Otago Daily Times - 2023-05-20

• Referee ready to blaze a trail
• Distracted by ‘watching a livestream’, drinkdrive­r says
• Released abuser returned to dating apps
• Manslaught­er charge amended to neglect
• Universiti­es NZ blasts subsidy increase of 5.3%
• Trail work to Waihola continues
• Environmen­tal groups criticise Budget moves
• ‘Someone else done it’: arson accused
• Freedom of expression important for council
• Mud tank post divides locals
• Logging trucks on road criticised
• Little remorse after ‘serious offending’
• Dunedin District Court
• Mooney vexed by messy conundrum
• Water best due to ‘the beautiful Otaio’
• A lot to like in glam Shakespear­e play
• WorkSafe prohibits activities
• Ryman hit by rising expenses
• Market commentary
• Country ‘my happy place’ for manager, mum
• Speculatio­n over Synlait’s next steps
• Next step for career in ‘death chat’
• My Food Bag to delist from exchange
• Changes planned for backcountr­y fishing licences
• Wastetoene­rgy plant consent process stalls again
• Fish & Game to appeal deferral
• Millions to improve roads ‘very welcome’
• ‘You don’t have to be a steampunke­r to enjoy’ returning festival
• Council to decide fate of CBD properties
• Rates increase backs new funding
• Barge will help ‘lifeline’ port’s capabiliti­es
• Alexandra District Court
• Project would ‘test’ local social capacity
• Council simulates response to extreme weather emergency
• Property manager stole lodged bonds from employer, gave herself bonus
• Pharmacist stole codeine from work
• Defecation events rise by 19% at Splash Palace
• Nurse recognised for work practices
• Times change: saying goodbye to a beloved part of our heritage
• Businesses bothered by proposed fee increase
• Zelenskiy to visit Hiroshima G7 summit
• Impact of plastic on food chain concerns
• China unveils Central Asia plan
• Cryptic crossword
• If the Highlander­s name fits, we should use it
• ‘Nice to haves’ phrase back with a vengeance
• Within living memory . . .
• ‘Big’ heart disease appeal is dishonest
• A quiet man with a heroic past
• Queen of fashion a dame for her boundless generosity
• Graduand’s PhD thesis worth its salt
• Underdog Cole leads field of big names
• Young players impress coach
• Wet weather forces some changes in senior pennants
• El Sirrar, Fireforefi­ddle, Durrant,
• Happy with ‘solid’ first round at Oak Hill
• Nadal signals one year to go on ATP circuit
• Success attributed to positive culture
• Nuggets can bounce back: Matehaere
• Steel desperate to end season on right note
• Harmon wants Landers to play freely — and win
• Van Gisbergen stoked to get Nascar drive
• Mes points to management of longterm injuries for retirement
• Johnson said to have rejected Wests bid
• A workhorse on and offroad
• Pressure compoundin­g on tyremakers to change
• Smart looks, good vibes
• BUYING AT ITS BEST!
• Where nothing is as it seems
• Legacies of a war
• Experience­d therapist threatened by own issues
• A deep well of history hides beneath
• Beautiful new winged worker here to control honeysuckl­e
• Moon meets Venus and Mars
• All talk means plenty of action
• A seasonal double act
• Pork and halloumi balls
• Blackberry and apple trifles
• Family fraying at the edges
• First we’ll take Berlin
• Alternativ­e script for the manic pixie
• Aloy back in the saddle

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