Family out of bus range
Family out of bus range
Tarras farmer faces $10,000pa bill to send his two daughters to local school
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Fancy-dress and terrific tennis
Fancy-dress and terrific tennis
More than 45 competitors turned out at the weekend for the 2009 Queenstown Tennis Open, coinciding with the club's 100th birthday.
Athletics: Action aplenty at meeting
Athletics: Action aplenty at meeting
Records, personal bests and an Otago championship title all featured in a twilight track and field meeting at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday evening.
Multisport: Brown maintains hold on Taupo title
Multisport: Brown maintains hold on Taupo title
Cameron Brown won his eighth New Zealand Ironman title at Taupo in record time on Saturday but the women's title has a new holder, with Gina Ferguson ending Jo Lawn's record six-year reign.
AOS called out after chimp escapes zoo
AOS called out after chimp escapes zoo
Armed offenders squad (AOS) members were called out in Hamilton today after a chimpanzee escaped from a zoo.
North Dunedin constable aims to get community on side
North Dunedin constable aims to get community on side
North Dunedin's newest Community Constable has some ideas about how to approach his new position.
Lake Hayes child-care centre backed
Lake Hayes child-care centre backed
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has received support from Lake Hayes Estate residents for a proposed child-care centre at the subdivision and is in initial discussions with interested early childhood education providers.
Dunedin people sought for work travel survey
Dunedin people sought for work travel survey
More than 500 Dunedin people have so far taken part in a survey about how they get to work.
Thorburn smashes Papatowai record
Thorburn smashes Papatowai record
Dunedin's Dougal Thorburn overcame a fast and demanding pace set by Andrew Douglas to win the Papatowai Challenge on Saturday, with both breaking the race record.
Missing purr-son found at Blueskin Bay Library
Missing purr-son found at Blueskin Bay Library
I have a home somewhere but the rest of the time I like to hang out at the Blueskin Bay Library and eat Mimi's food. If you know my name and where I come from be sure to contact one of the kind...
PGG Wrightson posts $32m loss
PGG Wrightson posts $32m loss
Big rural services company PGG Wrightson Ltd today posted a loss of $32.761 million for the six months to December, down from the $34.6 million recorded in the same period last year.
Bowls: Success for both Dunedin teams
Bowls: Success for both Dunedin teams
Both of Dunedin's teams enjoyed success in the Region six finals played at the Bowls Dunedin Centre greens over the weekend.
Restoring classic launch a ‘labour of love’
Restoring classic launch a ‘labour of love’
For North East Valley man Kevin Waters, restoring a classic launch was a ‘‘labour of love'' - the benefits of which have far outweighed the costs.
Deadline for climate treaty won't be met - Macey
Deadline for climate treaty won't be met - Macey
A new international treaty on climate change is unlikely to be completed by the end of this year, MPs were told today.
Fascinating mushrooms
Fascinating mushrooms
We came across these fascinating clump of mushrooms growing in the trunk of a poplar tree on our property and thought them unusual enough to take a photo. Miranda and Sandy Anderson Ripponvale ...
Pink gives $250,000 to bushfire victims
Pink gives $250,000 to bushfire victims
US pop star Pink has been so affected by the horrific images of the Victorian bushfires that she will donate a quarter of a million dollars to help the victims.
Artist hopes drawings in space will net millions
Artist hopes drawings in space will net millions
A Wanaka artist believes he will raise millions of pounds at a gala charity auction in London for the Stone Age-style drawings he will do in space.
Payge 'the colander girl' helping Granddad pick tomatoes
Payge 'the colander girl' helping Granddad pick tomatoes
Payge Leishman (6) helps her granddad Andy Leishman pick ripe tomatoes in St Kilda.
New Zealand Special Olympians winners in USA
New Zealand Special Olympians winners in USA
At the closing ceremony of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games all athletes were the winners.
US Navy swoops on Somali pirates
US Navy swoops on Somali pirates
For the second day in a row, US forces have apprehended pirates in the Gulf of Aden, treacherous waters off the Somali coast where American and international forces have been battling pirates preying on international vessels.