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Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > news > dunedin > cultural-future-of-dunedin-showcase-musical-skills-on-stage-rrc64cft

‘Cultural future of Dunedin’ showcase musical skills on stage

22+ hour, 14+ min ago   (10+ words) ODT...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > otago > queenstown > super-troupers-tsf0yd03

Super troupers

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (153+ words) A local dance school director’s buzzing over how her troupe performed at last weekend’s three-day Queenstown Dance Awards — and over the whole event. Pictured are Lakes Theatre Arts (LTA) dancers, back row, from left, Rhea Poyet, 9, Lua Song, 10, Piper Somerville,…...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > news > southland > harlequin-geckos-under-the-spotlight-on-rakiura-bba81217

Harlequin geckos under the spotlight on Rakiura

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (8+ words) ODT...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > news > southland > airshed-quality-improved-ec6hj67f

Airshed quality improved

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (310+ words) Southland’s air quality is showing signs of improvement, with only one PM10 pollution exceedance recorded across the province this winter. Environment Southland science investigations and operations manager Ash Rabel said Invercargill city’s PM10 exceedance record for 2026 remained clean. “It’s been one of…...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > news > southland > heading-down-a-road-we-do-not-want-to-travel-lqwl5ub6

Heading down a road we do not want to travel

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (23+ words) ODT Southland District mayor Rob Scott is concerned about how roads are funded....

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > canterbury > north-canterbury > north-canterbury-artists-unite-to-put-local-kids-in-the-picture-ydrn585h

Artists unite to put kids in the picture

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (471+ words) After raising $16,000 in its first year, The Big Art Auction Fundraiser is returning to Rangiora on Friday, October 2. Local artists are once again putting their work under the hammer to support youth mentoring across North Canterbury. Presented by Big Brothers…...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > news > dunedin > drunk-driver-crashes-after-drinking-seven-beers-leaving-partner-with-head-injuries-police-bbs0dvwf

Drunk driver crashes after drinking ‘seven beers’, leaving partner with head injuries: police

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (308+ words) A Dunedin man whose partner was left with suspected head injuries after a crash allegedly consumed seven beers before getting behind the wheel, police say. Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said police were called to the two-vehicle collision in Signal…...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > otago > central-otago > sweet-success-alexandra-teen-bakes-up-a-triumph-for-global-stage-bonaya4y

Sweet success: Alexandra teen bakes up a storm at Queensland show

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (12+ words) ODT...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > canterbury > south-canterbury > 739km-cycle-effort-marks-men-lost-to-prostate-cancer-t61l55xk

739km cycle effort marks men lost to prostate cancer

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (572+ words) A Timaru man is doing his part to tackle prostate cancer — one kilometre at a time. To fundraise for Blue September, monumental mason Les Jones will be cycling 739km this month — the number of men on average that die of prostate…...

Otago Daily Times
odt.co.nz > canterbury > north-canterbury > mayor-calls-for-government-funding-for-regional-planning-rr11pw3g

Mayor calls for Government funding for regional planning

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (506+ words) The Government should foot the bill for a planning document it is forcing councils to produce, Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says. Councils are required to work together on a regional spatial plan as part of the Government’s proposed Resource Management…...