Gain unlimited access to the website, e-edition and ODT+ apps. Read local in 2026 with our great deals. Ts & Cs apply as listed below.
Pay every year
- Credit Card Auto-Pay every year
- $158.24 for the first year
- normally $199.87 a year
- auto-renewing every year
- cancel with 5 working days' notice
Pay as you go
- Credit Card Auto-Pay every 4 weeks
- TRIAL RATE: $3.91 for 4 weeks
- for the initial 2 periods (8 weeks)
- continues at $16.56 every 4 weeks
- cancel with 5 working days' notice
Corporate offer>> Save over $100 on newspaper delivery >>
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Proudly NZ’s oldest newspaper — and proudly online for the South:
Website: 5,000+ stories a month from across the South Island, the nation and the world. Check out local news, opinion pieces and quizzes.
E-edition: The layout you know, including World Focus on Mondays & The Weekend Mix on Saturdays. Accessible via ODT+ app or via my.ODT.co.nz
Other subscription options
Corporate deal
With a digital subscription for your company or team, you'll get individual logins and access so you can stay ahead of the game and understand the South better.
We offer a discounted digital access at just
$10+GST per user monthly (based on 10 users).
Corporate user brackets are:
| 3-5 users | 6-10 users |
| 11-20 users | 21-30 users, etc. |
Subscriptions are invoiced annually with credit card or bank transfer payments.
If you are interested in a copy of the newspaper for your cafe, waiting room or social room, we can deliver that too.
Newspaper delivery
Otago Daily Times newspaper delivered to your home 6 days per week. All ODT Digital access benefits (e-edition + website + app) are complementary.
- Prepay for 310 paper issues with the best deal:
- Town Delivery:
$442.52Now: $339.71 - Rural Delivery:
$598.00Now: $486.68 - Any holds extend your subscription
- Town Delivery:
- Not sure? Check our $1 newspaper trial >>
Our delivery area covers most of the South: Otago, Southland & South Canterbury.
Why subscribe to the ODT?
Your subscription supports independent, regional journalism that keeps our communities informed and connected across the South.
We have reporters across the South, telling stories that matter, holding power to account, and going in to bat for our people. If we didn't cover the South so extensively, then nobody else would.
Trial Terms & Conditions
- This offer is for new subscribers. New subscribers are defined as subscribers who have not have an active or stopped subscription in the last 6 months.
- All new subscriptions are reviewed by our circulation team to check subscription history and confirm this promotion eligibility.
- This offer applies for subscriptions available via the online portal (Auto-Pay option only). Annual Prepaid and Direct Debit payment options are excluded.
- The discounted rate will be active for the initial 2 periods of the selected subscription depending on your selection (8-weeks or 2 months) and will revert to normal rates after that.
Annual Digital Access Terms & Conditions
- This offer is for new subscribers. New subscribers are defined as subscribers who have not have an active or stopped subscription in the last 6 months.
- All new subscriptions are reviewed by our circulation team to check subscription history and confirm promotion eligibility.
- This offer applies for subscriptions available via the online portal (Digital Auto-Pay annual option with credit card payment).
- The discounted rate applies to the first year Auto-Pay annual subscription and will revert to the full annual rate after that.