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Shooter Aliyah Dunn is returning to the Southern Steel for the 2026 ANZ Premiership season after being a standout this year.

PHOTO: DAVE LOUDON About to exit the Macaulay bend at the Kartsport Southland track during the the Invercargill round of the 2025 Southern Series are (from left) Angus Wilton, Robbie Batt and Oliver Dennison in a Rotax Junior race.

Rising traffic management costs forcing sporting bodies to find alternative event venues, may have actually been grey clouds with silver linings.

PHOTO: SI LEEDS SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Southland Country wing Banuve Dretiverata makes a run for it and halfback Tyrone Braven clears the ball during their match against Otago Country in Balclutha last Saturday.

Naatya School of Indian Dance students gather ahead of Saturday’s "Natyam" showcase of classical Indian dance at Trinity Catholic College Auditorium. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Dunedin’s vibrant Naatya School of Indian Dance will showcase an ancient Indian dance form in its inaugural production this Saturday evening.

“Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu” — with feathers, the bird can fly.

Pirates Junior Rugby Club are set to storm the NZ Junior Rugby Festival taking place in Queenstown from September 5 to 7. PHOTOS: SAM HENDERSON A large contingent of players and their families has been on the road for a national tournament.

We southerners know what it’s like to wait too long for care. GP wait times are up to four weeks.

In a Dunedin City Council initiative, voters in Ōtepoti Dunedin can now watch short videos of local election candidates answering key questions, to help inform their voting decisions.

Running for a good cause are (from left) Esther Johnson, Maddie Palmer, Zara Forgie, Ty Pelasio, Gabi Pleace and Wilson Driver. PHOTOS: SAM HENDERSON A Dunedin team is turning sweat into support.

Allied Media staff (from left) George Elliott, Mark John, Shawn McAvinue and Chris Dzikiewicz have been getting out of the office training for Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon. Photo: Sam Henderson Training has turned colleagues into comrades as they connect outside the office.

Children from Bunny Burrows Montessori early learning centre take to the stage at Otago Polyfest. PHOTOS: SAM HENDERSON The 32nd Otago Polyfest has been taking place this week at the Edgar Centre, bringing to life the music, language and culture of the Pacific.

Cook Brothers Construction executive Blair McGill holds the trophy for the Spiralis Sustainable Business Award which the firm received for its Sustainable Carpenter Programme at Friday’s Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards. PHOTOS: BRENDA HARWOOD Dozens of Dunedin’s community heroes came together for a celebration of their own and others’ work at Friday’s annual Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards.

The former Baptist church and hall on the corner of North Rd and Calder Ave. PHOTO: ODT FILES Community organisations in North East Valley are gearing up to move into new premises following the sale of the former Baptist Church at 270 North Rd last month.

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A postcard depicts thousands gathered around the bandstand at the 1925-26 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition at Logan Park. Created by Coulls Somerville Wilkie (later merged as Whitcoulls). Photos: Hocken Collections – Uare Taoka o Hākena The 1925-26 "New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition" at Logan Park had a lasting impact on Dunedin. 

As they prepare to welcome all to the Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival, Southern Heritage Trust festival co-ordinator Jonathan Cweorth and chairwoman Joy Baker show the only remaining in-situ building from 1925-26 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, the former Exhibition Art Gallery, now the Sargood Centre, in Logan Park. PHOTO: SAM HENDERSON An extraordinary event from 100 years ago will anchor this year’s Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival.

Recently appointed Abbeyfield cook/housekeeper Ross Leishman in the kitchen of the Wakari residence. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD A month after taking over the role of cook/housekeeper at Abbeyfield, experienced cook Ross Leishman is relishing the opportunity to get to know the residents.

This month marks 20 years of Bird of the Year — two decades of campaigning, scandal, and surprises — all sparking action for New Zealand’s unique manu (birds).

Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. Photos: supplied For Serbian street artist Artez, large-scale murals can influence the way we think about both public art and the human form.