Big demand expected for Great Walks
Big demand expected for Great Walks
Bookings for the Great Walks are starting to open - and the Department of Conservation expects strong demand.
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Police investigating links between Invercargill dating app assaults
Police investigating links between Invercargill dating app assaults
The victims of two serious assaults in Invercargill were attacked by more than one offender after a dating app was used to lure them to a park late at night.
Readers flock to book fair
Readers flock to book fair
Hordes of bargain-hunting bookworms descended on St Joseph’s School’s book fair in Queenstown at the weekend.
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200 mark 140 years of rural rugby
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200 mark 140 years of rural rugby
Past and present members of the Clinton Rugby Club reflected on the changing face of the sport during the club’s 140th jubilee at the weekend.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Southland crash
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Southland crash
A motorcyclist is seriously injured following a crash on State Highway 96 in Southland this morning.
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Pupils put forward case for improved school crossings
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Pupils put forward case for improved school crossings
Democracy appears to be alive and well in Clutha, as its youngsters back a recent stellar election turnout in one of its towns with a little direct engagement on road safety.
Hundreds attend event centre opening
Hundreds attend event centre opening
The Network Waitaki Event Centre is officially open for business.
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Santana questions witness impartiality
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Santana questions witness impartiality
Santana Minerals is questioning the impartiality of two expert witnesses over social media activity it argues should disqualify them from part of the fast-track process.
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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’
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Police arrest pair after two injured in ‘grievous assault’
Police swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" on Friday night, which left two men seriously injured.
Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation
Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation
Sprawl of the Wānaka township has resulted in management of the Mount Iron Reserve passing from the Department of Conservation (Doc) to Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Police have swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" last night, which has left two men seriously injured.
Fundraiser for driver tops $13k
Fundraiser for driver tops $13k
A fundraiser set up to support the long-term recovery of a truck driver seriously injured in a crash in North Otago has topped $13,000.
Local artists’ works in national IHC exhibition
Local artists’ works in national IHC exhibition
An exhibition that promotes learning and gives people with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to earn money from their art will be held at The Loan & Merc next Friday.
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
Healthcare services in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will begin expanding in 2027 with $128m in additional operational spending over the next four years, the Health Minister says.
Nth Otago bar sold to 'two local couples'
North Otago bar sold to 'two local couples' as owners retire
The owners of Boulders Bar & Bistro will be calling last orders this month after nearly a decade running the Hampden establishment.
Support needed to cope with pressures
Support needed to cope with pressures
The argument that the Queenstown-Lakes District should be getting more from the International Visitor Levy (IVL) is a valid one.
From one kind of tussock country to another
From one kind of tussock country to another
An ode to the 1960s and ’70s is how a Central Otago musician describes her first album Mythology of the Girls.
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Everest disaster 30 years on
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Everest disaster 30 years on
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Wānaka resident Guy Cotter sat down with RuairiO’Shea to reflect on the tragedy and lessons learned.
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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions
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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions
Sea lions may get addicted to salmon from a proposed giant fish farm, which would cause them to become more desensitised to humans, a marine mammal experts says.
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says he’s "really chuffed" the government’s finally investing in this district’s health services.