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Spirits high but doubt clouds future of Bluff oyster festival

Bluff Oyster and Food Festival chairman John Edminstin had several reasons to smile at the...

Spirits high but doubt clouds future of Bluff oyster festival

A lower than usual turnout did little to dampen the high spirits of organisers and attendees at the annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival.

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Railcar ‘Phoenix’ rises again

Crowds gather around The Phoenix railcar at Quarry Siding in Oamaru on Saturday. PHOTO: CHARLEY...

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Railcar ‘Phoenix’ rises again

Harry Andrew and his team of volunteers saw their latest pride and joy, the restored Phoenix railcar, carry its first passengers in decades at the weekend.

Oyster enthusiasts gather for festival

Festival veteran Ron Kilburn, of Tauranga, was attending his eighth festival on Saturday. He said...

Oyster enthusiasts gather for festival

The oyster was the star of the show at the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival on Saturday, which also featured pāua, kina and whitebait.

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District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants

Te Pou Ō Mata Au, Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre, in Balclutha. Photo:...

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District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants

Clutha looks set to breach a self-imposed cap of 20% for rates increases.

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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change

Methodist Mission Southern director Laura Black. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change

A Queenstown family left with almost nothing each week after paying their bills says government changes to social housing will make the ‘‘nightmare’’ of getting by even harder.

Suburban crescent crowned city’s noisiest street

Suburban crescent crowned city’s noisiest street

Dust off your earmuffs: Invercargill has a new noisiest street — although some of its residents disagree.

Family ‘moved beyond words’ at support in wake of cancer news

Family ‘moved beyond words’ at support in wake of cancer news

The family of a terminally-ill Queenstowner say they were moved “beyond words” by a truck procession past his house last Saturday.

Woman falsely claimed sex assault in Queenstown

Woman falsely claimed Uber sex assault on Queenstown holiday

A 25-year-old woman was celebrating her engagement on holiday in Queenstown when she claimed an Uber driver sexually assaulted her.

Dancing up a storm

An Arrowtown-raised former professional dancer is blown away by the interest her second annual Queenstown Dance Awards has engendered.

Winter Pride may have to slide

Winter Pride may have to slide

Queenstown's Winter Pride director has all but iced this year’s event.

Nursing shortage woes at Queenstown's hospital

Nursing shortage woes at Queenstown's hospital

There are concerns Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital is entering the busy winter season with depleted nursing staff.

Tourist sat on wife during fight in Queenstown

Takahide Nishio outside the Queenstown District Court. Photo: Supplied

Tourist punched wife, sat on her during anniversary fight in Queenstown

A Japanese tourist was celebrating his second anniversary with his wife in Queenstown when they got into a fight over a passport and he punched her.

One dead after crash near Clydevale

One dead after crash near Clydevale

A driver is dead after their vehicle went off the road near Clydevale, in South Otago, overnight.

Charge over alleged dating app assault 'too high'

Charge over alleged dating app assault too high, lawyers contend

Four teenagers are accused of using a gay dating app to target a victim whose home they allegedly then tried to force their way into.

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Solar farm proponent not told about project start

Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson and Southland District Mayor Rob Scott...

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Solar farm proponent not told about project start

A longtime proponent of alternative power solutions for Stewart Island was left in the dark about yesterday’s official ceremony starting construction on a $15 million solar farm.

Investitures

Ella Wilson with Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. PHOTOS: GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Investitures

Ella Wilson, of Queenstown, received a King's Service Medal (KSM) from Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at an investiture in Wellington yesterday for services to the...

Lining up the lift

There was a strong turnout in Wanaka. Photo: Marjorie Cook

Lining up the lift

Simulating bin stacking as though on an orchard, Luke St John, 24, carefully puts his skills to the test in the tractor and machinery round at the Central Otago Young Grower of the Year...

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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision

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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision

Central Otago district councillors will have to resolve a decade-long debate on the flow rate for the Manuherikia River if Falls Dam is to be rebuilt.

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Grave fears for cemetery unless coastal erosion is tackled urgently

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Grave fears for cemetery unless coastal erosion is tackled urgently

Bones could be washed out to sea at Hampden Cemetery ‘‘in the next year or two’’ unless urgent action is taken on coastal erosion, the community board’s deputy chairman has warned.

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Debt concerns voiced on amalgamation

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Debt concerns voiced on amalgamation

Debt and assets will play a major role in the ‘‘complex picture’’ around councils’ amalgamating, Waitaki District Mayor Mel Tavendale says.

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