Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
The 50th annual MLT Gold Guitar Awards Senior Finals began impressively last night with a sold-out stadium and a jam-packed lineup of country music’s finest.
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Influential West Coast cop honoured
Influential West Coast cop honoured
A police officer made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in Monday's King's Birthday Honours says she is humbled and deeply honoured to be recognised.
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
Approved changes to operating guidelines for hydro-electricity generation at Lake Manapouri will not cause unnatural variations of lake levels, the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau...
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Aurora Energy is spending close to $2.7 million on its Alexandra substation in a move to replace end-of-life equipment and shore up electricity supply, but the upgrade comes as new data shows local...
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
Fashion, fun and frivolity were on full display at the Steampunk Street Parade in Oamaru on Saturday.
A warmer winter is on its way
A warmer winter is on its way
Electricity bills may deliver less of a hammering this winter if Niwa’s outlook for the next few months comes to fruition.
Keep on trucking
Keep on trucking
Gore’s Main St was packed on Saturday as 68 of the finest trucks in the region paraded around town as part of the McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show.
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
The South has been awarded just under $400,000 to help fund 19 different events, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announced last week.
Rules around gravel removal clarified by ES
Rules around gravel removal clarified by ES
Environment Southland has provided clarity on the rules that pertain to the removal of gravel from rivers.
Fatal motorcycle crash on West Coast
Fatal motorcycle crash on West Coast
A motorcyclist has died following a crash in the Harihari Highway (SH6) on the West Coast this evening, police have confirmed in a statement.
Power restored to most properties after outage
Power restored to most properties after outage
Southland power supplier PowerNet says electricity has been restored to most homes after wild winds caused outages for thousands of people.
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Agriculture bolstering economy
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Agriculture bolstering economy
Anticipated record dairy payouts are helping Clutha’s economy buck the national downward trend, new figures show.
Piecing together the puzzle of motorsport from afar
Piecing together the puzzle of motorsport from afar
In the the high-stakes world of endurance motorsport, where every millisecond counts, Tim White is breaking new ground from an unlikely location.
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Leaders open to council merger
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Leaders open to council merger
A "mega merger" of the West Coast’s four councils into a unitary structure is not off the cards, local government leaders say.
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop criticised
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop criticised
The planned 1080 poison drop over Stewart Island is an "ecological disaster that’s waiting to happen", a tour operator says.
Crash test dunnies: Car ploughs into public toilets
Crash test dunnies: Car ploughs into public toilets
Some Oamaru public toilets are now closed for business after a car ploughed into them overnight.
Centre given completion date of July 2028
Centre given completion date of July 2028
An opening date — labelled ambitious — has been announced for the rebuilt Roxburgh Entertainment Centre.
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Awards organisers pull out stops for record numbers
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Awards organisers pull out stops for record numbers
As a record number of contestants swarm Gore for the Gold Guitar Awards, organisers say they have systems, and added venues and vehicles, in place to handle more than 800 musical entries.
Breath alcohol level five times over limit
Breath alcohol level five times over limit
A 31-year-old man’s long weekend holiday was cut short almost before it even started when he was caught driving while five times over the legal breath alcohol limit.
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
An electricity outage on Otago Peninsula is taking longer than expected to resolve after wild winds cut power to hundreds of people.