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Running start to every morning in November for a good cause
Mile over matter is the mantra for a Dunedin runner completing distances corresponding with the date every day in November to fundraise for men’s mental health.
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Mums share importance of creativity with exhibition
As funding and attention for arts, culture and history declines across the country, two Dunedin mums are taking matters into their own hands.
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Hard work of road patrollers rewarded
Looming storm clouds did not rain on the parade of several hundred Dunedin schoolchildren decked out in their finest fluoro.

NZ flights cancelled amid global A320 grounding
NZ flights cancelled amid global A320 grounding
Updated 11.30 am
Air New Zealand and Jetstar have cancelled multiple flights today, with A320 aircraft grounded due to a global software problem.
Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’
Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’
The "unacceptable" treatment of residents in a South Dunedin street blighted by sewage overflows demands an apology, a councillor says.
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Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’
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Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’
A Dunedin passenger rail advocate is elated a service linking the city with Christchurch and Invercargill is back after decades of waiting.

dunedin

Naval warship HMNZS Te Kaha southern crew members (from left) OLSS Libby Borthwick, of Cromwell,...

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Travel, food, lifestyle highlights of life on ‘Te Kaha’

The travel, food and lifestyle on a Royal New Zealand Navy warship make the early starts, hard work and time away from family all worth it, Otago crew aboard HMNZS Te Kaha say.

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Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments
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Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments
Having drugs injected into your eyeballs is probably as unpleasant as it sounds.
Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’
Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’
Fed-up Dunedin firefighters who had to deal with four different equipment failures the day before a nationwide strike say the situation they face couldn’t be made up.
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Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’
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Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’
Donaghy's rope walk building is another victim of last month’s big wind, but heritage advocates say it is too important to demolish.

regions

At the unveiling of Oamaru’s new moa statue are (from left) Motukutuku Ancient Cape Wanbrow...

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Life-size moa statue to be first of many

A life-size sculpture of extinct megafauna has pride of place at an Oamaru landmark — and there is moa to come.

New community hub officially under way
New community hub officially under way
Vincent Community Board chairman Jayden Cromb (left), Manuherekia Valleys Charitable Trust chairman Andrew Paterson and Central Otago deputy mayor Tracy Paterson break ground this week ahead of...
‘Sad shift’: poverty increasing in region
‘Sad shift’: poverty increasing in region
Social service providers working with Southland’s most vulnerable say there has been a concerning rise in people doing it tough.
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
A Teviot Valley mining company has bought a country cafe in a bid to keep its workers fed and watered.

National

Air New Zealand says all A320neo aircraft in its fleet will receive a software update. File photo...

NZ flights cancelled amid global A320 grounding

Updated 11.30 am

Air New Zealand and Jetstar have cancelled multiple flights today, with A320 aircraft grounded due to a global software problem.

Fire looms large in couple's 70 years of marriage
Fire looms large in couple's 70 years of marriage
As Sid and Jan Dyer celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary this week, they recalled driving to the ceremony and noticing a huge cloud looming ominously in the sky.
Assault victim's unlawful citizen's arrest backfires
Assault victim's unlawful citizen's arrest backfires
A month after Steven Gardiner was assaulted, he became so frustrated at the police progress on his case that he decided to take matters into his own hands.
MP pushing for revamp of e-scooter rules
'Outdated, dangerous': MP pushing for revamp of e-scooter rules
A National MP has branded e-scooter rules "outdated", and is spearheading a campaign to take the machines off the footpath and into dedicated bike lanes wherever possible.

sport

Lil Dart has been on fire off the bench for the Southern Hoiho this season. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Dart on target for Southern Hoiho

There is nothing little about the way she plays.

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Glenn short of century but test-ready
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Glenn short of century but test-ready
Glenn Phillips is ready to take back his place in the test team.
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Sparks without key internationals
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Sparks without key internationals
The Otago Sparks have been getting back to basics for the past two weeks.
Coaches named awards finalists after standout year
Coaches named awards finalists after standout year
Some of Otago’s best and brightest are up for prizes at the New Zealand Rugby Awards next month.

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From Christmas table to Boxing Day brunch
Too much ain’t enough love
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Christmas roast - with a twist
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Turning over a new leaf

Business

With Sarah Mukai (right) from Trees that Count, which recently donated 5000 trees for planting,...

‘Little wins’ sign tide is turning

As the Tiaki Maniototo project reaches the final round of its initial funding, business and rural editor Sally Rae checks in to see what has been achieved over the past four-and-a-half...

'Unreal' response to news hotel reopening
'Unreal' response to news hotel reopening
The Hurunui Hotel's owners have taken it off the market after failing to find a buyer, and have instead moved to their backup plan - leasing the business for the next three years.
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ORC’s port assets could be ‘stolen away’
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ORC’s port assets could be ‘stolen away’
Port Otago and its property arm "being stolen away" from the ORC may be used to pay off other councils’ debt, its chairwoman says, but she's comfortable with proposed local body changes.
'Early Xmas present': Dunedin gets another direct flight to Australia
'Early Xmas present': Dunedin gets another direct flight to Australia
Christmas has come early for Dunedin Airport with Jetstar increasing to four the number of weekly flights direct to the Gold Coast.

Canterbury grows most of NZ's wheat, barley and oat crops. But persistently low wheat prices, coupled with a high milk payout, are likely driving farmers out of the industry in search of dairy dollars.

Three South Otago farms to be sold overseas
Three South Otago farms to be sold overseas
Consent has been granted for the overseas sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms.
Beef mince price 'could stay high for years'
Beef mince price 'could stay high for years'
Beef mince is losing its status as the most affordable red-meat option for NZ households, and Kiwis are being warned the price could stay high for years.
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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb
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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb
Rocklands Station has plenty of places a possum can run to, but if a new trial proves successful the pests will have nowhere they can hide.

Life & style

A "Black Boy" peach in front of the house gives spring blossom, fruit in late summer and autumn...

Downsizing, not downgrading

Gillian Vine talks to a Mosgiel couple about downsizing, roses and the fate of a giant cactus.

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Festive snacks with (easy) star power
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Festive snacks with (easy) star power
Year-end gives us reason to celebrate, and it has been a year so yes, please, pour me a drink. And let’s splash out on accompanying snacks.
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The handiwoman’s other dream
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The handiwoman’s other dream
The Yorkshireman and I recently did an insane thing.
Treatment hope for migraine research
Treatment hope for migraine research
Often dismissed as a minor ailment, migraine headaches are a debilitating neurological disorder which affects about 640,000 New Zealanders.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

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Out in the open: art in the street
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Second nature

Roses offer wide versatility for your garden
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Zipping it

World

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and top aide Andriy Yermak. File photo: Reuters

Zelenskiy's top aide quits after anti-corruption raid on home

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally who has headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught US-backed peace talks, has quit, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home.