Regions

Community board taken to task over ‘brutal’ pruning

The recent pruning of some of Tapanui's civic trees has been criticised as ‘‘brutal and atrocious’’ by a community organisation.
Firefighting tour staff had to give up as flames grew

A tour guide who tried to extinguish a car fire in Fiordland’s Homer Tunnel on Tuesday says he abandoned the vehicle after multiple failed attempts.
Spending a summer day at a favourite seaside spot

Isla Russell (5) is making the most of the summer holidays — her last before she starts school next month.

Flight firms get father to injured daughter’s side

Flight firms get father to injured daughter’s side

The father of a girl who lost both of her hands in a bus crash near Queenstown has been able to get to her Christchurch Hospital bedside, thanks to a pair of flight businesses.
Dunedin-Oamaru cycle trail touted

Dunedin-Oamaru cycle trail touted

A proposed multimillion-dollar cycle trail linking Dunedin and Oamaru is an ‘‘exciting opportunity’’ for the Otago region, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Concerns have been raised about proposed changes to whitebait fishing regulations and members of the public are being urged to have their say at upcoming public consultation meetings.

queenstown

The bus carrying Chinese tourists that was involved in the crash.

Flight firms get father to injured daughter’s side

The father of a girl who lost both of her hands in a bus crash near Queenstown has been able to get to her Christchurch Hospital bedside, thanks to a pair of flight businesses.

Father of climber says son never pressured

Father of climber says son never pressured

The father of a promising climber who died in a fall in Fiordland’s Darran Mountains says his son never felt pushed by his New Zealand Alpine Team mentors.
Concert regulars take chance to tie knot

Concert regulars take chance to tie knot

For a Cromwell couple, it really was a nice day for a white wedding at the Gibbston Valley concert.
Driver charged after pair lose limbs in horror bus crash

Driver charged after pair lose limbs in horror bus crash

A man has been charged with careless driving causing injury following a bus crash near Queenstown in which a girl and woman lost limbs.

Wanaka

Snowboxx touted for Cardrona

Plans are afoot to bring Europe’s largest winter festival, Snowboxx, to the Cardrona Alpine Resort this winter.

Massive winter festival coming to Cardrona

Massive winter festival coming to Cardrona

Europe's largest winter festival, Snowboxx is coming to the Cardrona Alpine Resort this winter.
First families visit new primary school

First families visit new primary school

Wanaka's new $16 million primary school opened its office doors to pupils’ families for the first time yesterday.
Slip isolates paragliders from launch spot

Slip isolates paragliders from launch spot

Paragliders have been left up in the air over when they will be able to drive again to one of their favourite launch places — the Treble Cone Skifield west of Wanaka.

Central Otago

Three people have been flown to hospital after the crash near Roxburgh. Photo: Simon Henderson

Three hurt in crash near Roxburgh

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Three people have been flown to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Central Otago.

Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Concerns have been raised about proposed changes to whitebait fishing regulations and members of the public are being urged to have their say at upcoming public consultation meetings.
Water use disrupted in Alexandra

Water use disrupted in Alexandra

A burst pipe in Alexandra left residents without water for several hours yesterday morning.
Doc to dispose of part of recreation reserve

Doc to dispose of part of recreation reserve

An unwanted piece of land in Clyde is set to be discarded by the Department of Conservation after the Central Otago District Council decided it was ‘‘surplus to requirements’’.

South Otago

Judge blasts man who tormented ex

A Balclutha man who tormented his ex-partner has been blasted by a judge as “one of the most controlling men I’ve ever seen”.

Community board taken to task over ‘brutal’ pruning

Community board taken to task over ‘brutal’ pruning

The recent pruning of some of Tapanui's civic trees has been criticised as ‘‘brutal and atrocious’’ by a community organisation.
Gymkhana club holds triple celebration

Gymkhana club holds triple celebration — and no-one fell off

The Lawrence Gymkhana Club has concluded a busy weekend in which it celebrated its 20th annual horse trek, opened a new ablutions and social-room building and hosted its 80th annual gymkhana.
Death threats after 'lack of police action' to racist attacks

Death threats after 'lack of police action' to racist attacks

An Otago businessman is unhappy with the police response to a series of attacks on his property that he believes were racially motivated.

north otago

Johnson Gluyas Tractors is seeking the community's help to identify a man captured on CCTV...

Gone in 17 seconds: Chainsaws stolen in Oamaru

Seventeen seconds. That is all it took for a man to smash a glass door at Oamaru’s Johnson Gluyas Tractors and steal three chainsaws at 2.45am on Tuesday morning.

