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'Completely renovated' luxury lodge up for sale

Luxury lodge Pen-y-bryn has been put on the market by co-owners James Glucksman (pictured) and...

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'Completely renovated' luxury lodge up for sale

After 16 years hosting famous actors, singers, politicians and ultra-wealthy tourists, the Oamaru couple behind the town’s luxurious Pen-y-bryn luxury lodge are selling up.

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Call made to bring NZ aviation history home

Standing in front of a 1965 Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-50 which has been obtained and will be...

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Call made to bring NZ aviation history home

They have carried the Beatles and the Queen to New Zealand but now sit endangered on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest and in Alaska, North Carolina and Cuba.

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Meeting to share views on community shuttle trial

Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle steering committee chairman Trevor Goodin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Meeting to share views on community shuttle trial

The Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle trial has been going "extremely well" and now the organisers are looking for feedback on how it can improve.

SH6 reopens after slip, more work needed

The slip was discovered overnight. PHOTO: NZTA

SH6 reopens after slip, more work needed

SH6 between Lake Hawea and Makarora has reopened after rocks fell on the road and more work will be needed at the site, NZTA says.

What happened to Zed after their hit?

Kiwi band Zed (from left) Ben Campbell, Adrian Palmer, Nathan King and Andy Lynch hit Wānaka next...

What happened to Zed after their hit?

Renegade Fighter and all between, New Zealand band Zed is resurging, writes Olivia Caldwell.

Break-ins prompt call to lock homes, vehicles

Wānaka Police are urging people to lock their homes and vehicles as the latest string of break-ins happened over the weekend in Hawea.

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Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine

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Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine

Rūnaka and councils are pushing back on Santana's fast-track Bendigo gold mine plan, warning of major environmental risks and lambasting it for poor planning.

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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight

A Gore pensioner has been left gutted after his car was destroyed in an act of suspected arson...

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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight

A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.

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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

An artist's impression of the new McDonalds at Three Parks, Wanaka. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

Wanaka will take a Big Mac but, please, no side of rubbish, residents say.

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Hub a step closer as demolition progresses

Demolition work in preparation for the construction of Milton’s new pool-library complex is...

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Hub a step closer as demolition progresses

Milton's long-planned community hub is coming closer to construction as demolition progresses on the site of the future Elsie Stewart Community Library and Pool.

Car winds up in Southland creek

The car wound up in Fosters Creek. Photo: Bill Gordon/supplied

Car winds up in Southland creek

A person has minor injuries after their car crashed on State Highway 6 and wound up in a Southland creek.

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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’

Queenstown Plunket faces being in limbo if its landlord successfully sells its Henry St premises...

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Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’

Queenstown Plunket is in danger of being homeless.

MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’

MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’

West Coast-Tasman’s National MP Maureen Pugh announced yesterday she will step away from politics at the general election in November.

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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact

An artist’s impression of Contact Energy’s proposed wind farm near Wyndham. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact

Preventing a massive billion-dollar wind farm in the Southland District from going ahead will eventually lead to blackouts and reliance on coal, Contact Energy says.

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Store display brings back memories

Former Faigan’s Store manager Jude Omond is transported back in time with memorabilia from the...

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Store display brings back memories

The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.

Community Link honoured to be tournament recipient

Golfers at a previous Hirepool Charity Classic Golf Tournament. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Community Link honoured to be tournament recipient

Wānaka Community Link says it is an "honour" to be named Hirepool Charity Classic golf tournament recipient for 2026.

Organisation looking for new location

The property currently used by Plunket in Queenstown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Organisation looking for new location

A Plunket boss says the organisation is talking to several parties about new Queenstown premises.

Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

A bin in Riverton displays Gary Tong’s campaign advertising after the election had wrapped up....

Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

Failed Southland mayoral candidate Gary Tong says he was not behind the "Tick Tong" sticker campaign which plastered the region during the local election.

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