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‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

The late Brian Turner will be celebrated "as a person and a poet" at an event on National Poetry Day next Friday.
Airport hits milestone amid major works programme

Queenstown Airport celebrated its 90th birthday yesterday — one of New Zealand’s oldest commercial airports still operating on its original site.
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Skyline to pay almost $10m for remediation after 2023 landslip

Skyline Enterprises has stumped up $5.7 million to March 31 this year to remediate Queenstown Cemetery and Reavers Lane following a slip on Bob’s Peak almost two years ago.

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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

Central Otago mayoral candidate Mark Quinn says he did turn up to his afternoon meeting in Alexandra on Wednesday - he was just half an hour late.
Airport hits milestone amid major works programme

Airport hits milestone amid major works programme

Queenstown Airport celebrated its 90th birthday yesterday — one of New Zealand’s oldest commercial airports still operating on its original site.
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Councillor pulled up over ‘gas’ comments

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Councillor pulled up over ‘gas’ comments

A Gore district councillor was told off this week after saying an environmental committee he sat on was "only adding to the greenhouse effect by the amount of gas they talk".

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Airport hits milestone amid major works programme

Queenstown Airport celebrated its 90th birthday yesterday — one of New Zealand’s oldest commercial airports still operating on its original site.

ORC reducing Shotover wastewater testing despite contamination spike

ORC reducing Shotover wastewater testing despite contamination spike

The regional council is dialling back its regular testing of the Shotover wastewater treatment plant despite E. coli levels spiking recently.
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600 rental homes planned in Queenstown development

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600 rental homes planned in Queenstown development

Six hundred build-to-rent units are on the way for Queenstown in a $500 million Simplicity Living development.
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Skyline to pay almost $10m for remediation after 2023 landslip

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Skyline to pay almost $10m for remediation after 2023 landslip

Skyline Enterprises has stumped up $5.7 million to March 31 this year to remediate Queenstown Cemetery and Reavers Lane following a slip on Bob’s Peak almost two years ago.

Wanaka

The couple’s white late-model Range Rover. PHOTO: NZ POLICE

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Accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters named

A couple living the high life in Wānaka accused of defrauding friends and family for $1 million with a bogus cancer diagnosis have been named.

Wānaka fraudster couple 'lived high life' after faking cancer

Wānaka fraudster couple 'lived high life' after faking cancer

A couple living the high life in Wānaka allegedly faked cancer to rip off their family and friends for $1 million which they spent on expensive cars and properties.
Hotel racks up over 130k views

Hotel racks up over 130k views

The listing for the iconic Cardrona Hotel has been the third-most viewed property on Trade Me this year as the sale comes to an end on Friday.
Overseas buyers eye iconic Otago hotel

Overseas buyers eye iconic Otago hotel

Buyers from the United States and Singapore are on the shortlist to buy the iconic Cardrona Hotel.

Central Otago

With careful planning and research, Marco Creemers and Ryan Sanders have overseen the restoration...

'Castle' near Clyde lovingly restored

Marco Creemers and Ryan Sanders have spent five years on their historic dream home near Clyde.

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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

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Candidate late, not absent, for meeting

Central Otago mayoral candidate Mark Quinn says he did turn up to his afternoon meeting in Alexandra on Wednesday - he was just half an hour late.
Miner's quarry consents on hold by council

Miner's quarry consents on hold by council

Consents for a planned quarry in Millers Flat have been put on hold, with a public meeting around the proposal set for later this month.
‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

The late Brian Turner will be celebrated "as a person and a poet" at an event on National Poetry Day next Friday.

South Otago

Local Legend: Noeline Milne

The family of Milton’s Noeline Milne can look forward to a roast lamb dinner courtesy of the one-woman volunteer-network winning this week’s Silver Fern Farms-Clutha Leader Local Legend title.

Antarctic showcased

Antarctic showcased

The latest antarctic adventures can be experienced in comfort at the New Zealand Antarctic Society (NZAS) Film Festival in Balclutha for one night only.
Sealing work begins on TPŌMA public carpark

Sealing work begins on TPŌMA public carpark

Work to seal the public carpark at Te Pou Ō Mata-Au-Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre (TPŌMA) began last week, with completion expected by November.
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'Out of control' wild pigs killing lambs

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Wild pig damage ‘frustrating’ for South Otago farmers

South Otago farmers say "it’s not bloody good enough" as marauding wild pigs from a commercial block kill their lambs and rip up pasture.

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Quentin McGhie stands in the hole he dug in front of his Palmerston property where he lives with...

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Family in the trenches over mouldy home

A young family in Palmerston battling the council over their wet and mouldy home have been forced to dig trenches to drain away excess water.

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Specialist may aid water plan set-up

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Specialist may aid water plan set-up

The looming threat of a government "specialist" being parachuted in to decide how to set up Waitaki’s water services has been labelled a case of "local democracy done poorly".
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Residents disgusted by sea lion killings

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Residents disgusted by sea lion killings

Appalled residents of a fishing village near the mouth of the Waitaki River are struggling to understand the "disgusting" slaying of three sea lions just along the road from them.
Giant dump trucks back where they belong

Giant dump trucks back where they belong

In a bit of role reversal, heavy metal was transported to the Macraes gold mine near Palmerston yesterday.