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Topped-up lakes have generator smiling
Hydro lakes are full and one of the country’s main generators says there is a sign that prices will get more affordable as a pipeline of massive investment in renewable projects comes online.
Steve Hepburn
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New toilet for complex care needs hailed by families
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New toilet for complex care needs hailed by families
Some of our most disadvantaged have been given a lifeline - so they can be like every one of us.
Rūnaka supports wind farm’s next stage
Rūnaka supports wind farm’s next stage
Ōtākou Rūnaka has confirmed support for the proposed second stage of the Mahinerangi Wind Farm following a detailed review and engagement.
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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm
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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm
Creditors of a now defunct Otago engineering firm have called the runaway owner a ‘‘mongrel’’ and a ‘‘bastard’’ who needs to face up to the situation.
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Aged-care worker backs resident’s claims
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Aged-care worker backs resident’s claims
An aged-care worker at MossBrae Lifecare rest-home says staff are underpaid, overworked and undervalued, and agreed with complaints made by a resident of the home this week.
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Decision to sell land for mine not easy, ‘but I believe it is right’
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Decision to sell land for mine not easy, ‘but I believe it is right’
The owner of the land where part of the planned Santana Minerals goldmine is to go says he trusts the mining company and the opportunity presented by the mine is extraordinary.
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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’
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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’
Central Otago will lose its status as a premier wine region and decades of effort will be "annihilated" should a planned gold mine go ahead, French wine experts say.
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47-year resident decries wind farm project
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47-year resident decries wind farm project
A neighbour of the Mahinerangi wind farm says nothing can alter a landscape more than building a wind farm on it.
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Staff shortages affecting care: rest-home resident
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Staff shortages affecting care: rest-home resident
A Mossbrae rest-home resident is not happy with his care, saying there has been no hot water in his room for more than two weeks and night-time meals are inedible.
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Firm owes $5.4m after owner flees: report
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Firm owes $5.4m after owner flees: report
A defunct Otago engineering company owes nearly $5.4 million after its owner fled overseas, according to documents released yesterday.
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Former Black Cap Broom in new venture
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Former Black Cap Broom in new venture
Neil Broom is picking up another piece of wood but it is not a cricket bat.
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Rescue team back cyclone response effort
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Rescue team back cyclone response effort
All the way up north and little or nothing to do.
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Gold mine supporters group gains traction
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Gold mine supporters group gains traction
Tired of watching people pour scorn on the proposed Santana Minerals gold mine, Bill Sanders wanted the other side to be heard.
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Bed tax proposal ‘getting pretty close’
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Bed tax proposal ‘getting pretty close’
A regional deal between three Otago councils and central government could be signed off by the end of the month with the long-running bed tax proposal set to be back on the table.
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Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries
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Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries
Otago beekeepers says the job has become more intense and technical, there being seemingly more questions than answers around the varroa mite.
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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’
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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’
Sir Ian Taylor says he will not be debating with Shane Jones over the rights and wrongs of Santana Minerals, saying the MP has turned it into theatre featuring bullying and bluster.
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Best Cafe perfect fit for downsizing hospo couple
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From 21st parties to 93yo birthdays: Best Cafe perfect fit for downsizing hospo couple
‘We had 10 to 15 years of hosting 21st parties. First week here we had two 93-year-old birthdays.’
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Jones wants live debate with Sir Ian
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Jones wants live debate with Sir Ian
Shane Jones says he is keen to reignite the mining debate with Sir Ian Taylor, but wants it in front of a live audience rather than a promotion for Sir Ian’s company.
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Octagon bar fights liquidation over $430k tax bill
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Octagon bar fights liquidation over $430k tax bill
The company behind Octagon bar-restaurant CBK is facing liquidation but is hoping to come to an agreement to avoid the matter going to court.
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Resident irked by damage from oaks
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Resident irked by damage from oaks
They may look nice to some, but for one car owner three trees across the road are a significant pain and wrecking her vehicle.