The proposed National Environmental Standards (NES) for a National Consistency for Plantation Forestry under the Resource Management Act (RMA) were asked for seven years ago, says forestry company Ernslaw One's environment manager Peter Weir, of Christchurch, and Forestry Owners Association representative.
About 100 farmers and consultants attended the Southern Humates field day on the Coker farm at near Mataura recently.
A Queenstown call for action over high-risk tourist drivers has been backed by 10,000 people in 48 hours.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council could open itself up to the ''greatest legal challenge'' if it agrees to an Upper Clutha A and P Society building extension on reserve land, a lawyer has cautioned.
Two international teams entered in the Godzone adventure race near Wanaka put their rivalry aside for a friendly multinational paddle on the Clutha River yesterday.
The Wanaka pilot killed in a helicopter crash near Queenstown on Thursday was a humble, kind man who would do anything for others and who loved God and family above all else, his devastated wife and friends say.
Winston Gould, of Wanaka, has joined the ranks of Otago's most infamous cat burglars.
The Highlanders kick off their Super 15 campaign with a derby match against the Crusaders in Dunedin tomorrow night. ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire ponders some questions about their prospects.
A surge of interest in youth cricket in the the Upper Clutha this season has been attributed to New Zealand cricket's success in the past year and recent Cricket World Cup hype.
Compensation for legal costs and ''strife and stress'' appears to be the main sticking point in resolving a long-running public access dispute over the road into Kidds Bush, next to Lake Hawea.
Eleven down, 39 to go.
Wanaka country pop/rock singer Jody Direen experienced ''a night I'll probably never forget'' as opening act for country music superstar Kenny Rogers on Friday.
With the Highlanders set to kick off their Super 15 campaign against the Crusaders this weekend, ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at who will be filling the various positions within the team.
The river use rights of anglers and jet boaters caused some division at an Otago Fish and Game Council meeting in Wanaka on Saturday, amid renewed concerns about the Queenstown Lakes District Council's lack of public consultation over river access issues.
[image[Leonardo da Vinci is in the news again, and there are some good things among the old and modern masters at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Twenty pre-1940 graves which are falling into disrepair at the Wanaka Cemetery might get a makeover.
The Cardrona Valley man seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near Luggate which killed his partner is out of intensive care.
It is Coast to Coast time again. Wayne Parsons speaks to three South Otago athletes undertaking the great race.
A 15-lot subdivision has been approved for rural-general land on the outskirts of Wanaka which was previously protected from further development.
The Longest Day section of the Coast to Coast, which stars at Kumara Beach tomorrow at 6am, is shaping up to be a thriller.