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Thousands pay their respects

Crowds turned out around Otago yesterday for parades and services to honour those who served in New Zealand’s armed forces. Our reporters were there.
Three brothers among 17 honoured in poppy drop

A family heirloom plane has honoured an unfathomable loss in a war that both liberated and stole generations.
Anzac spirit

Wanaka real estate agent Sue Grant, selling Anzac poppies, pins one to the T-shirt of Tasmanian David Clark, who is visiting New Zealand with his family.

New owners of hotel take over next week

New owners of hotel take over next week

A troubled Arrowtown hotel has new owners.
Unfilled roles sink heritage committee

Unfilled roles sink heritage committee

Oamaru's Victorian heritage celebrations are ``not dead in the water'' even after the committee that organises them folded this week, a former committee member and chairwoman says.
Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Fewer sea-run trout in the Pomahaka River has prompted Otago Fish & Game to survey the river.

queenstown

Duncan Robertson and great-grandchildren Charlotte (12) and Samuel Muir (11) after the dawn...

Armoured car driver recalls comrades

A remarkably youthful-looking 97-year-old stood among the throng at Queenstown's dawn service yesterday.

Dotcom tweets a call for new staff

Dotcom tweets a call for new staff

Kim Dotcom wants you.
New owners of hotel take over next week

New owners of hotel take over next week

A troubled Arrowtown hotel has new owners.
Heritage site status marked

Heritage site status marked

Two heritage sites in the Wakatipu gained Landmarks Whenua Tohunga status yesterday.

Wanaka

‘Very disruptive’ jet-boat activity annoys fishers

Otago Fish & Game is unhappy with a response from the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s harbourmaster to an angler who complained about a jet-boat interrupting his fishing.

Quick action saved woman on paddle-board

Quick action saved woman on paddle-board

A paddle-boarding trip along the Clutha River could have ended in tragedy if not for the quick thinking of an experienced guide.
Thousands pay their respects

Thousands pay their respects

Crowds turned out around Otago yesterday for parades and services to honour those who served in New Zealand’s armed forces. Our reporters were there.
Consent bid for 94-lot subdivision

Consent bid for 94-lot subdivision

More residential homes are proposed for the area between Cardrona Valley Rd and Ballantyne Rd in Wanaka.

Central Otago

Before taking off in a Tiger Moth for a flyover of an Anzac Day service in Lowburn, Daniel...

Three brothers among 17 honoured in poppy drop

A family heirloom plane has honoured an unfathomable loss in a war that both liberated and stole generations.

Driver to appear in court

Driver to appear in court

A car remains against a tree following a crash which occurred last Friday in Ennis St, Alexandra.
Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Fewer sea-run trout in the Pomahaka River has prompted Otago Fish & Game to survey the river.
Mayor rejects minister's claim

Mayor rejects minister's claim

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan says he does not accept ``the excuses'' Minister for Children Tracey Martin has made regarding the planned closure of the Stand Children's Services children's...

South Otago

Relative of Sergeant Dick Travis, David MacDonald, and his wife Diane, in front of the Dick...

Travis Memorial Wall honours WW1 hero

The Pukerau Anzac Day service and the unveiling of the Dick Travis Memorial Wall attracted relatives of Sergeant Dick Travis from as far away as Australia.

Looking back on service with pride, but also sadness

Looking back on service with pride, but also sadness

Four returned Milton serviceman Bill Sinclair, Anzac Day arrives each year with a mix of pride and sadness.
Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Declining Pomahaka fishery to be surveyed

Fewer sea-run trout in the Pomahaka River has prompted Otago Fish & Game to survey the river.
'Humbled' to receive 50-year fire service medal

'Humbled' to receive 50-year fire service medal

Fifty years of service has flown past for Balclutha firefighter Ian Ross, and he would do it all again in the blink of an eye.

north otago

Maheno School pupils Lillie Silcock (11) and Brooke Purvis (11) at the Maheno War Memorial with...

Pupils made crosses to honour the fallen

In the lead-up to each Anzac Day, Maheno School, south of Oamaru, likes to do something special to honour the memory of those from the area who never came home from World War 1.

Unfilled roles sink heritage committee

Unfilled roles sink heritage committee

Oamaru's Victorian heritage celebrations are ``not dead in the water'' even after the committee that organises them folded this week, a former committee member and chairwoman says.
Gallipoli war story comes full circle

Gallipoli war story comes full circle

The granddaughter of an Australian soldier wounded at Gallipoli will speak at the Anzac Day service in the town with the same name as the ship that transported him to safety.
Oamaru woman in UK visa saga

Oamaru woman in UK visa saga

A petition, a letter to Britain's minister for immigration, a staff shortage and offers of sponsorship are still not enough for an Oamaru woman to stay working in London.

southland

South Otago High School head girl Briar Mills (17) reflects on her changing perception of Anzac...

Thousands pay their respects

Crowds turned out around Otago yesterday for parades and services to honour those who served in New Zealand’s armed forces. Our reporters were there.

Ombudsman rules against helicopter landings

Ombudsman rules against helicopter landings

The Department of Conservation's decision to allow helicopter landings at a remote Fiordland mountain plateau to increase from 10 to 70 a day was "contrary to law'', the Ombudsman has found.
Up and coming rural experts give it a go

Up and coming rural experts give it a go

Dipton's up and coming primary industries experts went in to battle in the weekend
Sites showing signs of improved water quality

Sites showing signs of improved water quality

Southlanders deserve a pat on the back, as river quality trends released last week are improving.

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