harvest semen to sell to underbidders.

Shawn McAvinue

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Red MeatSeptember 30

A hope of higher prices for yearling bulls to continue at southern sales

The outlook is positive as the spring bull sale season nears in Southland and Otago, an agent and vendors say.

Shawn McAvinue

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Rural EventsSeptember 30

Commemorating 65 years of fine wool harvesting in Central Otago

Get set to celebrate a New Zealand Merino Shears milestone for two days in Alexandra from Friday.

Shawn McAvinue

DairySeptember 30

Southland dairy farmer seeks position on Fonterra board of directors

Southland dairy farm owner Peter Moynihan is a candidate vying for two farmer-elected positions on Fonterra’s board of directors.

Food & Wine

Food & WineSeptember 29

Simple, nourishing and stress-free meals for families

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Food & WineSeptember 29

New technology allows zero alcohol beers to be poured from a beer tap

Beer — Ric Oram

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Food & WineSeptember 29

Hawke’s Bay New Zealand’s second largest wine region

Wine Times: Mark Henderson

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Food & WineSeptember 29

Crunchy raw kohlarbi salad

In Season: Alison Lambert

World

WorldSeptember 30

Rubio says UK airbase incident involved a foreign state

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "hands of a foreign actor" were involved in an incident in which five men were arrested on suspected terrorism offences near a British airbase used by US forces.

WorldSeptember 30

Going Comando: Diminutive dog debuts for National Guard

Comando may be tiny, but Mexico's National Guard is giving him a very big role.

WorldSeptember 29

PM Burnham sets out long-term vision to tackle UK’s woes

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to revive Britain by tackling its deepest problems such as social care, housing and utilities.

WorldSeptember 29

Millions in cocaine evidence swapped out for flour in Fiji court

Several kilograms of cocaine held as evidence in a major Fiji drug case have gone missing and media are saying it was swapped out for flour.

West Coast

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West CoastSeptember 30

Seismic rating forces closure of council HQ

The Westland District Council headquarters has been forced to close its doors following a damning new seismic rating of 25%.

Janna Sherman

West CoastSeptember 29

Homicide inquiry after two found dead in Buller

A homicide investigation is under way after two people were found dead in Buller on the West Coast.

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Class ActSeptember 21

Class Act 2026: All the recipients

Class Act celebrates the excellence of young people in our province and now, more than ever, we will be looking to them for leadership.

Paul McIntyre

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DunedinSeptember 30

Roads cordoned off after unexplained death in South Dunedin

Police are appealing for information regarding an unexplained death in a South Dunedin street overnight.

DunedinSeptember 30

Fishing season set to open as women schooled up on catching fish

Women who have been thinking about giving freshwater fishing a go are being encouraged to get out on the water when the new season opens on Thursday.

Steve Hepburn

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DunedinSeptember 30

Dunedin show reel captures the eye of Cannes

A show-reel promoting Dunedin as a high-class destination for film-making has won a special award at Cannes.

Matthew Littlewood

DunedinSeptember 29

Watch: Octopus violently tossed by sea lion in Otago Harbour

It was sea lion versus octopus at Dunedin’s Steamer Basin — and there was likely to be only one winner.

Opinion

OpinionSeptember 30

We need to learn to fail more

I was recently in Sydney meeting with Australians looking to buy property here in New Zealand. Whilst I was there, I managed to sneak in a couple of days at a leadership conference, where one speaker in particular left me thinking about something that had nothing to do with property.

Hamish Walker

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OpinionSeptember 30

Straightening out your goods and chattels

How are your goods and chattels? Do you have either or both?

Joe Bennett

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OpinionSeptember 30

Cartoonist’s view: October 1

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

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EditorialSeptember 30

Picking a path through Prefu

There are few things more eagerly anticipated in the early days of an election campaign than the release by Treasury of the Pre-election fiscal and economic update (Prefu).

Editorial

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OpinionSeptember 29

Cartoonist’s view: September 30

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

YeoCartoonist

OpinionSeptember 29

September’s ozone hole was the biggest in 20 years. The warning signs appeared months ago

The area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole peaked at more than 27 million sq km in September, the second-largest ever observed for this time of year.

Hannah E Kessenich

100 Years Ago

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NewsSeptember 30

The capricious trout

100 years ago

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NewsSeptember 29

Board mulls shift to Ranfurly

100 years ago

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NewsSeptember 28

Money pit: empty shells filled

100 years ago

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NewsSeptember 27

Smaller animals, smaller cuts

100 years ago