Labour Inspector must release info to Gloriavale
The Employment Court has ruled the Labour Inspector must release advice it received from Crown Law about the employment status of people at Gloriavale on the West Coast.
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Thurlby neighbours’ claims dismissed
Thurlby neighbours’ claims dismissed
Claims some events at a Queenstown property would resemble an Eden Park concert are "fanciful", the Environment Court has found.
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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town
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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town
Te Anau was transformed last week into a bustling open-air gallery as artists from near and far converged for its first street art festival.
Showers kept on until March
Showers kept on until March
An alternative ablution facility for Invercargill’s homeless community is still being worked through as the cost of the current set-up continues to bite.
Temporary crossing for heavy vehicles
Temporary crossing for heavy vehicles
A temporary bridge spanning the Manuherikia River in Alexandra will provide a "crucial crossing" for heavy vehicles, the council says.
Growing village, hoping to elicit revisits
Growing village, hoping to elicit revisits
Christina and Callum Grant are following through on a family vision by expanding Tarras Village.
Pair vying for vacant council seat
Pair vying for vacant council seat
And they’re off.
6 hurt in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash
6 hurt in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash
Six people have been taken to hospital following a head-on crash in Queenstown.
Queenstown restaurant loses bid over name
Queenstown restaurant loses bid over name
A Queenstown restaurant has failed to secure an interim injunction to stop an Australian company opening a spa in the resort town with the same name.
Two airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after Hampden crash
Two airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after Hampden crash
Two people were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after a van rolled off the road near Oamaru this morning.
Driver allegedly four times over limit after hen's do
Driver allegedly four times over limit after hen's do
A woman was nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit after being seen driving erratically the morning after a hen's do, police say.
Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business
Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business
Queenstown's golfers are being asked to rally behind a local business following a fire.
20 years supporting athletes celebrated
20 years supporting athletes celebrated
ILT Academy Southland celebrated two decades of supporting Southland’s best young athletes at a special function in Invercargill yesterday.
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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’
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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’
Former Kingston chief fire officer Peter Ottley has a message for New Zealand’s bureaucrats.
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
House prices have skyrocketed more than 200% in a quiet Otago town that "people used to look down on" but residents enjoying the good life are not tempted to cash in.
'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car
'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car
Southern Infrastructure has appointed two "world-class" suppliers to lead the development of the proposed $400million Queenstown Cable Car network.
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
A Wānaka golf club is taking the first swing at improving its historic clubhouse after a 38-year need for upgraded premises.
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Early results of predator control programme promising
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Early results of predator control programme promising
A massive operation to control pests is more than two-thirds completed in the South Island — over an area three times the size of Stewart Island — and early results appear promising.
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Spoiler alert: Nadia Lim does not feature in her 2026 nude sunflower calendar, but she might be in the next.
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
A Southland teacher aide who collected exploitative online material and expressed a desire to sexually abuse a young child has had his prison sentence quashed.