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Flooding at the corner of Weaver St and Alde St in Oamaru. Photo: Kayla Hodge

Oamaru woman stuck in house due to flooding says warning came too late

Sammy Carter of RNZAn Oamaru woman is stuck inside her sister's house due to flooding as she tried to help evacuate her two nephews - one who is blind and the other in a wheelchair. Raylene Mulligan...

'Extreme care': Flooding, snow closes roads

At Pukeuri near Oamaru this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquery

'Extreme care': Flooding, snow closes roads

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Roads in the lower South Island remain closed, including many state highways, after heavy rain and snow.

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Sporting stalwart taken aback by award

South Otago athletics, sports administration and coaching stalwart Gordon Baird shows off some of...

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Sporting stalwart taken aback by award

A South Otago stalwart says his lifelong service to sports is fuelled by a love of people, combined with an enduring competitive spirit.

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Hoping to double number of units

The three parcels at 429, 465 and 489 Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway are owned by developer Clarke...

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Hoping to double number of units

An Auckland-based property development firm plans to almost double the number of residential units first proposed on one of its Ladies Mile sites.

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Jones takes aim at climate change ‘hysteria’

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Jones takes aim at climate change ‘hysteria’

Shane Jones was his usual boisterous and brash self during a wide-ranging speech in Oamaru yesterday.

Waitaki District declares state of emergency

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A state of emergency has been declared in Waitaki after the district was hit by heavy rain overnight causing “severe” localised flooding.

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Mahinerangi wind farm expansion gains approval

Mercury Energy's Mahinerangi wind farm expansion has been given fast-track approval.
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Mahinerangi wind farm expansion gains approval

Construction may be under way by the end of the year for the second stage of the Mahinerangi wind farm.

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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power

McGregor’s Tearooms manager Bobby Sarginson outside the Palmerston landmark. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power

McGregor’s Bakery and Tearooms owner Bernie Sugrue says if he had done what a couple of power businesses had done to him his ‘‘name would be up in red flags like people love doing’’.

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Job growth improving in Otago: report

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Job growth improving in Otago: report

Some positive news has been reported about job growth in Otago though wage increases remain tight.

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Looking on the bright side

Joccoa Crosswell in her halo at Dunedin Hospital seven weeks ago. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Looking on the bright side

It could have been worse.

Information sought after person struck by vehicle in Balclutha

Information sought after person struck by vehicle in Balclutha

Police are seeking more information after a person was struck by a vehicle in Balclutha.

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Seventy years after its pioneering proving flight to Milford Sound, de Havilland DH89 Dominie ZK...

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How flight-seeing got off the ground

Former Queenstown-based Southern Scenic Air Services promoted its Milford flight as the ‘‘Gateway to Magnificence’’.

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Marine scientists putting pieces together

Auckland-based ecologist Bryony Miller, pictured with her husband, Waka Miller, says that in her...

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Marine scientists putting pieces together

A pilot study using Lego-like building block modules to restore marine environments is showing promise, a marine ecologist says.

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

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Flood-plagued walking track section to be lifted, armoured

A section of walking track at the southern end of Lake Hayes will be raised and reinforced to protect it from flooding.

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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service

Thornbury Volunteer Fire Brigade member Colin Hitchcock speaks at the brigade's award ceremony...

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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service

Curiosity may have killed the cat but for one Southlander it has led to a 50-year volunteer fire brigade career.

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‘Irresponsible not to act on’ safety issues

Wānaka’s Beacon Point Rd freedom camping site. PHOTO: RUAIRI O’SHEA

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‘Irresponsible not to act on’ safety issues

New permanent restrictions for two freedom camping hot spots in Wānaka are now in place after a plethora of issues were raised with the council.

Councillors in support of rates assistance

Invercargill city council building. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Councillors in support of rates assistance

Postponed rates payments and loans to improve properties could be on the horizon for Invercargill ratepayers.

Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

Heavy rainfall has arrived in Dunedin earlier than expected and is forecast to continue overnight, with surface flooding and some land instability reported.

Sod turned for $5m primary maternity unit opening mid-2027

An artist’s impression of the new maternity unit in Clyde. Work on the 14-month project is due to...

Sod turned for $5m primary maternity unit opening mid-2027

Work is about to begin on the birthplace of the next generation of many Central Otago families, the health minister says.

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Temperature records toppled by balmy June

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Temperature records toppled by balmy June

If you thought the weather was a little better than usual last month, you were not imagining it — it was officially New Zealand’s warmest June on record.

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