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Samoan Language Week in full swing

Oamaru Pacific Island Trust chairwoman Maiele Paia shows Toeafiafi Halalele (17) and Mailagi Lala...

Samoan Language Week in full swing

Learning about legends, history, screen printing and sharing traditional food, music and songs were all part of the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (OPIT) cultural group programme to celebrate Samoan...

Queenstown thrills on and off stage

The real Justin Abbiss: Off stage he loves his golf, snowboarding and mountain biking. PHOTO:...

Queenstown thrills on and off stage

He’s found his niche on-stage in Queenstown while also discovering an interesting life off-stage.

AWE-inspiring event line-up

Tickets are now on sale for a Southern Lakes chamber music festival that’s attracting internationally-acclaimed musicians as well as remarkable homegrown talent.

School Tahitian exchange deepens

Students in the exchange programme perform. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

School Tahitian exchange deepens

A three-year relationship between Wakatipu High and a Tahitian college strengthened last week.

Kids’ art inspires sculptures

Queenstown steel fabricator Paul Haswell’s running an online auction for the KidsCan charity for two sculptures he’s displaying at Frankton’s Country Lane.

4WD club helps SAR

Wakatipu Search and Rescue’s (SAR) added another string to its bow.

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Brewery goes into cold storage

Owners of Altitude Brewery Eddie Gapper (left) and Elliot Menzies. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Brewery goes into cold storage

Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing’s opening a large cold-storage facility as an investment in beer quality, freshness and increased production levels.

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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation

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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation

Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger believes Mayor Tom Campbell jumped the gun when he told a mayoral forum last week the council preferred amalgamation.

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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land

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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land

Queenstown Airport ‘‘significantly underpaid’’ for land it compulsorily bought from a developer and has been forced to pay $44.5 million.

Waterways services under fire

Queenstown’s council’s standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.

Arrests after vehicle break-ins

Arrests after vehicle break-ins

Police have arrested and charged two youths following a recent spate of vehicle-related crime in Winton.

Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market

Tiki Corner, fronting Shotover, Rees and Beach Sts, is being sold. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market

Queenstown CBD’s strongest retail location hits the market today.

A luxury Queenstown real estate agency’s querying why a top-end local residential enclave’s being treated as if it were productive farmland — undermining, as a result, the government’s new investor...

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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times

Rachel Anderson-Evans (left) and Tash Hamilton say they are proud of Nelson Horrell and the...

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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times

An 80-year-old Winton man who deadlifted an 80kg weight 80 times in a day said it would have been easier if he hadn’t pulled a hamstring.

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Community transport plans shelved

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Community transport plans shelved

A proposed Wānaka to Hāwea shuttle has been shelved due to difficulties funding the project.

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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel

American Bill Foley has taken over historic Eichardt’s Private Hotel and adjoining The Grille....

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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel

An American billionaire with New Zealand hospitality and sporting interests — including the A-League-winning football team Auckland FC — has bought Queenstown’s Eichardt’s hotel.