Regions

Millions of dollars are owed to creditors on the boutique Carlin Hotel, which is in receivership....

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Distribution to hotel creditors considered ‘unlikely’

Liquidators appointed to a luxury Queenstown hotel consider a distribution to creditors is "unlikely".

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Local groups to be involved in rebuild

The blaze which gutted the Roxburgh town hall on Waitangi Day this year. Photo: Richard Davison

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Local groups to be involved in rebuild

Members of the Teviot Valley Community Board are pushing for locals to have a meaningful say in the new Roxburgh Entertainment Centre project.

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AI being used in plan submission process

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AI being used in plan submission process

Artificial intelligence is being used in the Central Otago District Council’s long-term plan submission process — but machines are not taking over, the mayor says.

Alcohol ban extended for festival

The Alexandra Blossom Festival alcohol ban will now stretch to cover the Teviot Valley. PHOTO:...

Alcohol ban extended for festival

A ban on alcohol being drunk in public will be extended in a move designed to provide police with another "tool" for managing antisocial behaviour connected to the Alexandra Blossom Festival.

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Man claims assault rifle was a family heirloom

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Man claims assault rifle was a family heirloom

A man who carried a banned assault rifle through an Owaka backpackers which prompted an armed offenders squad (AOS) callout, says the firearm was a family heirloom.

Woman sentenced for Wānaka crash that killed her sister

Anneli De Los Santos pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court last year after pleading guilty...

Woman sentenced for Wānaka crash that killed her sister

A woman had just arrived in Queenstown to celebrate her daughter’s wedding when, instead, they had to organise a funeral after she caused a crash that killed her sister.

Drugs a factor in fatal off-road crash: coroner

The Hawkdun Range in Central Otago. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Drugs a factor in fatal off-road crash: coroner

A Dunedin man who died in a night-time accident in the Hawkdun Range had MDMA in his bloodstream, the coroner saying the drug in his system was likely to have contributed to the crash.

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Swimmers should be wary in parts of river: report

Contractors monitoring water quality near the wastewater discharge site on the Shotover River....

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Swimmers should be wary in parts of river: report

Swimmers should be wary of taking a dip where wastewater flows into a Queenstown river, a council-commissioned report indicates.

Death at Te Anau waste station

One person has died following a workplace incident at a State Highway 95 premises yesterday afternoon.

Above average temperatures predicted for winter with less snow on the slopes

While many southerners may be rubbing their hands together with glee at news that temperatures are ‘‘very likely’’ to be warmer than average over the next three months, others may not be so pleased.