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Glaciers lose equivalent of a third of Lake Taupō since 2005

Glaciers lose equivalent of a third of Lake Taupō since 2005

New Zealand glaciers have lost the equivalent of over a third of Lake Taupō in volume since 2005, updated official statistics show.

SH1 reopens after fatal crash near Waitati

SH1 reopens after fatal crash near Waitati

State Highway 1 north of Dunedin has fully reopened after one person died in an overnight crash near Waitati.

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$36m borrowed after fee change

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$36m borrowed after fee change

Students failing to apply for first-year university fees — thinking they were still free — led to the University of Otago borrowing millions to cover costs in February.

‘ODT’ up for six media awards

The Otago Daily Times is thrilled to be a finalist in six categories in this year’s Voyager Media Awards.

Dressed for the occasion

Dressed for the occasion

Holding on tight to their stuffed toys and each other are Dunedin siblings (from left) Clara, 7, Harrison, 4, and Addi, 8, Forbes, at Tuhura Otago Museum’s Pyjamarama Lego edition event yesterday.

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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured

Labour's Ingrid Leary questions if the Suicide Prevention Office is really staying open when it...

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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured

Councillors have a chance to honour the purpose of building a library in South Dunedin if they agree to a course correction, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.

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Contributions hike a ‘kick in the guts’

Barry Williams. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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Contributions hike a ‘kick in the guts’

The Strath Taieri Community Board chairman says proposed hikes to development contributions in Middlemarch would be "a kick in the guts" for the community.

Former Cadbury workers raise $100k for mental health

Former Cadbury employee and mental health advocate Megan Fairley at the carpark where she and a...

Former Cadbury workers raise $100k for mental health

Every Saturday former Cadbury employees shake around a painted gumboot for donations to support mental health, and last weekend the coins collected in a boot reached a tally of $100,000.

Woman ‘angry at the world’ slashes neighbours’ tyres

Wakari residents woke to find their car tyres slashed this morning. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Woman ‘angry at the world’ slashes neighbours’ tyres

A Dunedin man driving to work before the sun rose discovered he had fallen victim to a mass tyre slashing in Wakari when negotiating a roundabout.

Pounamu will be ‘guiding rock’ for pupils

Touching a special pounamu stone are St Peter Chanel’s youngest pupil, Ella Melrose, 5, and one...

Pounamu will be ‘guiding rock’ for pupils

Turning 70 gave a Dunedin school the opportunity to reflect on its past.

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In 100 years, glaciers predicted to shrink 80%

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In 100 years, glaciers predicted to shrink 80%

In less than 100 years, 80% of the glaciers in the Southern Alps will be gone, a Dunedin climate scientist says.

Shining solidarity

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and St Paul’s Cathedral in Dunedin are illuminated by blue light last night as part of a global Spark the Night campaign to raise awareness of neurodegenerative...

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Landfill can still receive waste, hearing decides

The Dunedin City Council has been asked to reconsider Smooth Hill, south of Dunedin Airport, as...

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Landfill can still receive waste, hearing decides

Dunedin's waste can continue to be dumped at the contentious Green Island landfill, a hearing has determined.

Tradition a tribute to fallen soldiers

Waikouaiti RSA secretary Wendy MacLeod displays the book that lists every fallen soldier from the...

Tradition a tribute to fallen soldiers

A weekly tradition in a small Otago RSA hall has kept the names and memories of almost 100 fallen soldiers alive.

Threatened with gun: report

Threatened with gun: report

Andrew Tate, the right-wing provocateur accused of rape and sex trafficking in Romania, allegedly ordered a woman into submission as he pointed a gun at her face.

Six killed in helicopter river crash

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River near lower...

Six killed in helicopter river crash

A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City’s Hudson River yesterday, killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, Mayor Eric...

God, guns and aid on the frontlines

A remembrance wall, at the Free Burma Rangers training facility, of the 68 rangers killed under...

God, guns and aid on the frontlines

Myanmar’s devastating earthquakes have seen little pause in their civil conflict as rebel insurgents battle the country’s military dictatorship.

China hits back at Trump's tariffs

US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have raised fears of recession and upended...

China hits back at Trump's tariffs

China has increased its tariffs on US imports to 125%, hitting back against US President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145%.

Obituary: straight shooter with a heart of gold

Chaz Forsyth in his happy place, the great outdoors. Photos: supplied

Obituary: straight shooter with a heart of gold

As you would expect for a man who had strong views on and experience with firearms, Chaz Forsyth was a straight-shooter.

Obituary: William Leuchtenburg, historian

Obituary: William Leuchtenburg, historian

Titanic presidential historian William E. Leuchtenburg won prizes for his books on America’s leaders, but was best known for his informed and authoritative writing on Franklin Roosevelt.

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