Regions

Wasp season slow to start, exterminator says

Flurries of black and yellow pests can be seen on Southland properties as the wasp season starts.
Cavalcade trail riders wending way towards weekend finish

Eighty riders in Jane Whitmore’s Clover Leaf trail cross a bridge on the rail trail near Oturehua before visiting Hayes Engineering this week as part of the Otago Goldfields Cavalcade.
Yellow-eyed penguins ready for the wild

The release of 25 critically endangered yellow-eyed penguin chicks yesterday marked a special occasion for Penguin Rescue.

Oamaru crash driver admits guilt

Oamaru crash driver admits guilt

An Oamaru man who initially denied being the driver of a vehicle involved in a fiery crash that killed two teenagers in June has admitted he was behind the wheel.
ORC seeks ministerial help

ORC seeks ministerial help

The Otago Regional Council wants to send pending water management rule changes straight to a higher authority, bypassing the usual process.
Deadline for embattled councillor’s resignation looms

Deadline for embattled councillor’s resignation looms

If the Southland Fish & Game councillor facing backlash over his comments about "chick scientists" does not resign, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage might intervene in the matter, a source says.

queenstown

An Otago Rescue Helicopter crew picks up a cyclist at the bottom of the Coronet Peak access road...

Cyclist hit by truck, flown out

Onlookers watched from their vehicles as a helicopter descended on the entrance to Coronet Peak after a cyclist was struck by a truck yesterday.

Cyclist run over by truck near Queenstown

Cyclist run over by truck near Queenstown

A cyclist has been seriously injured after being run over by a truck near Queenstown this afternoon.
Museum needs $3.5m for quake work

Arrowtown museum needs $3.5m for quake work

Arrowtown’s Lakes District Museum could be history if a “daunting” $3.5 million isn’t stumped up for earthquake-strengthening and restoration work.
Support for save dance school petition

Support for save dance school petition

A petition to save a popular Queenstown dance school is well on the way to its goal.

Wanaka

Sawmill tenant's lease terminated

Change is in the wind for the Luggate sawmill site, in Church Rd, but exactly what change and when buildings would go remains unclear.

Consultant backs survey’s security, method

Consultant backs survey’s security, method

Of more than 1200 people who have taken part in an online survey about the future of Queenstown and Wanaka Airports, only two have had anti-virus problems, according to consultants MartinJenkins.
Airport litigation fears addressed

Airport litigation fears addressed

Legal action against the Queenstown Lakes District Council is not on Auckland International Airport Ltd’s (AIAL) agenda.
Uncertainty over subdivision

Uncertainty over subdivision

Commissioners hearing a resource consent application to build a residential subdivision in Hawea claimed they "are not sure what they are consenting to" following the late inclusion of a town service centre.

Central Otago

Legionnaires, also known as legionellosis, is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria commonly...

Potting mix danger alert after deaths

The Alexandra Garden Club believes the way compost and potting mix is packaged and stored in the baking Central Otago sun makes it potentially lethal.

Blossom Festival bus riders in BBC documentary

Blossom Festival bus riders in BBC documentary

A globetrotting feature of the Alexandra Blossom Festival half a century ago will be the star of a BBC documentary about seven men and an epic three-year adventure.
Cromwell development plan less intense

Cromwell development plan less intense

Land forming part of a controversial Cromwell subdivision is likely to get resource consent for residential development but in a radically different format.
Cavalcade trail riders wending way towards weekend finish

Cavalcade trail riders wending way towards weekend finish

Eighty riders in Jane Whitmore’s Clover Leaf trail cross a bridge on the rail trail near Oturehua before visiting Hayes Engineering this week as part of the Otago Goldfields Cavalcade.

South Otago

Papatowai Challenge founder Wayne Allen is not letting a recent stroke thwart his unbroken 24...

Recovery just in time for challenge

Despite an unexpected medical intervention, at least one record will remain unbroken in the Catlins tomorrow at the conclusion of the 24th Papatowai Challenge.

Lengthy swim earns large pizza

Lengthy swim earns large pizza

For some, their vision of a dream holiday conjures up floating in a pool with cocktails to follow.
Big River raft title hard-won

Big River raft title hard-won

Cloudy with a chance of yolks.
Swollen river fails to dampen triathletes’ spirit, enthusiasm

Swollen river fails to dampen triathletes’ spirit, enthusiasm

Recent flooding of the Clutha River could not deter competitors in the Ken Milne Classic triathlon in Balclutha on Saturday.

north otago

The single-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of TY Duncan Rd and Shortland Rd. Photo:...

Oamaru crash driver admits guilt

An Oamaru man who initially denied being the driver of a vehicle involved in a fiery crash that killed two teenagers in June has admitted he was behind the wheel.

Home detention for sex offender

Home detention for sex offender

A former North Otago man who subjected a teenage girl to prolonged sexual abuse was a "mongrel" who had betrayed the family, the victim’s mother says.
Yellow-eyed penguins ready for the wild

Yellow-eyed penguins ready for the wild

The release of 25 critically endangered yellow-eyed penguin chicks yesterday marked a special occasion for Penguin Rescue.
Relief dominant emotion

Relief dominant emotion

Before Sunday, Carl Hunt had never run a marathon.

southland

Ken Cochrane (left) made the comments at a meeting of the Southalnd Recreational Whitebaiters...

Deadline for embattled councillor’s resignation looms

If the Southland Fish & Game councillor facing backlash over his comments about "chick scientists" does not resign, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage might intervene in the matter, a source says.