Regions

Teaching kids how to be safe on bikes

Addison Gough picked the right time to get herself a new bike.
Beech trees herald huge eco-venture

Two years ago, the ODT unveiled Treespace Queenstown's plans to reforest a high country farm with a wilding tree problem. Two months ago, the planting of beech trees on Mt Dewar Station began.
Thousands line the streets for Invercargill Christmas Parade

Southland has officially kicked off the holiday season with its traditional Christmas Parade.

Preparation for wildfires

Preparation for wildfires

Home owners living in the kanuka forest on Wanaka’s Mt Iron and Little Mt Iron are the subject of a study on how prepared they are for a "wildfire".
Carrick vineyard owner believed murdered

Carrick vineyard owner believed murdered

The Auckland woman believed to have been murdered on Saturday, Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong, was the owner of the Carrick vineyard and winery at Bannockburn, in Central Otago.
Communities’ airport plan views clash

Communities’ airport plan views clash

Lakes district’s debate over airports is pitting two communities against each other.

queenstown

Theft topping $230,000 admitted

A 29-year-old Auckland man has admitted two charges of theft by a person in a special relationship, the money he had stolen totalling more than $230,000, in offending which spanned more than two years in Queenstown.

Club opens revamped ‘Mini Dream’ area

Club opens revamped ‘Mini Dream’ area

A rebuilt Queenstown mountain bike jump park is being hailed as the best community-built facility of its kind in the world.
Meth, cannabis in system at time of serious injury crash

Meth, cannabis in system at time of serious injury crash

A man had methamphetamine and cannabis in his system and had driven close to 1500km in less than 48 hours when he crashed after failing to see a stop sign in Geraldine, leaving a woman with serious...
Avoided jail term over drug for supply

Avoided jail term over drug for supply

A Fernhill man narrowly avoided a prison term when he was sentenced in the Queenstown District Court by Judge Alison McLeod yesterday.

Wanaka

One person died in the single-vehicle crash near Tarras. Photo: Mark Price

Man killed in crash near Tarras named

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Police have released the name of the man who was killed in a crash State Highway 8A between Tarras and Luggate last month.

Preparation for wildfires

Preparation for wildfires

Home owners living in the kanuka forest on Wanaka’s Mt Iron and Little Mt Iron are the subject of a study on how prepared they are for a "wildfire".
Red Bridge closed for work

Red Bridge closed for work

Motorists are being advised the Luggate Red Bridge will be closed to traffic from Monday between 9am and 5pm for a fortnight, to allow essential strengthening and deck repairs.
Pilot may have flown too fast

Pilot may have flown too fast

Matthew Wallis was probably flying too fast for the conditions and likely using his cellphone when his helicopter broke apart and plummeted into Lake Wanaka.

Central Otago

Picking staff issue takes too much time

Central Otago’s horticulture and viticulture sectors say there is room for improvement when it comes to recruitment — and it is due to juggling work demands with recruitment.

Carrick vineyard owner believed murdered

Carrick vineyard owner believed murdered

The Auckland woman believed to have been murdered on Saturday, Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong, was the owner of the Carrick vineyard and winery at Bannockburn, in Central Otago.
Chance for opponents to air concerns

Chance for opponents to air concerns

Opponents of the proposed international airport at Tarras have been allotted 10 minutes in which to express their concerns to Christchurch city councillors.
Alexandra woman elected to lead RWNZ

Alexandra woman elected to lead RWNZ

Challenging, exciting, daunting, motivating and humbling.

South Otago

Alan and Sandra Clearwater, of Dunedin, display their original condition 1949 Ford V8 at the...

Smoke billows in Lawrence burnout competition

A new burnout competition proved to be a big draw for an extended Lawrence Car Show this weekend, organisers say.

New track honours NZ pioneer

New track honours NZ pioneer

A new Catlins walking track opened in Tahakopa at the weekend pays tribute to a notable New Zealand pioneer.
A&P show leans on popular traditions

A&P show leans on popular traditions

The sun came out and the crowds to match for the 154th South Otago A&P Show in Balclutha on Saturday.
Regional councillors not keen on carbon offsets

Regional councillors not keen on carbon offsets

Transport is responsible for more than three-quarters of the Otago Regional Council’s greenhouse gas emissions, but purchasing carbon offsets will not be the solution.

north otago

Excited about the new On Ya Bike programme rolled out in Oamaru yesterday are (from left) Waitaki...

Teaching kids how to be safe on bikes

Addison Gough picked the right time to get herself a new bike.

Hundreds turn out for hospital open day

Hundreds turn out for hospital open day

The Oamaru Hospital’s first community open day has been an invaluable experience, the Waitaki District Health Services chief executive says.
Steady as she goes for milk company

Steady as she goes for milk company

The new owners of The Natural Dairy’s first goal is to continue the “great work”of the previous owners.
Opinions sought on shore use

Opinions sought on shore use

The Waitaki District Council is seeking feedback from its residents on the future landscape of its lake shores.

southland

Two large chilly bins were located on the rear seat of the vehicle and were found to contain 1kg...

Two arrested in Southland after cannabis smell tips off police

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A routine police checkpoint operation near Lumsden uncovered a "substantial" amount of cannabis after officers caught a whiff of the stuff in a car they stopped, prompting a search.

Man in milk tanker crash dies

Man in milk tanker crash dies

A Southland man has died in hospital more than a week after the car he was driving collided with a milk tanker.
Alliance consent renewal

Alliance consent renewal

A resource consent hearing will begin today at Environment Southland regarding the Alliance Group’s application to renew a series of consents.
Museum ‘looking fantastic’

Museum ‘looking fantastic’

It has been close to 20 years since the idea to replace the Rakiura Museum was first mooted.

Two arrested in Southland after cannabis smell tips off police

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A routine police checkpoint operation near Lumsden uncovered a "substantial" amount of cannabis after officers caught a whiff of the stuff in a car they stopped, prompting a search.