6 h. ago 'It's my favourite thing to do': Young pianist charms shoppers

Isaac Horwood, 10, of Dunedin, plays the keyboard for shoppers at the Otago Farmers Market on Saturday. Photos: Peter McIntosh A Dunedin 10-year-old wowed listeners at the Otago Farmers Market yesterday, even drawing a tear or two from some weary Christmas shoppers. 

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53 h. ago Dumbbell killer who bludgeoned mum wins appeal against life term

Jordan Taylor. File photo A Dunedin man who beat his mother to death with a dumbbell will no longer be subject to life imprisonment after winning an appeal. 

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5 d. ago 'Just bloody horrible': Man pleads guilty to causing death of Otago hunter

Jock Davies died after being shot while hunting on Stewart Island. Photo: Supplied A man has pleaded guilty to causing the hunting death of an Otago man Jock Davies in Stewart Island and can now be named. 

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5 d. ago Sailing to Antarctica ‘exciting, terrifying — but in the best way’

Royal Albatross Centre guide and educator Libby Manning is about to take a month off work on the wind-swept cliffs of Otago Peninsula to sail a 1911 tall ship, Barque Europa, across the Drake Passage to the wind-swept cliffs of the Antarctic Peninsula. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Going to Antarctica in the comfort of a modern-day vessel is one thing, but to do it on a historic, 1911, three-masted sailing ship, in some of the coldest and roughest seas on the planet, is quite another.

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8 d. ago A natural decision to follow fashion runway back to the Teviot

Roxburgh fashion designer and tailor Elaine Booth prepares her shop The Fashion Booth for its opening day. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER Coats, throws, pillows and cushions are all on offer in one of Roxburgh’s newest businesses.

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9 d. ago Local Legends: Warrick Thomson, Christine Perkins, Sue Anderson

PHOTO: NICK BROOK The Clutha Leader Silver Fern Farms Local Legend lamb leg is luckily always large.

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1 week ago Feud between farming family and market leads to accusations of 'sour grapes'

Broadview Produce owners Will and Gemma Thian harvest kale on their Southbridge farm. Photo: Geoff Sloan A feud is brewing between the Otago Farmers Market and a family-run farm from Canterbury, which has opened a stall outside the market’s gates.

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1 week ago Australian influencer died from severe blood loss after home birth

Photo: Instagram A coroner has begun investigating the death of a wellness influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

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2 w. ago 'Rob didn't need to die': Dunedin man jailed for causing partner's death

Andrew Jayden Mercer has been sentenced to two years and ten months’ imprisonment. Photo: Gregor Richardson A Dunedin man has been jailed for causing the death of his partner and shattering a family’s lives.

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2 w. ago 'Terrible tragedy': Emotional guilty plea after causing fatal crash

Patrick Keusch appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Monday. Photo: POOL via RNZ / Iain McGregor / The Press By Adam Burns of RNZ A Swiss national wiped away tears as he pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge following a fatal crash in Canterbury.

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2 w. ago Swiss national makes emotional guilty plea after fatal Canterbury crash

Patrick Keusch appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Monday. Photo: POOL via RNZ / Iain McGregor / The Press By Adam Burns of RNZ A Swiss national wiped away tears as he pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge following a fatal crash in Canterbury.

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2 w. ago Person 'heavily trapped' after South Otago logging truck crash

Emergency services attend the scene of the logging truck crash which left a person trapped at Stony Creek today. Photo: Richard Davison Firefighters are working to free one person who is "heavily trapped" after a crash involving a logging truck north of Balclutha this morning.

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3 w. ago Falling trees blamed for 85% of PowerNet’s outages during storm

Trees falling on lines caused more than 85% of the power outages from last month’s wind event in the South and the lines industry — which spends $67 million a year annually on the issue — says it is time for a change.

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3 w. ago 'Careful and diligent' mountain guide who fell to his death was father of two young children

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: Supplied A Wānaka mountain guide who fell to his death with a client on Aoraki / Mt Cook was "careful and diligent" with experience climbing the mountain.

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3 w. ago 'This patient was a bit of a puzzle': Canterbury teen paralysed by mystery illness

Angel Dagcutan. Photo: Supplied Three months after fainting and waking up paralysed, a Canterbury teenager is still searching for answers as to what caused the episode.

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3 w. ago Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The detached thumb of a glove was found just metres from the body of a partially decapitated Dunedin man, a court has heard.

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4 w. ago 'Sorry' would've gone a long way, judge tells fatal crash driver

Jasmine Donaldson has been found guilty of careless driving causing the death of her friend Jade Richards. Photo: Kelly Makiha / Open Justice / NZME The word 'sorry' would have gone a long way," a judge has told a woman whose driving on the way home from Rhythm and Vines caused a crash that killed her friend.

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4 w. ago The trout is always right and will decide how you should be fishing

Most rivers and streams are down to summer level now.

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