Pedal to the metal for Dunedin electrician
Heavy metal bands Mastodon, Slayer and Whitechapel are not among the usual clientele for the average Dunedin tradie.
Summer Times
Biscuits of a bygone era
Biscuits of a bygone era
A superette assistant poses with Hudsons biscuits in 1961.
The best Games? (not for NZ)
The best Games? (not for NZ)
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. Kayla Hodge recounts the Games...
Flood put city residents to the test in 1923
Flood put city residents to the test in 1923
In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today we look back at the 1923 Dunedin floods, a...
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The last shop
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The last shop
A grand, independent department store graced Invercargill's Tay Street for 123 years.
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Always a bargain ...
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Always a bargain ...
Alan Dick minds the shop in his Discount Foods store, in Cromwell, in November 1984.
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Mum’s recipes a hit, Dad right about cars
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Mum’s recipes a hit, Dad right about cars
Epidemiologist Dr Michael Baker talks about parental advice he received, and sometimes listened to.
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‘Think big’ airport leaves locals cold
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‘Think big’ airport leaves locals cold
Central Otago "think big"-style development stories set the ink on fire last year, but Christchurch International Airport’s (CIAL) proposed Tarras Airport is perhaps the most combustible story.
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The ODT playlist: Wyatt Ryder
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The ODT playlist: Wyatt Ryder
Musically inclined Otago Daily Times reporters have selected songs you might like to listen to on any number of occasions.
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Mining town reflection of past
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Mining town reflection of past
A gold boom town named after the biblical King Solomon’s mine, gold was discovered here in 1863 and the population quickly rose to 1000 people.
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Confessions of . . .
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Confessions of . . .
University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences neuroscientist Prof Louise Parr-Brownlie
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Coal once a draw to Shag Point
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Coal once a draw to Shag Point
Buffeted by wind and swept by waves breaking with heaving kelp over slippery rocks, Shag Point’s story is long.
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Gold came later for junction town
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Gold came later for junction town
Unlike most Otago goldfield towns, gold came late to Beaumont.
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Summing up the essence of NZ cuisine
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Summing up the essence of NZ cuisine
For New Zealand chef Al Brown these fritters come close, for him personally, to a dish that encapsulates New Zealand cuisine almost perfectly.
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Uni rocked by deficits, protests, resignation
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Uni rocked by deficits, protests, resignation
For good, or bad, these "newsmakers" were the people making headlines in 2023.
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Treasure awaits walkers, cyclists
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Treasure awaits walkers, cyclists
Sorry locals, your secret is out — Otago Daily Times reporters reveal their patch’s formerly best kept secrets.
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Taonga mixes ‘ways of being’
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Taonga mixes ‘ways of being’
Dunedin student Zac Mātariki is a hands-on creative from a small township near Whakatāne.
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On a mission to cut emissions
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On a mission to cut emissions
For good, or bad, these "newsmakers" were the people making headlines in 2023.
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Mum’s outlook born of belief in people
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Mum’s outlook born of belief in people
South Otago youth and prison worker Ruth Carraway talks about parental advice she received — and sometimes listened to.
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Teen argot food for thought
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Teen argot food for thought
Do teenagers ever say things to you that leaves you thinking, "What did they call me? Is that an insult?"