Designer full of colour
Designer full of colour
One of Britain’s most flamboyant designers, Zandra Rhodes, visited Dunedin in 2010 to guest judge at the iD Fashion Awards. Now a dame, Rhodes has released her memoir.
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Your garden, January 10th
Your garden, January 10th
What to do in your garden this week.
Photos of 2024: Gregor Richardson
Photos of 2024: Gregor Richardson
ODT photographer Gregor Richardson chooses his favourite pics from 2024.
Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024
Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024
Noah has been revealed as the most popular baby name for boys born in New Zealand in 2024, coming in top for the second year in a row.
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Last year, NZ marked a remarkable milestone in angling history - the 150th anniversary of the nation’s first licensed freshwater sports fishing season.
Captivated by a jewelled gecko
Captivated by a jewelled gecko
Anna Yeoman, a conservation ranger at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary near Alexandra, describes the battle to protect New Zealand’s exquisite jewelled gecko from ruthless poachers and predators.
Easy meals on the move
Easy meals on the move
Linda Duncan has just released her latest and fifth cookbook The World's Easiest Recipes: Five Ingredients and talks to Rebecca Fox about cooking in her well-travelled campervan.
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
It's been revealed actor Alec Baldwin’s supposed Spanish-born wife was not, in fact Spanish.
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Past lessons still ring true today
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Past lessons still ring true today
In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear.
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‘New’ Caledonian not so new any more
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‘New’ Caledonian not so new any more
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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Photos of the year: Stephen Jaquiery
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Photos of the year: Stephen Jaquiery
ODT photographer Stephen Jaquiery chooses his favourite pics from 2024.
Fashion for two on show
Fashion for two on show
Some may say Emma Smith does not have curves in all the right places to be a model in a fashion parade.
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Riotous reception for the PS2
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Riotous reception for the PS2
Ben Allan recalls PlayStation 2’s out-of-this-world arrival in 2000.
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Celebrity lectures excite Dunedin
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Celebrity lectures excite Dunedin
Today we look back at the NZ tour of famed free thinker Annie Besant as part of our series on how the ODT covered the burning issues of yesteryear.
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.
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Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh
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Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh
ODT photographer Peter McIntosh chooses his favourite pics from 2024.
Lineup for book sale surprises
Lineup for book sale surprises
They came, they saw and they staggered away laden with books, jigsaw puzzles and DVDs.
A toast to the South’s top pubs
A toast to the South’s top pubs
New Zealand Pubs is a guide by Peter Janssen to 170 of the best historic pubs left today, including a selection of southern beauties.
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Following the miners’ path
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Following the miners’ path
In the years immediately following the Otago gold rush, readers of the ODT were treated to a series of lively accounts of ‘‘rambles’’ around Dunedin and its hinterland by Peter Thomson. In this excerpt, he's contemplating a trek to Orepuki.
Sylvester fighting 'tsunami of superfast' fashion
Sylvester fighting 'tsunami of superfast' fashion
Kate Sylvester's self-titled label is closing after "30 fabulous years", but her fight against fast fashion is only ramping up, and both have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
