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Cyclist champions men’s mental health
A Queenstown man who cycled all of New Zealand’s Great Rides to support mental health says he knows for some people "getting out of bed is difficult".
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Alexandra Primary School pupil Blake Scharlott, 10, cuts up an apple for an experiment to prevent the fruit from browning at the Central Otago Enviroschools Hui held at Alexandra Primary School...
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
Members’ pagers sounded at a Maniototo Community Board meeting, interrupting an impassioned discussion about the increasing demands on rural emergency service volunteers.
Trust given ownership of five senior housing units
Trust given ownership of five senior housing units
A set of five senior housing units in Wānaka are to remain in permanent community ownership.
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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap
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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap
Large increases in water charges are still on the cards after the government excluded Three Waters from a proposed 4% rates cap.
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News of hoiho death marks start to set net hearing
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News of hoiho death marks start to set net hearing
A High court fight to save the few remaining hoiho / yellow-eyed penguins on mainland New Zealand opened yesterday with news that yet another had died in a set net.
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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f..... need shot’
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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f..... need shot’
Thieves who stole plaques from the graves of war veterans at an Invercargill cemetery have been labelled "moronic anti-social prats" by the president of the local RSA.
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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’
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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’
An award-winning teenage Oamaru songwriter’s debut single is about being alone as "everyone" around her was getting into relationships.
Police praise team effort to free driver
Police praise team effort to free driver
Despite spending two hours seriously injured and trapped in the cab of his crashed logging truck, a driver was in good spirits after emergency services freed him.
Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy
Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy
Karen Dennison, of Amberley, stands by her 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show at Arrowtown School.
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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston
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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston
Palmerston residents are voicing concerns over long wait times for appointments, a lack of a physical GP and the burden being placed on a sole nurse practitioner in the East Otago town.
Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?
Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?
Potential issues with tree removals following severe stormy weather in the South have been highlighted in a new report.
A&P show well supported by exhibitors and public
A&P show well supported by exhibitors and public
The South Otago A&P show slotted perfectly between a chilly Friday evening and a 4pm downpour on Saturday.
Ticketless parking on way
Ticketless parking on way
New, tech-friendly parking meters are being brought in to replace ageing ones in Oamaru’s town centre.
Driver seriously hurt in logging truck crash
Driver seriously hurt in logging truck crash
A logging truck driver has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the vehicle went off the road north of Balclutha.
Running feat raises $10k for Movember
Running feat raises $10k for Movember
It was, in every sense, a marathon mission — one officially completed in Queenstown at 1.11pm yesterday.
War veterans' burial plaques among those stolen: police
War veterans' burial plaques among those stolen: police
Police are investigating the "particularly distressing" theft of a number of burial plaques from graves, including those of ex-service members, from an Invercargill cemetery.
‘Rarity’: big block of land for sale
‘Rarity’: big block of land for sale
A pivotal 10.2ha block at the eastern or Lake Hayes end of Queenstown’s massive planned Ladies Mile residential/commercial subdivision is for sale.
Councillor decries lack of wastewater information
Councillor decries lack of wastewater information
Councillors remain in the dark about how bad Wānaka’s wastewater woes are, a former whistleblower says.
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Runner bags huge haul of rubbish
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Runner bags huge haul of rubbish
A Wanaka man’s marathon effort to collect roadside trash required 10 rubbish bags, a steak knife taped to the end of a tramping pole and plenty of determination.