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A Palestinian man shows blood stains on his palm after carrying people hurt while seeking aid from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Photo: Reuters Dunedin man Emir Hodzic survived a genocide.

Above: St Andrew’s Church, postcard by Muir and Moodie. Top: St Andrew’s Cookery Book, 12th edition, 1927. Published for the St Andrew’s Church Mission by the D.I.C., Dunedin. Printed by the Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company Limited. Images: Toitu Otago Settlers Museum An early Dunedin recipe book told a story about the city’s inhabitants, Peter Read writes.

Photo: Observer AI, Botox, weight-loss drugs ... are we in danger of losing the wrinkles that give life its grit? asks Eva Wiseman.

Photo: ODT files See previous match reports.

Photo: ODT files See previous match reports.

Boil water notices have been issued for Ranfurly, Omakau and Ophir after recent rainfall and snowmelt made the towns' source water too turbid to treat effectively.

Prime Minister Chris Luxon. Photo: RNZ As he faces criticism at home for weakening ties with Beijing, Prime Minister Chris Luxon has booked a meeting with China President Xi Jinping next week.

Residents in Lyttelton near Christchurch are being evacuated after a large fire broke out in the township.

Photo: Facebook/Dave Dunlay Residents in Lyttelton near Christchurch are being evacuated after a large fire broke out in the township.

Three-year-old Lachie Jones was found dead in an oxidation pond in January 2019. Photo: Supplied A coroner has slammed the investigation into a Gore toddler’s death as “a shambles” and ordered a new police inquiry. 

Dean Foxcroft. Photo: ODT files Former Otago captain Dean Foxcroft will suit up for Central Districts next summer.

Robert James Mills appears via audio-visual link in the Dunedin District Court for sentencing. Photo: Gerard O'Brien An Invercargill man who swindled more than $50,000 off his mother over three years has left her destitute and unable to survive on her own, a court has heard.

Sir Clifford Skeggs. File photo: ODT Former Dunedin mayor and prominent New Zealand businessman Sir Clifford Skeggs has died. He was 94.

Great Walk . . .The sun sets over the Hump Ridge Track, which weaves through native forest, sub-alpine ridges and beaches, and includes the 125m Percy Burn viaduct, built in 1923. PHOTOS: DAYLE WRIGHT & ANTONY SPROULL One thousand additional walkers have trekked the Hump Ridge Track since it entered the international stage of the world’s great walks a year ago.