Rich Aussies on the hunt for $3m-plus properties
Rich Aussies on the hunt for $3m-plus properties
A high-end Arrowtown-based realtor says there’s a big shortage of luxury Whakatipu properties for sale compared to the number of interested buyers.
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Fodder competition raises funds, improves crop yields
Fodder competition raises funds, improves crop yields
Almost $10,000 was raised by the Roxburgh and Districts Lions Club after their eighth annual winter feed competition held earlier this year.
Mayoral candidate keen for big changes
Mayoral candidate keen for big changes
Wide-ranging changes - from slashing council salaries to creating a mayoral forum of "intelligent people" - are proposed by the man challenging to be mayor in Central Otago.
Scholarships on offer
Scholarships on offer
Young people keen to break into the agricultural sector have the opportunity to apply for a Lincoln University scholarship.
Workshops on leading, funding ahead
Workshops on leading, funding ahead
Central Otago community groups have the opportunity to take part in two workshops aimed at addressing governance and funding.
Boy’s goal to ski double-Everest
Boy’s goal to ski double-Everest
A Cromwell schoolboy is due to hit the slopes of Coronet Peak to ski the equivalent vertical height of Mt Everest twice to raise money for the Cancer Society during Daffodil Day on August 29.
Move-out date not yet set
Move-out date not yet set
Clutha District Council has spoken up to settle curiosity about the fate of a successful Milton education provider.
Local Legend: Donna Hayes
Local Legend: Donna Hayes
Silver Fern Farms and Clutha Leader’s last Local Legend for July is Balclutha knitter Donna Hayes.
Great Wall trek for great cause
Great Wall trek for great cause
A Timaru early childhood teacher is preparing to tackle one of the wonders of the world in an effort to raise funds for children in need.
Home baker helps other kids in need
Home baker helps other kids in need
A Geraldine 10-year-old’s tea party has raised much-needed funds for The Starship Foundation.
Volunteer of the month: ‘I do it for the love of it’
Volunteer of the month: ‘I do it for the love of it’
There is no slowing down 87-year-old Waimate man Charles Alsop.
Frosts enable ice rink to open
Frosts enable ice rink to open
Fairlie’s natural ice skating rink was able to open three times in the past week, compared with last year’s one-night-only opening.
Nominations fall short as cut-off nears
Nominations fall short as cut-off nears
With less than a day until nominations close, multiple positions around council and community board tables in South Canterbury are yet to be filled.
Work on ‘transformational project’ begins
Work on ‘transformational project’ begins
Earthmovers are beginning to set the stage for the $47.2million Theatre Royal and museum redevelopment project.
Tap water title down the drain
Tap water title down the drain
Timaru’s hopes of winning a coveted transtasman title for the best-tasting tap water went down the drain last week.
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‘Disgusted’ news came second-hand
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‘Disgusted’ news came second-hand
A Southland poultry farmer is "disgusted" he had to learn second-hand he would receive no council compensation for distress and loss of income resulting from a nearby housing development.
Missing tramper left note: ‘gone for walk’
Missing tramper left note: ‘gone for walk’
At 2.39pm last Thursday, about two hours after he was reported missing, Roy Arbon’s phone put him in a wide-open clearing.
Invercargill clock design 'hideous': councillor
Invercargill clock design 'hideous': councillor
Opinions are divided over the cost of rehousing Invercargill’s Wachner Pl clock, one city councillor calling the concept design "hideous".
Mayor delays decision on mana whenua agreement
Mayor delays decision on mana whenua agreement
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has used his power as chairman to delay a decision on a memorandum of understanding with mana whenua.
Name remains suppressed
Name remains suppressed
The identity of the man charged with manslaughter over a ute crash that claimed the life of an Otago man will remain secret — for now.
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