One week left for speed-change submissions
One week left for speed-change submissions
Public submission on changes to speeds along North Otago’s coastal State Highway 1 finish next week.
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'Completely renovated' luxury lodge up for sale
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'Completely renovated' luxury lodge up for sale
After 16 years hosting famous actors, singers, politicians and ultra-wealthy tourists, the Oamaru couple behind the town’s luxurious Pen-y-bryn luxury lodge are selling up.
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Call made to bring NZ aviation history home
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Call made to bring NZ aviation history home
They have carried the Beatles and the Queen to New Zealand but now sit endangered on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest and in Alaska, North Carolina and Cuba.
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Meeting to share views on community shuttle trial
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Meeting to share views on community shuttle trial
The Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle trial has been going "extremely well" and now the organisers are looking for feedback on how it can improve.
SH6 reopens after slip, more work needed
SH6 reopens after slip, more work needed
SH6 between Lake Hawea and Makarora has reopened after rocks fell on the road and more work will be needed at the site, NZTA says.
What happened to Zed after their hit?
What happened to Zed after their hit?
Renegade Fighter and all between, New Zealand band Zed is resurging, writes Olivia Caldwell.
Break-ins prompt call to lock homes, vehicles
Break-ins prompt call to lock homes, vehicles
Wānaka Police are urging people to lock their homes and vehicles as the latest string of break-ins happened over the weekend in Hawea.
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Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine
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Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine
Rūnaka and councils are pushing back on Santana's fast-track Bendigo gold mine plan, warning of major environmental risks and lambasting it for poor planning.
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight
A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.
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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent
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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent
Wanaka will take a Big Mac but, please, no side of rubbish, residents say.
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Hub a step closer as demolition progresses
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Hub a step closer as demolition progresses
Milton's long-planned community hub is coming closer to construction as demolition progresses on the site of the future Elsie Stewart Community Library and Pool.
Car winds up in Southland creek
Car winds up in Southland creek
A person has minor injuries after their car crashed on State Highway 6 and wound up in a Southland creek.
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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’
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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’
Queenstown Plunket is in danger of being homeless.
MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’
MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’
West Coast-Tasman’s National MP Maureen Pugh announced yesterday she will step away from politics at the general election in November.
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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact
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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact
Preventing a massive billion-dollar wind farm in the Southland District from going ahead will eventually lead to blackouts and reliance on coal, Contact Energy says.
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Store display brings back memories
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Store display brings back memories
The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.
Community Link honoured to be tournament recipient
Community Link honoured to be tournament recipient
Wānaka Community Link says it is an "honour" to be named Hirepool Charity Classic golf tournament recipient for 2026.
Organisation looking for new location
Organisation looking for new location
A Plunket boss says the organisation is talking to several parties about new Queenstown premises.
Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers
Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers
Failed Southland mayoral candidate Gary Tong says he was not behind the "Tick Tong" sticker campaign which plastered the region during the local election.
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Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’
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Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’
A hens party reveller caught last Christmas drink-driving almost four times over the limit had fallen from grace, a court has heard.