Mark Price

Tending to tussocks a labour of love for land

Motorists crossing the Lindis Pass between Wanaka and Omarama could easily think there is nothing much there except hills carpeted with tussocks. If that was true, then the Lindis Pass Conservation Group would be out of a job.

Lochie turns fun into mission to give back

Enjoying day 40 of their ski marathon at the Cardrona Alpine Resort are (from left) Rebecca,...

Lochie turns fun into mission to give back

The Win family of Cromwell have celebrated the end of two long, hard years by giving away $10,000.

Airport shareholders received hint of plans for new site

Associate Tourism Minister Paula Bennett today announced funding for a long-awaited toilet stop...

Airport shareholders received hint of plans for new site

Tarras residents might have been taken by surprise earlier this year by plans for an international airport in their district, but Christchurch International Airport Ltd’s shareholders were given a...

Hospital move idea surprise for SDHB

The entrance to Lakes District Hospital. Photos: ODT.

Hospital move idea surprise for SDHB

A plan showing the Lakes District Hospital being moved from its Frankton location to make way for a new vehicle, pedestrian and cycle link has come as an unwelcome surprise to the hospital’s owner,...

Proposed cycle trails still being assessed

A promotional shot for the proposed new cycle trails. Not everyone has quite such a rosy view....

Proposed cycle trails still being assessed

Enthusiasm for new cycle trails in Otago has upset the Department of Conservation’s timetable for processing proposals.

NZ’s first electric plane unveiled

New Zealand’s first electric aeroplane will be officially unveiled at Christchurch Airport on October 30.

Sounds Air plans to add electric plane to fleet

A Sounds Air Pilatus PC12 aircraft at Wanaka Airport. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Sounds Air plans to add electric plane to fleet

Flying from Wanaka to Christchurch by electric plane might be possible in 2026.

Boult's stay of proceedings in Stonewood case lifted

A stay of proceedings granted to Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult in the High Court case brought against him by the liquidators of Stonewood Homes Ltd has been lifted.

Sounds Air keen to add electric plane to fleet

Sounds Air has signed a letter of intent with Swedish aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace to...

Sounds Air keen to add electric plane to fleet

The airline due to begin a service between Wanaka and Christchurch next month has even bigger plans in the pipeline.

Rural towns miss out on funding

Southland memorial specialist Ann Robbie wonders where the Waikiwi war memorial gates have gone....

Rural towns miss out on funding

While a $3.3million spruce-up is on the way for dozens of public halls and war memorials across Otago and Invercargill, communities in the Southland district have missed out.

$3.39m for South in national halls renovation scheme

$3.39m for South in national halls renovation scheme

New paint, new cladding, new roofs, new heat pumps — all this and more is on the way for the public halls and war memorials of Otago and Southland.

No decision on jet service, court hears

No decision on jet service, court hears

Establishing a commercial jet service at Wanaka Airport was the "current thinking" of the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) early last year but there had been no decision to do so.

Ignore case’s politics, barrister asks judge

Ignore case’s politics, barrister asks judge

The High Court judge hearing a judicial review of the lease of Wanaka Airport has been asked to disregard the politics.

Mental health peer support model promoted

Mental health peer support model promoted

It is a job where the main qualification is having had previous addiction problems or mental illness. "Peer support" workers "walk alongside" the mentally ill, able to understand what they...

Paraglider wing found

James Oroc’s paraglider wing. PHOTO: JAMES JOHNSON SEARCH TEAM

Paraglider wing found

The wing belonging to paraglider pilot James Kiwi Oroc (Johnson) has been found in Nevada, but there is no sign of Mr Oroc.

Development in search for former Otago man missing in US

James Kiwi Oroc's glider found in Nevada. Photo: James Johnston Search Team

Development in search for former Otago man missing in US

The wing belonging to former Otago paraglider pilot James Kiwi Oroc has been found in Nevada, but there is no sign of Mr Johnston.

$1m to help pay for hall approved

A view from southeast of the proposed new Luggate Memorial Centre. IMAGE: SALMOND ARCHITECTURE...

$1m to help pay for hall approved

The Wanaka Community Board has accepted the Queenstown Lakes District Council should be allowed to dip into the Wanaka asset sale reserve for $1million to help pay for a replacement for the Luggate...

Two freed from vehicle after crash in Wanaka CBD

Fire crews at the scene of the crash in Wanaka today. Photo: Mark Price

Two freed from vehicle after crash in Wanaka CBD

Two people had to be freed from a car which ended up on its side after the vehicle struck a tree in central Wanaka today.

Youth 'invasions' spur parental camping rules

Teenagers planning on camping at Albert Town this summer will have to bring their parents.

$100 million line upgrade ups capacity

South Australia had no power last week for nearly 24 hours after a series of severe storms. Photo...

$100 million line upgrade ups capacity

A $100 million upgrade of two of Transpower’s high-voltage lines through Otago is under way, with the biggest job set to begin in January.

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