John Lewis

New Zealand

Reporter at Otago Daily Times

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Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinIf anyone even hints of a suggestion that Bobbie Lister bears resemblance to a rusty old vintage car, watch out. Mrs Lister (nee Hughes) turned 100 yesterday and celebrated the milestone by going for a drive in a 1925 Chrysler 50 that she and her late husband, Eric, restored in the 1970s.
Studio referred into fast-track process

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsQueenstownAn Otago-based film studio is among the first two non-listed projects to go into the new fast-track approval process. The Ayrburn Screen Hub application was referred under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 by Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop.
A most revealing cooking show

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWere it not for the sight being so mentally scarring, Diane Kenwright’s cooking show might make a great new dieting regime. That is because the University of Otago pathology associate professor uses an offbeat Julia Child-style to present everyday foods that show you what diseases look like inside your body.
Basketball ACC claims amount to $1.4m

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Young Otago basketballers are among the highest scorers in New Zealand when it comes to the number of players making ACC claims for injury. Last year, 1122 Otago basketballers claimed for injuries, costing the taxpayer $1.4 million to help them recover. The regions with the highest number of claims last year were Auckland (9688), Canterbury (2924), Waikato (2000), Wellington (1971) and Bay of Plenty (1721). Otago was sixth.
Mum calls police after son damages home

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Monday, 12 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinIf you were not impressed with your Mother’s Day gift this year, spare a thought for this mum. She had to call Dunedin Police to her Mayfield Ave property, in Wakari, when her 32-year-old son started damaging her house.
Speeding teen overtook officers while drunk: police

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinIf you are drinking and driving, the best way to advertise the fact is to pass a police car at speed. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said a 19-year-old man did just that on Sunday morning. The teen was stopped in Timaru St, after overtaking a police car while travelling on the Southern Motorway in Caversham Valley.
More insect life may herald return of birds

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWhile the revamp of Dunedin’s George St may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is proving very popular with the city’s wildlife. New research shows the native gardens in the street are attracting a lot of insects and, within the next few years, that may start attracting native birds to the city centre.
Big piano order the real deal Big piano order the real deal

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWhen someone from Switzerland emailed Dunedin piano builder Adrian Mann, asking him to build another one of his highly acclaimed and unusual Alexander pianos, he was sceptical. He was even more sceptical when the Swiss man asked not just for one, but two. At 6m long and weighing 1.2 tonnes, the Alexander piano is believed to be the world's largest piano.
Govt funding falls short, hospice says

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinIf you thought things were grim at the Otago Community Hospice, it could be a lot worse — we could lose the facility, through lack of funding. As part of Hospice Awareness Week (May 12-18), the region is being asked to imagine a loved one with a terminal illness not having access to the palliative care the hospice provides.
Emotions raw as search continues

5 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Former colleagues of missing tramper Eli Sweeting are "raw with emotion", waiting "with bated breath" for any news of their friend. The British 25-year-old failed to return from a day trip to climb Mitre Peak, in Milford Sound, last Sunday, and police have been combing the area for him for the past week. In the past few days, a light was spotted near where he went missing, and the search has been focused there.