Unlikely to extend state of emergency
Unlikely to extend state of emergency
It is unlikely a local state of emergency will be extended, Southland District Mayor Rob Scott says.
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
For the first time in 125 years the Michelin guide will include restaurants from Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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New cameras to make roads safer
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New cameras to make roads safer
Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.
Violent incident at court
Violent incident at court
Police rushed to the Queenstown District Court yesterday after a violent incident in the courthouse’s foyer about 2.20pm.
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
Incidents such as police and fire appliances being shot at by fireworks, which happened in Dunedin this week, does nothing to help those who want them to remain on public sale, an Otago firefighter says.
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Nurse pleads guilty to morphine theft at rest-home
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Nurse pleads guilty to morphine theft at rest-home
A registered nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing morphine, needles and other potent medications from the Gore rest-home where she worked.
Second unit now operational
Second unit now operational
A second reactor and clarifier at the Shotover wastewater treatment plant is now fully operational, doubling its capacity and putting an end to wastewater entering the plant’s oxidation ponds.
Power being restored after Queenstown CBD outage
Power being restored after Queenstown CBD outage
Most of the Queenstown CBD has power back after an unexpected fault cut power to about 333 customers earlier this evening.
Gear seized from pair caught whitebaiting illegally
Gear seized from pair caught whitebaiting illegally
Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught whitebaiting illegally in Southland.
Santana secures key permit for Central Otago gold mine
Santana secures key permit for Central Otago gold mine
Australian mining company Santana Minerals has secured a key permit for a vast gold mine near Cromwell in Central Otago.
From living on noodles to selling a $6m business
From living on noodles to selling a $6m business
Thirty years after visiting Wānaka on the cheap as a backpacker, Dave Brown is selling a business in the centre of town worth more than $6 million.
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Group to look at design, location
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Group to look at design, location
Rebuilding the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre on an alternative site is one of the proposals being considered as the insurance settlement is finalised.
Record number of women elected to council
Record number of women elected to council
A record number of women have taken their place around the Invercargill City Council table.
Proposed new Maccas site more to some people's taste
Proposed new Maccas site more to some people's taste
McDonald's latest Wānaka proposal is serving up split opinions - with some residents seeing it as a more palatable offer, and others concerned they will not get a say about it.
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More unsettled weather forecast for this month
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More unsettled weather forecast for this month
Given the settled conditions over the past few days, it would be easy to think the wild weather of October is well behind us.
Still state of emergency
Still state of emergency
Southland remains under a state of local emergency following severe damaging winds that struck the region almost two weeks ago.
Council accepts Crown intervention
Waitaki District Council accepts Crown intervention over water plan
The Waitaki District Council has agreed to accept Crown intervention after its standalone water services delivery plan was rejected last month.
Two injured in crash
Two injured in crash
Two people were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, after a two-vehicle crash near Invercargill.
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Family may lose 1938 crib as lease ended
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Family may lose 1938 crib as lease ended
An old Kinloch crib, used by Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt in his latest movie, may be lost to the family who built it, causing heartbreak and ending a tradition of generations, they say.
Poets lead protest against open-cast mining
Poets to host reading protest against open-cast mining
Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.