Otago Daily Times

The Otago Daily Times, owned by the Allied Press, holds the distinction of being New Zealand's oldest daily newspaper. It remains fiercely independent and offers extensive coverage of local news, publishing six days a week from Monday to Saturday. This commitment to local reporting, combined with national and international stories, gives the ODT unparalleled access to the Otago audience. Allied Press Ltd has a workforce of over 400 employees, with an additional 60 people working for its affiliated companies. While the majority of staff are located at the main office in Dunedin, many also work from various offices throughout other towns in Otago and across the South Island of New Zealand.

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Upset victories for Blues, Star in gritty encounters

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

Two of the three games went against the form guide when round five of premier club rugby was played on Holy Thursday. Invercargill Blues upset the Eastern Northern Barbarians 24-12 after leading 17-5 at halftime at the Les George Oval. Blues front rowers Ben Soper and Jeremy Borland were playing their 100th games for the club and both grafted away admirably for 80 minutes each against the strong Barbarians forward pack.
Secret to relationship ‘communicating’

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Luisa Girão

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsAfter she met her son’s girlfriend, Kevin Rickerby’s mum told him "she’s a keeper". The Invercargill man followed her advice and — 60 years, four children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren later — Kevin and Judith Rickerby celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary this Easter. "We had a good and happy life," Mr Rickerby said. Mrs Rickerby (nee Beckett) agreed.
Jubilee jubilation for Toko

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Richard Allan Davison

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsSouth OtagoIt was a jubilee worthy of its celebratory name for Toko Rugby Football Club this Easter weekend. After a visiting Crescent premier team threatened to spoil the party during a day of rugby in balmy autumn sunshine on Saturday, the tables were unexpectedly turned at the last minute.
Law and land combine for dream lifestyle

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Sally Rae

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. BusinessShe's been described as "pretty rural" and that moniker sits just fine with Central Otago9 lawyer Alice Sanders who juggles her day job with life on the land. She talks to business and rural editor Sally Rae about the call of home. Lawyer, hunter, self-described junior farmer — Alice Sanders wears a variety of hats in any given week.
Not so golden: Super Rugby draw first in five years

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Hayden Meikle

Young Super Rugby fans might need a reminder that a game can still end in a draw. The introduction of golden point laws has all but extinguished the possibility of a stalemate, but there was one in Perth on Saturday night. A 17-17 draw — the first in the competition in five years — between the Western Force and the Hurricanes left neither side feeling particularly happy.
Parole for man who killed 5-month-old daughter

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SouthlandWarning: Some readers may find this report distressingAn Invercargill baby killer has been paroled and says he "now knows it is much safer to leave a baby crying and walk away". Daniel Wallis, 27, was jailed for three years and three months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his 5-month-old premature baby daughter Hope Elizabeth Wallis McFall-Schultz.
Hopes of eliminating cervical cancer

4 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. NewsDunedinThere are high hopes New Zealand could be one of the first countries in the world to effectively eliminate cervical cancer, after a new survey found New Zealand women were embracing self-tests for cervical screening. In 2023, the country’s cervical screening programme changed to offer the option of a vaginal swab self-test, or a clinician-taken cervical test.
Parole for man who killed 5-month-old daughter

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWarning: Some readers may find this report distressingAn Invercargill baby killer has been paroled and says he "now knows it is much safer to leave a baby crying and walk away". Daniel Wallis, 27, was jailed for three years and three months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his 5-month-old premature baby daughter Hope Elizabeth Wallis McFall-Schultz.
No data to prove $130m scheme works: principal

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Mark John

A Dunedin principal agrees with the scrapping of a $130 million scheme aimed at helping schools work together, saying there is "no rigorous data" showing it works. A leaked report to RNZ showed the future of the $130m-a-year Kahui Ako programme was in doubt. In the report, Minister of Education Erica Stanford said the funding would be reallocated to support children with disabilities. Last week three Otago principals said the scheme had been hugely beneficial to the schools involved.
Nuggets miss out on Easter win in overtime thriller

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Hayden Meikle

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportBasketballIt was nearly a resurrection of Easter Sunday proportions for the Otago Nuggets. They had to settle for the consolation of giving the defending champion Canterbury Rams an almighty fright before slipping to a 108-107 loss in an overtime thriller in Christchurch this afternoon.