Dunedin-Oamaru cycle trail touted

Dunedin-Oamaru cycle trail touted

A proposed multimillion-dollar cycle trail linking Dunedin and Oamaru is an ‘‘exciting opportunity’’ for the Otago region, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Metal McCaw not wanted in Waitaki

Metal McCaw not wanted in Waitaki

A founding member of the Richie McCaw statue committee says it will not support having the metal McCaw sculpture in Waitaki.
Fiordland tawaki turns up to moult

Fiordland tawaki turns up to moult

Unusual visitors could start turning up on coastal Otago beaches.

southland

Invercargill CBD demo under way

Demolition of Invercargill's CBD to make way for a redevelopment has started with a bang.

Car pulled from Invercargill estuary

Car pulled from Invercargill estuary

A partially submerged car in Invercargill’s New River Estuary is the subject of much interest today.
Spending a summer day at a favourite seaside spot

Spending a summer day at a favourite seaside spot

Isla Russell (5) is making the most of the summer holidays — her last before she starts school next month.
Report: maternity centre closure was based on incorrect data

Report: maternity centre closure was based on incorrect data

The contentious decision to close Lumsden’s primary birthing unit was made using incorrect data and risked the safety of mothers and babies, a new report says.

Community board taken to task over ‘brutal’ pruning

Tapanui resident Faye Barlow says ageing civic trees on the town's berms, like this flowering...

Community board taken to task over ‘brutal’ pruning

The recent pruning of some of Tapanui's civic trees has been criticised as ‘‘brutal and atrocious’’ by a community organisation.

Flight firms get father to injured daughter’s side

The father of a girl who lost both of her hands in a bus crash near Queenstown has been able to get to her Christchurch Hospital bedside, thanks to a pair of flight businesses.

Report: maternity centre closure was based on incorrect data

In 2018, there were 87 breaches, more than twice those in the previous year and three times as...

Report: maternity centre closure was based on incorrect data

The contentious decision to close Lumsden’s primary birthing unit was made using incorrect data and risked the safety of mothers and babies, a new report says.

Elusive leak could threaten houses

Barrie Wills, co-director of Central Otago Clutha Trails, inspects a section of the Roxburgh...

Elusive leak could threaten houses

Water leaking from an unknown source is persistently trickling down a bank in Alexandra, compromising the houses above it.

Judge blasts man who tormented ex

Detention for ‘one of the most controlling’ men judge had seen

A Balclutha man who tormented his ex-partner has been blasted by a judge as “one of the most controlling men I’ve ever seen”.

Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Whitebaiters fish on the Hokitika River. Photo: Allied Press

Time for feedback on whitebait rule changes

Concerns have been raised about proposed changes to whitebait fishing regulations and members of the public are being urged to have their say at upcoming public consultation meetings.

Three hurt in crash near Roxburgh

8.42 pm

Three people have been flown to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Central Otago.

Firefighting tour staff had to give up as flames grew

Fire crews work in the Homer Tunnel, between Milford and Te Anau. Photo: Te Anau Volunteer Fire...

Firefighting tour staff had to give up as flames grew

A tour guide who tried to extinguish a car fire in Fiordland’s Homer Tunnel on Tuesday says he abandoned the vehicle after multiple failed attempts.

Car pulled from Invercargill estuary

When the car was retrieved, the inside of it was filled with water and sand. Photo: Laura Smith

Car pulled from Invercargill estuary

A partially submerged car in Invercargill’s New River Estuary is the subject of much interest today.

Invercargill CBD demo under way

Demolition of Invercargill's CBD to make way for a redevelopment has started with a bang.

Gone in 17 seconds: Chainsaws stolen in Oamaru

Seventeen seconds. That is all it took for a man to smash a glass door at Oamaru’s Johnson Gluyas Tractors and steal three chainsaws at 2.45am on Tuesday morning.

Father of climber says son never pressured

Father of climber says son never pressured

The father of a promising climber who died in a fall in Fiordland’s Darran Mountains says his son never felt pushed by his New Zealand Alpine Team mentors.

Snowboxx touted for Cardrona

Plans are afoot to bring Europe’s largest winter festival, Snowboxx, to the Cardrona Alpine Resort this winter.

Witnesses to crash sought

Police are seeking information from anyone who saw a car crash into a fence in Southland on Monday.

Spending a summer day at a favourite seaside spot

Isla Russell (5) is making the most of the summer holidays — her last before she starts school next month.

Doc to dispose of part of recreation reserve

Temperatures in the 30’s and 42 days without rain in November and December took its toll on grain...

Doc to dispose of part of recreation reserve

An unwanted piece of land in Clyde is set to be discarded by the Department of Conservation after the Central Otago District Council decided it was ‘‘surplus to requirements’’.