Hoiho sign Australian, Silver Fern - Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB5 days ago · An Australian junior international and a former Silver Fern have signed with the Southern Hoiho this season. Australian forward Chelsea D’Angelo and new Southern Steel shooter Aliyah Dunn will don the blue singlet for the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa League season. D’Angelo, originally from Victoria, represented Australia at the Junior World ...
Fluffy pet cloud spotted from space - Otago Daily Times Online …
WEB5 days ago · PHOTO: NASA. An image from a Nasa satellite released this week shows the cloud formation known as the Taieri Pet on a clear day earlier this month. The Macraes mine is to the top right of the cloud and Middlemarch is below it. The elongated lenticular cloud, which sometimes appears pillow-like, is a common feature in the skies near …
Apology sought after dog complaint probe dropped
WEB5 days ago · The Ombudsman has dropped an investigation into an accusation the Ashburton District Council failed to address concerns about a barking dog. Resident Christine Sanderson contacted the Ombudsman about two months ago after she had persistently complained for over 18 months to the district council about the dog next …
NZ supports UN resolution demanding Israel leave Gaza
WEB5 days ago · New Zealand was one of 124 countries that supported a United Nations General Assembly resolution on Thursday. The UN adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demanded Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months. There were 43 countries that abstained - including Australia, while …
NZTA rejects number plate application - Otago Daily Times Online …
WEB4 days ago · Dunedin film-maker Sergey Sushinskiy is upset his ideas for a number plate were rejected by the New Zealand Transport Agency. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON. He applied for three different plates, including KGBSPY and KGBMAN, through KiwiPlates, but KGBGUY was the only one available. However, the transport agency ended up …
Round-the-clock roadworks for SH88 - Otago Daily Times Online …
WEB5 days ago · Round-the-clock roadworks are planned for a Dunedin highway ahead of the cruise ship season. In a statement, the NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi said reconstruction work was necessary for State Highway 88/Sir John Thorne Dr in Sawyers Bay. Temporary traffic signals would be in place at the intersection of Station Rd from …
Polkinghorne sobs as 111 call played again
WEB5 days ago · By Finn Blackwell of RNZ. Murder-accused former eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne sobbed loudly in court as his 111 call was played to jurors again. The jury in Polkinghorne's trial has had a delayed start to the morning on Thursday, before beginning their deliberations. Polkinghorne is on trial in the High Court at Auckland accused of …
Radich accused of 'white flag' over hospital
WEB5 days ago · Mayor Jules Radich has been accused of charging in with a ‘‘white flag’’ to a crucial meeting to fight cuts to the new Dunedin hospital. Clear answers wanted. Mr Radich trumpeted his view the government had no plans to cut the project after meeting Health Minister Shane Reti in Wellington on Tuesday, only to later retract his comments.
New parking fines ‘bizarre’ - mayor - Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB5 days ago · Gore District Mayor Ben Bell says it is ‘‘bizarre’’ the government can dictate how much people are fined for parking misdemeanours. In August, Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston and Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced increased penalties for the misuse of mobility parking, the adjustment of parking infringement fees to allow ...
Kiwi music veteran Eddie Low dies - Otago Daily Times Online News
WEB3 days ago · Eddie Low. File photo. Veteran New Zealand singer Eddie Low has died at age 81 after battling cancer. Low was born blind because of the German measles in Rotorua on May 14, 1943. He was educated at the Foundation for the Blind in Auckland from the age of 5 and started his first band when he was 13 with two friends, called The Three Blind Mice.