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Meet the ‘Old Mother Goose’ from NZ’s subtropical prehistoric past

During the early to mid Miocene period, 14 to 19 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of what is now Central Otago.

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Erika Fairweather wins world championship

Otago middle distance swimmer Erika Fairweather can now call herself a world champion, after winning the 400m freestyle title at the World Aquatics championships in Doha yesterday; also qualifying for the Paris Olympics in a New Zealand record time. Until yesterday, nobody from New Zealand had ever won gold at…

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Putting the boot into water woes

The drawn-out process of improving water quality in Otago is coinciding with tough times for agriculture sparking a warning that new rules could tip some family farms over the edge

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A culture worth keeping?

Have hazing rituals at Otago University gone too far?

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Labour bares teeth on campaign trail

Labour gives a glimpse of grit in the face of a horror poll

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Councils’ winter grazing approach raises concern

The Government’s new winter grazing rules are starting to bite but will the environment improve?

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Lake Onslow scheme to cost $15.7 billion

A pumped hydroelectric power scheme at Lake Onslow in Otago would cost four times as much to build as previously expected.

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How far - and how fast - can Erika go?

Only seven women in history have swum faster than Otago teen Erika Fairweather in the 400m freestyle, after clocking the fastest time in the world this year. And she may add a longer distance to her repertoire for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Hopes to curb rabbit pest go viral

Renewed council efforts to control Otago’s most notorious pest are not equal to the task of keeping rabbit numbers down a review has found.

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Country boys return to town

Hundreds of former Otago Boys’ High School boarders, Richie McCaw among them, are reliving hostel life in Dunedin this weekend.

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Tarras airport - we shall not be mooved

Objections to a proposal to kick cattle off Central Otago farmland to make way for an international airport will be put to Christchurch councillors next week.

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Double duties for Dunedin swimmer

Otago freestyler Ruby Heath has become just the third Kiwi to swim in world championships in both the pool and the ocean. Now she’s aiming to be New Zealand’s first open water swimmer at an Olympics.

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Neptune Queens reign in NZ swim team

One swim club in Dunedin has flooded the NZ team bound for the world short course champs, and the Neptune swimmers say they push each other to greater heights. Dave Crampton reports.

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Worm turns for threatened organics business

Rising property values and an expanding industrial zone in Central Otago are putting the squeeze on a decades-old natural-waste disposal operation.

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A birdwatching trip back in time: ‘What pre-mammal New Zealand would’ve been like’

Just outside Dunedin, kākā chatter, ancient lizards hatch their eggs, and baby kiwis fatten up to fighting weight in a predator-free sanctuary

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Bright swimmer looks to mix medicine with water

Up-and-coming Kiwi freestyler Caitlin Deans has found her ideal role model in Olympian Dave Gerrard as she looks forward to two careers - as an international swimmer and a doctor.

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Bronze turns White Ferns spinner's 21st golden

Life keeps getting better for Maniototo farmgirl Eden Carson, whose taste of international cricket at the Commonwealth Games has left the young White Ferns spinner wanting more

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New Zealand's colonial past shows imperialism was not only for upper class Scots

THE Scottish diaspora is one of the biggest in the world. An estimated 30-40 million people around the world can trace their ancestry back to…

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Calls for help over 'exploding' rabbit plague grow louder

A government agency has been instructed to crack down on an out-of-control rabbit population that is decimating lakeside land.

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Deer devils of the deep south

Glimpsing Bambi through the trees might be a thrill for townie and deerstalker alike, but as hungry deer multiply, native flora and fauna suffer - and Covid is partly to blame.

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Otago pulls out the stops on its most insidious pest

For the first time in years, landowners in Otago not doing their bit for rabbit control are being hit with non-compliance notices.

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High Court rules against council on water for dairy sheds

Does it matter that water from a community scheme is used to wash dairy sheds? Yes, it turns out.

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Man called 'Little John' who lives in a cave sees his dad for first time in 25 years

The 57-year-old lives in a cave in Otago, New Zealand performs dentistry on himself and doesn't collect any benefit to survive

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The giant puddle that could power NZ

It has been described as a “game changer” that would see fossil fuels disappear from electricity generation. Lake Onslow in Central Otago is proposed to be NZ's Battery. Jill Herron reports

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Last-gasp tenure review plan panned as inadequate

The controversial tenure review process is about to end – will a Crown pastoral lease in Otago sneak through?

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