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Source:Stuff
February 13, 2026 06:15 UTC
Man swung jug into bar patron's face
Louie Buskin was jailed for hitting a bar patron with a beer jug, fracturing his skull. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA man who avoided being locked up during the holiday season has now been sent to prison for fracturing a bar patron's skull with a jug. At sentencing, the court heard that on August 24, 2024, Buskin and the victim were drinking at a pub in Blenheim. The defendant was removed from the bar by staff, but reached over the railing to grab the victim’s jug of beer. Buskin swung the jug into the victim’s face, knocking him unconscious, before climbing on to the roof of the establishment to evade security.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 13, 2026 05:58 UTC
One dead, three injured after Canterbury highway crash
File photoOne person is dead and three people are injured after a crash in north Canterbury this morning. Police said they were alerted about 6.40am after a car went off the road on State Highway 7 north of Waikari. At least four fire crews worked to help free people trapped in the car, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said. "In addition, one person has been seriously injured and two people have been moderately injured." The highway was blocked for a time between McRaes and Mt Alexander Rds but has now reopened, police advised.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 13, 2026 03:35 UTC
Workshop to teach AI tool use
AI strategist and educator Justin Flitter will be presenting a workshop in Timaru next month. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce is encouraging local business owners, leaders and professionals to invest in themselves and their businesses by attending an upcoming AI master class. Presented by leading AI strategist and educator Justin Flitter, the practical workshop is designed to demystify artificial intelligence and show businesses how to apply AI tools in meaningful, responsible and profitable ways. In a statement South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce chief executive Wendy Smith said AI was already transforming how businesses operated. The workshop will be held on March 4 and the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce can be contacted for further information.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 13, 2026 03:02 UTC
Trump axes Obama-era endangerment finding in sweeping climate policy shift
“This determination had no basis in fact, had none whatsoever, and no basis in law,” Trump said. Key findingThe 2009 “endangerment finding” was a determination under then-President Barack Obama that six greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare by fuelling climate change. The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the endangerment finding multiple times – most recently in 2022, when the court’s composition was much the same as today. That report was widely panned by researchers, who said it was riddled with errors and misrepresented the studies it cited. The administration has also leaned heavily on putative cost savings, claiming repealing the endangerment finding would generate more than US$1t in regulatory savings, without detailing how the figure was calculated.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 13, 2026 00:06 UTC
'You know the drill whānau': Severe thunderstorm warning issued for top of NZ
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Source:New Zealand Herald
February 13, 2026 00:06 UTC
Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin
File photo: Getty ImagesPolice were alerted by a concerned resident who spotted a 12-year-old boy driving what looked like an older man around St Clair. Police located the car and the two occupants at an address in the St Clair area at 6.30pm, and discovered that the passenger was the registered owner of the vehicle. He told police the 12-year-old was his younger brother, and he had been taking him out for a driving lesson around the Victoria Rd carpark at the Ice Rink. The pair were referred to Youth Aid. laine.priestley@odt.co.nz
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 23:38 UTC
Accessible toilet first in South
The Changing Places bathroom being craned into place next to the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA first of its kind in the South, fully accessible, $750,000 bathroom block has been installed in Dunedin. The ‘‘Changing Places’’ bathrooms replace the existing toilet block near the railway walking overbridge, and are designed for those with complex care needs, who are unable to use standard accessible bathrooms or public toilets. Due to the specialist features of the bathroom, access is limited to members registered with Changing Places New Zealand via a key card. As well as the Changing Places bathroom, there will also be one standard and one ambulant bathroom in the block.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 22:50 UTC
Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases
"Referred to by some as the holy grail of federal regulatory overreach, the 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding is now eliminated," he said. It came about after the Supreme Court ruled in 2007 in the Massachusetts vs. EPA case that the agency has authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The transportation and power sectors are each responsible for around a quarter of US greenhouse gas output, according to EPA figures. Future US administrations seeking to regulate greenhouse gas emissions likely would need to reinstate the endangerment finding, a task that could be politically and legally complex. But environmental groups are confident that the courts will continue their track record of backing the EPA's authority to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 22:44 UTC
'Advanced' talks to sell Mercy Hospital
A potential buyer is interested in Mercy Hospital. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONOtago's biggest private hospital is up for sale, and discussions with a potential buyer are said to be ‘‘advanced’’. Mercy Hospital, which was established in 1936 as a not-for-profit, employs more than 280 staff who cover a range of care over its 10 operating theatres. In a public letter, released yesterday, hospital chairwoman Lauren Semple and Whanau Mercy Ministries Trust chairman Gerald Scanlan said ‘‘staying at the forefront of healthcare requires significant ongoing investment — as we have experienced here at Mercy Hospital with the extensive campus upgrades’’. The 0.39ha site is located a short distance from the University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and Forsyth Barr Stadium, and had a 2022 capital valuation of $4.7million.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 22:33 UTC
Super development competition confirmed
New Zealand Rugby has confirmed details of a structured Super Rugby development competition. Now there is a proper development programme that will run concurrently with the first couple of months of the big dance. All five New Zealand Super Rugby clubs will get five games for their development sides, offering an important opportunity for fringe players, provincial youngsters and those returning from injury to get some action. The Highlanders play their first game in the development competition against the Crusaders in Timaru tomorrow, and the rivals return to Timaru on March 6. While the annual Super Rugby under-20 tournament has, regrettably, been canned in favour of a provincial age-group event to be confirmed, NZR is soon to confirm details of an under-20 development programme.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 22:33 UTC
Elderly tourist charged after alleged assault on gay man during NZ cruise
The ship, operated by Princess Cruises, had departed Dunedin on January 27, where it would pass through Milford Sound on a scenic cruise before returning to Sydney. The alleged attack took place onboard the Discovery Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, during a 14-day cruise around New Zealand. “He deserves the maximum penalty for this savagely brutal attack on an innocent gay man, after a verbal attack about him being gay,” she said. The alleged assailant was removed from the ship by AFP officers upon arrival in Sydney, charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm. Princess Cruises has been approached for comment.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 12, 2026 22:31 UTC
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Source:New Zealand Herald
February 12, 2026 22:01 UTC
Police investigating ‘suspicious’ blaze that tore through Onehunga commercial premises overnight
Firefighters from across Auckland have contained a blaze at a two-storey commercial address on Patrick St in Onehunga overnight. Both levels of the building at Patrick St are extensively fire-damaged. They arrived to find the upper floor of the two-storey building “well ablaze”, Fire and Emergency northern shift manager Lauren Sika said. It was the second major blaze in a commercial building in Onehunga in the past month, after fire ripped through buildings in Onehunga Mall on January 25. Photo / Imogene BedfordThe cause of that fire will never be determined, as the damaged building has been demolished because of safety concerns.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 12, 2026 21:59 UTC
Critically hurt man still in coma after Otago University fall
A young man who fell 10 metres off the side of a University of Otago building is understood to be still in an induced coma days later. The Otago Daily Times understands the young man is still in an induced coma in the Dunedin Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Police work on top of the University of Otago Centre for Innovation building on Wednesday after a young man fell about 10m on to the concrete below. He fell from the University of Otago Centre for Innovation building near the intersection of Cumberland and Saint David Sts, and was discovered at 12.10am. Investigations found a wine bottle sitting on a ledge — it is believed that was where the man fell from.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 12, 2026 21:48 UTC