Thank you very much, thank you very very very very much
Invercargill National MP Penny Simmonds. FILE PHOTO: PARLIAMENT TV Back in 1942, Greer Garson won the Best Actress Academy Award for her work in Mrs Miniver.
Otago Daily Times
Thank you very much, thank you very very very very much
Invercargill National MP Penny Simmonds. FILE PHOTO: PARLIAMENT TV Back in 1942, Greer Garson won the Best Actress Academy Award for her work in Mrs Miniver.
A decent bloke and decent PM
Jim Bolger once embarked on an election campaign calling for a "decent society".
An improved and refined drive
Photo: Richard Bosselman The Hyundai Ioniq5 has had a midlife refresh — remedying one of those small things that had previously weighed against finding it wholly satisfying.
Miki Bennett’s standing-start manners key
Tim Williams admits he does not know what Miki Bennett will do when the tapes fly in the Oamaru Cup tomorrow.
Varied price of southern product questioned
Make of the price of EasiYo Fresh Greek Style Yoghurt base what you will. Photo: supplied When a "disgusted" shopper highlighted what appeared to be an excessive supermarket markup, Civis decided to investigate.
Obituary: Terry Reid, musician
Terry Reid performs on stage at the Rainbow Theatre, London 21st June 1973. Photo: Getty Images Terry Reid had a voice so good that he was offered the job as lead singer in both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple
Obituary: Joan Metge, anthropologist
Dame Joan Metge. Photo: supplied/RNZ Educator Joan Metge was one of New Zealand’s most respected scientists, earning the rare honour of having a Royal Society of New Zealand medal named after her.
In living memory
Photo: ODT files It may be powered by the remains of a Vespa scooter but this wee machine can do 55kmh and that is just in third gear.
‘Real’ Palmerston
Photo: Stephen Jaquiery East Otago High School dominates the foreground of this aerial view of Palmerston.
Obituary: Jim Lovell, astronaut
Jim Lovell commanded Apollo 13, the only Apollo mission scheduled to land on the Moon which did not. Lovell and his fellow astronauts, and the ground crew, overcame incredible odds in bringing the damaged spacecraft of Apollo 13 home to Earth. Photo: Getty Images Record-setting astronaut Jim Lovell was the first person to fly into space four times.
An improved and refined drive
Photo: Richard Bosselman The Hyundai Ioniq5 has had a midlife refresh — remedying one of those small things that had previously weighed against finding it wholly satisfying.
Miki Bennett’s standing-start manners key
Tim Williams admits he does not know what Miki Bennett will do when the tapes fly in the Oamaru Cup tomorrow.
Obituary: Tomlin revitalised School of Art
Assessment of work by 1986 third-year students by external moderator Marilynn Webb, Jim Tomlin (left) and sculpture tutors Derek Bell and Peter Nichols (right). Photo: ODT files Multi-talented Jim Tomlin was either a musician who became an artist or an artist who became a musician.
The secret diary of... Luxon's last hours
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ By Steve Braunias