Lakeview Precinct progresses
One of Queenstown’s largest developments has logged a milestone.
Steve Hepburn
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Long queues for cherries and berries at market
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Long queues for cherries and berries at market
It was an early start for many but they must have known the weather was going to turn a tad damp.
Two injured after truck crashes near Raes Junction
Two injured after truck crashes near Raes Junction
Two people have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a truck crashed down a bank near Raes Junction.
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
It was the inaugural visit to Dunedin for a vessel which is small in size but big on taste.
Alarming melanoma results from spot checks
Alarming melanoma results from spot checks
A spot check of South Islanders has turned up some alarming statistics around skin cancer-related symptoms.
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Proposal ‘will erode liveability, character’
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Proposal ‘will erode liveability, character’
A Queenstown development, which will potentially lead to more than 2500 houses being built, has been given draft approval despite fears it could permanently degrade an iconic landscape.
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Close encounter of the scary kind
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Close encounter of the scary kind
Adrenaline took over for a Waitati man when he came face to face with a 4m great white shark off Karitane on Sunday afternoon.
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Early results of predator control programme promising
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Early results of predator control programme promising
A massive operation to control pests is more than two-thirds completed in the South Island — over an area three times the size of Stewart Island — and early results appear promising.
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Pleased at health minister’s response
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Pleased at health minister’s response
One of the people at the centre of the controversies over the Oxford Court rest-home says she is pleased the health minister replied to her letter.
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Despair at cancer treatment delays
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Despair at cancer treatment delays
Patient advocate Melissa Vining says she cried and felt physically hurt in her heart to see cancer lists lengthening in the South.
Joint response to strong wind event key
Joint response to strong wind event key
October's severe storm caused many outages in the South Island, including North Canterbury where 8000 connections were lost.
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Fund cut will hurt disabled people: advocate
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Fund cut will hurt disabled people: advocate
The decrease of the subsidy for a transport assistance scheme will leave disabled people with fewer options and feeling like they are no longer a full member of society, a disability advocate says.
Aurora, Alpine working on integrating operations
Aurora, Alpine working on integrating operations
Southern electricity lines companies Aurora Energy and Alpine Energy are joining forces in a bid to lower costs, but are stopping short of a full merger.
Co-ordinated response to strong wind key
Co-ordinated response to strong wind key
They came from as far away as the top of the north to help out in the bottom of the South.
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Otago mayors pledge co-operation
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Otago mayors pledge co-operation
Otago mayors say they are keen to get involved in new local government reforms, but have sounded warnings over workload, equity and maintaining a local voice.
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Helicopter mountain rescue training ‘tricky stuff’
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Helicopter mountain rescue training ‘tricky stuff’
As far as workplace training goes, it is at the top end of extreme.
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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
The health and disability commissioner has received two complaints about the Oxford Court rest-home this year.
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Family battles Department of Conservation over ‘iconic’ crib
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Family battles Department of Conservation over ‘iconic’ crib
A family who own an old Kinloch crib, which features in a soon-to-be-released Brad Pitt movie, has won support to keep the 87-year-old "absolutely iconic" structure.
Rock lobster catch set to rise; reserve next steps decided
Rock lobster catch set to rise; reserve next steps decided
The tide appears to be coming in at the right time for the Otago rock lobster industry as its catch is set to increase and it has been allowed to resubmit on a contentious marine reserve.
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Ratepayer shocked by unexpected bill
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Ratepayer shocked by unexpected bill
A Central Otago man says a council sending him a $1000 bill to pay some rates he thought he had paid felt arrogant and imperious.