Otago Daily Times - October 07, 2026

Heritage homestead saved

‘Best friend … and tormentor’

Bus hub stabber allowed appeal

‘Good vibe’: aged­care centre wins award

National suffering, Greens rising: poll

Candidate facing charges

BEGINNER (1 pt)

Student on a mission to rank NZ’s toilets

Health targets defended amid claims of gaming

‘I feel so stuck’: Otago tenants grapple with high rental costs

Govt commits to Wakatipu High expansion

Actor charged with DUI

Woolworths ups price

Health advocate dies

Bomb found at train station

Baby undergoes surgery

Gunshot wound mystery

Woman’s body found

Power cut prolonged

Leaders fight to be Mr Relevant as they get closer to sidelines

Ink dry on regional deal after delays

National’s promise to cut foreign aid slammed by Peters

Pledge to keep gulf ‘flourishing for generations’

Mum and pup taken away for a spruce­up

Otago device to check stress levels at Antarctica

Steep rise in cocaine use, survey finds

Bus hub stabber allowed appeal

Drones help lower wilding pine control costs

‘Tragic’ decline as remedy sought

Doctors call for free shingles vaccine

Parents silent at attendance sentencing

Axe­wielding co­pilot had studied in NZ

New ERA challenge to Fenz restructure

Which party would make you better off?

Job climate remains bleak for graduates

Student to help others with grant

Cable car firm wants reserve access

Stormwater network ‘issues’ close Z station

‘Pressing’ threat of climate put to planners

Didymo found in remote river

Crash victim was in NZ to help family

Police pause search for woman missing since Sept

‘I was like — my life is over’

Scams, safety top concerns for shoppers paying digitally

Tender greens mark longer days

Trying to bring back the ‘shine’ to buffets

Green goddess chicken salad

Spring pistou with asparagus and salsa verde

Newsletter

Cheese rolls, pavlova on food tour menu

Sauteed Brussels sprouts, leek and crispy kale

Why microwaving fish smells so bad

Your wine cellar: love it or hate it?

2025 Main Divide North Canterbury Pinot Gris

2025 Monte Christo Central Otago Pinot Gris

2026 Three Miners Miner’s Right Central Otago Pinot Gris Price RRP $28 Rating Very Good to Excellent

Butterscotch cream Karpatka

(Almost) no­bake cheesecake

All­the­chocolates chocolate chip cookies

Feeling all the flavours

Choux pastry

TOP TRIX

TOP TRIX

ADAPTRIX

ADAPTRIX

TOP TRIX

Pain at the pump ramping up

Choux pastry

Mining and horticulture same but different

A capital gains tax will certainly not be enough

50k take Dun to GC flights

Next govt please

Otago School wins dance section

The economic elephant in NZ’s room

Please Chrises, no health promises under pressure

Is New Zealand gearing up for a proper foreign policy debate?

Today’s birthdays

Quote of the day

Teen protester loses hand in police clash

Dozens quarantined after plague researcher dies

Rescuers on the job

Yemeni government forces recapture Mocha from Houthis: govt

Bombers moved due to ‘threat’

Nobel prize won for brain discoveries

Author Archer dies aged 86

Anti­rape rally staged

Firing squad ordered

Televangelist Bakker dies

Aust soldier dies training

Separatists win in Quebe

All Whites’ resolve not enough

Frizell ‘not there yet’, but eager to be back in black

Otago’s injury concerns lift ahead of quarters

Plenty to be proud of from Spirit season

Strong New Zealand squads named for World Cup

‘Proud moment’ as Q’town’s Mills makes top table

End is nigh for Ovechkin after 22 years with Capitals

LIV thrown financial lifeline

Otago Spirit Hodge’s awards

World Cup NZ squads

Wins for France, Italy

Bottas cycling to next GP

Cryptic crossword

Quick crossword

Nineagram

WordWheel

Jiggered

Yesterday’s GK crossword Across:

Previous solution

T E P I R

Previous solution

Sudoku

Previous solution:

5x5