SH6 reopens following crash
A section of State Highway 6 at Garston has reopened following a crash this morning.
Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt
Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt
Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say the sentencing of an Auckland mother and son shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught.
Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage
Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage
Meridian Energy has been granted a provisional go-ahead to access additional water in Lake Pūkaki for electricity despite opposition from government ministers and the national grid operator.
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
Water charges in Waitaki are expected to increase by 130% within a decade despite the district joining Southern Waters to soften the financial blow.
Bird’s-eye view
Bird’s-eye view
Tracks weave their way along the rocky outcrop of Makotukutuku/Cape Wanbrow Reserve in Oamaru with boats idling in the North Otago town's harbour.
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Funding for more classrooms, pupil increase
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Funding for more classrooms, pupil increase
Funding for four new classrooms will allow a ‘‘squashed’’ Upper Clutha primary school to grow its roll to 500 pupils, the principal says.
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Green light for school traffic signals
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Green light for school traffic signals
An Invercargill principal is ‘‘ecstatic’’ traffic lights will be installed on the busy, four-lane crossing outside the school’s junior campus.
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Another gold mine planned
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Another gold mine planned
Gold fever shows no signs of slowing in Central Otago with another area expected to be mined.
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Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access
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Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access
Queenstown’s climbing community is working with Pioneer Energy to maintain access to one of New Zealand’s premier climbing areas that was closed off after being overrun by the public.
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
Brad Poulter’s honest, funny and at times heartbreaking memoir traces the story of a man who grew up in Oamaru through his service in the Royal New Zealand Navy while coming to terms...
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Safety concerns prompt dismantling
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Safety concerns prompt dismantling
Dismantling the historic scow The Portland has made the Pounawea hulk safer, its owner says.
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Data-collecting buoy to be installed on lake
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Data-collecting buoy to be installed on lake
Fresh data on the health of Lake Hāwea will be collected from next month.
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Brewery goes into cold storage
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Brewery goes into cold storage
Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing’s opening a large cold-storage facility as an investment in beer quality, freshness and increased production levels.
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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger believes Mayor Tom Campbell jumped the gun when he told a mayoral forum last week the council preferred amalgamation.
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
Queenstown Airport ‘‘significantly underpaid’’ for land it compulsorily bought from a developer and has been forced to pay $44.5 million.
Waterways services under fire
Waterways services under fire
Queenstown’s council’s standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Police have arrested and charged two youths following a recent spate of vehicle-related crime in Winton.
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown CBD’s strongest retail location hits the market today.
Call for common-land fix
Call for common-land fix
A luxury Queenstown real estate agency’s querying why a top-end local residential enclave’s being treated as if it were productive farmland — undermining, as a result, the government’s new investor...
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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
An 80-year-old Winton man who deadlifted an 80kg weight 80 times in a day said it would have been easier if he hadn’t pulled a hamstring.