Dr Jillian Clark. Photo: suppliedA man is facing a murder charge after a veterinarian was found dead at her Otago home last month. Milton vet Dr Jillian Clark was found dead at her rural home. A man was also found in a critical condition at the property and flown to Dunedin Hospital. In a statement, Detective Senior Sergeant Nik Leigh said a man has been charged with murder following a bedside hearing today.
On ODT Racing Chat today, brought to you by Craig's Investment Partners, we preview the Otago Racing Club's Waitangi weekend meeting, including the time-honoured Hazlett Stakes. We talk to GM Noelle Prince about what the cancellation of the big day at Gore last weekend means to the industry. We check out the family fun day at Wingatui on Saturday and how the planning is going for the Classics Day at the end of the month with over a $1 million in stakes. We talk to local trainer Terry Kennedy about why the roads are always shut out here and the chances of his 10 runners on Saturday. We finish the best tipster in the South who steers us into the "gold plated winners" of the Hazlett and the Gore Cup.
Flowers were laid next to a newly replaced power pole after a fatal car crash in Wickcliffe Tce in Port Chalmers on Friday night. Photo: Stephen JaquieryA Dunedin man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers may yet face more serious charges, a court has heard. The lawyer said he had been told further charges would be laid which could "necessitate jurisdictional changes". On January 30, at 9pm, the defendant was allegedly driving in Wickliffe Tce, Port Chalmers, when he hit a power pole. A police spokesman said as well as Mr Taylor, one person was seriously injured in the crash and another suffered minor injuries.
British citizens are set to need British passports to enter the UK. Photo: Getty ImagesFamilies waiting for news on British passports fear planned holidays to the United Kingdom will be upended by processing times and delivery delays. And so consequently I've never thought about being a British citizen because I already had my New Zealand citizenship and passport. Those plans all depended on getting her first British passport in time. "Once in the DHL system it was quickly in the UK," she said, reporting it was delivered to the UK passport office by Monday.
Morning Headlines | Wellington mayor issues warning over beaches and Christopher Luxon positive ahead of pōwhiri | Thursday, February 5, 2026Already a subscriber? Missing Pāpāmoa woman found safe after search in Kaimai RangeA Pāpāmoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well, police say. Nicola O’Connor’s house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the Lower Kaimai area on Tuesday. Search and rescue team spent yesterday searching the area without success, police said in a statement. A police spokeswoman confirmed today O’Connor had “proactively made contact with police late this morning” and that she was “safe and well”.
Bulgarian prosecutors conducted searches after beauty salon customers complained that photos of them had appeared on pornographic websites. Photo / 123rfBulgarian prosecutors conducted searches after beauty salon customers complained that photos of them had appeared on pornographic websites. Photo / 123rfBulgarian prosecutors said today that they have opened an investigation and conducted searches after beauty salon customers complained that photos of them had appeared on pornographic websites. City prosecutor Shtelyan Dimitrov said searches and seizures were carried out at several addresses, where “technical devices linked to the criminal activity have been identified”. Images of naked women were shared on the messaging platform Telegram, as well as on more than 10 subscription-based pornographic websites, the lawyer added.
Photo / Getty ImagesLast summer, Hunt insisted his proposal to Berry – who has Nahla, 18, with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and Maceo, 12, with Olivier – was “still on hold”. Speaking to Today.com, Hunt said: “I put out the proposal, and it’s still on hold as you can see. You know, maybe you can encourage her.”Berry added: “Well, I’ve been married three times. Van has been married once, and so no, we don’t feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way. “And I feel like I should, we should get married, but it’s not because we feel like we have to.
In general, people can apply to withdraw their KiwiSaver money under significant hardship or serious illness criteria. He said while he could not speak about a specific case, in general people could apply to withdraw money under significant hardship or serious illness criteria. "Under a serious illness application, people may meet criteria for 'imminent risk of death' as stated by law, allowing a full withdrawal of their KiwiSaver investment. "As part of the withdrawal application, the person will need a doctor or nurse practitioner to complete a declaration form confirming their illness. "Under a serious illness withdrawal application, a person may meet criteria to withdraw if they are totally and permanently unable to work due to their illness.
Photo: Stephen JaquieryThe man who allegedly killed Clutha vet Jillian Clark faced a charge of murder from his hospital bed yesterday. He was in an intensive care unit bed yesterday, where Judge David Robinson conducted a bedside hearing. Jillian Clark. He had been taken to hospital in critical condition after Dr Clark was found dead in her home last month. The Otago Daily Times understands Dr Clark was stabbed.
A Domino’s pizza box with a racist joke handwritten on the lid has upset a Dunedin customer. Photo: suppliedA Dunedin man was left with a bad taste when his Domino’s pizza box included "an excessively racist joke". Jokes and funny pictures drawn on pizza boxes are a common Domino’s request, not only in New Zealand, but across the world. Slice, slice baby" or "I was gonna tell a pizza joke, but they’re all too cheesy." "What we received was disturbing — a box containing an excessively racist joke," Mr Colvin said.
Photo: Local Democracy/Susan BottingA family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a "hero". A Hato Hone St John ambulance crew treated family members at the scene. "He's a hero - there's no two ways about it," Senior Sergeant Dave Wilkinson said. Water Safety NZ Interventions lead Esther Hone said while Stott undoubtedly saved lives, not every rescue attempt was successful. Hato Hone St John encouraged people to call 111 immediately in water-related emergencies, and urged people to learn first aid and CPR.
Before the launch of sweeping immigration operations, there were only 150 federal immigration officers in the state of Minnesota. Photo / Charly Triballeau, AFPBefore the launch of sweeping immigration operations, there were only 150 federal immigration officers in the state of Minnesota. Photo / Charly Triballeau, AFPUS President Donald Trump has suggested that a “softer touch” may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations. But you still have to be tough,” Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Nightly News when asked what he had learned from Minneapolis. Trump’s border chief Tom Homan had earlier announced that 700 federal officers would be withdrawn from Minnesota, but said the contentious deployment would continue, with about 2000 agents remaining after the drawdown.
PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYAt 91, Gerardus Oskam decided it was finally time to become a New Zealand citizen, and to stop his wife from sleeping next to an "alien". After 71 years living in "paradise", the Dunedin man decided that when the time came, he wanted to be buried a New Zealand citizen. Yesterday at the Dunedin Town Hall, his wish came true. "I’ve had my wife sleeping with an alien for many years — I finally found the time." Mr Oskam met his wife, Mavis (nee Dick), at the Dunedin Town Hall more than 60 years ago.
Auckland Council officials shut down the Gateway Motel in Manurewa after complaints. Photo / Annaleise ShortlandOfficials say the Gateway Motel in Manurewa is insanitary. Maranga Fanau director and local board member Phylis Latu said the owners of Manurewa's Gateway Motel should be ashamed. Pointing to the Gateway Motel sign, she spoke to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), saying, “Don’t pay these guys”. Tenants were reportedly changed $400-plus per week at the Gateway Motel in Manurewa.
