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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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 Fugitive father Tom Phillips was not fit to hold firearms licence

One of Tom Phillips' campsites he and the children lived at. Photo: NZ Police By Kirsty Johnston of RNZ  Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips' firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021, and later revoked when he was deemed "not a fit and proper person" to hold a gun.

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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 Couple open 'fresh, local and seasonal' produce store in old hall

Nick and Kate Webster prepare to open a farm shop at Totara, just south of Oamaru, tomorrow. PHOTO: RACHEL WYBROW PHOTOGRAPHY Fresh, local and seasonal.

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2 w. ago Persistent heatwave conditions fuel bushfire threat across Australia

Severe heatwave conditions are fuelling the risk of bushfires in New South Wales. File photo Dangerous fire conditions are set to continue across parts of eastern Australia as forecast dry lightning risks new blazes.

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2 w. ago Woolworths admits failures over rat infestation at Dunedin supermarket

The South Dunedin supermarket was closed for 18 days in February last year following numerous sightings and captures of rodents. File photo Woolworths has been hauled before the courts and admitted failing to control its Dunedin store’s rat infestation.

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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 Christmas spirit to shine at South City Community Christmas Party

South Invercargill’s Christmas Party is back.

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3 w. ago City company wins people’s choice at Grand Business South Awards

Invercargill's Focus Technology Group won the people’s choice award at the 2025 Grand Business South Awards and was also named a finalist in the excellence in customer experience category. Photo: supplied Invercargill’s Focus Technology Group was awarded the people’s choice award at this year’s Grand Business South Awards, marking the company’s first recognition in this category.

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3 w. ago Almost $100k raised for family of mountain guide who died on Mt Cook

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: Supplied Friends are rallying to support the wife and young children of mountain guide Thomas Vialletet who perished in a fall on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

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3 w. ago Youth coach hit in head by booze can flung from Dunedin homeless camp

The 23-year-old coach was training with the children’s team at 5.30pm in the Kensington Oval. Photo: ODT Files A youth touch-rugby coach was smacked in the head by a flying can allegedly thrown by a ‘‘heavily intoxicated’’ man drinking at a Dunedin homeless encampment.

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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 Dunedin teen allegedly speeding, texting and drinking before crash

A Dunedin teenager hit the trifecta of allegedly drinking, speeding and texting while driving before he crashed his car into a tree.

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