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    Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad

    War correspondent Peter Arnett reporting live on the war in Iraq from Baghdad in 2003. Photo:...

    Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad

    Of the many New Zealand journalists who have reported around the globe, Peter Arnett arguably became one of the most visible on the international stage.

    Village unites for brigade

    Arrowtown volunteer fireys, from left, Kelvin Perriman, Marcus Hammett, Murray Forward and Steve...

    Village unites for brigade

    Arrowtown Lifestyle Village’s recent annual Garden Party has broken its own fundraising record and boosted the village’s volunteer fire brigade coffers by $14,000.

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    Discharge decision ‘tough’

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

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    Discharge decision ‘tough’

    A decision to proceed with the discharge of wastewater from Queenstown’s Shotover treatment plant into the Kawarau River is not his preferred option, Queenstown Lakes Mayor John Glover says.

    Two dead after separate Southland crashes

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    Two dead after separate Southland crashes

    Two people are dead after separate crashes in Southland overnight.

    Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site

    Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site

    A palaeontologist studying fossil fragments in Central Otago has identified a previously unknown, but now extinct, bat.

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    Mayor ‘horror struck’ at cost of audit

    Invercargill mayor Tom Campbell. Photo: Allied Media files

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    Mayor ‘horror struck’ at cost of audit

    Invercargill city councillors should be "horror struck" it will cost almost $500,000 to audit its annual report, the mayor says.

    Man who died after fall from boat named

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    Man who died after fall from boat on Lake Manapouri named

    A man who died after falling from a boat on Lake Manapouri last weekend has been named.

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    Proposed parking permits aim to lower residents’ costs

    Since the Queenstown Lakes district’s last revaluation in 2021, the value of residential housing...

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    Proposed parking permits aim to lower residents’ costs

    Queenstown residents may soon be able to apply for special local parking permits.

    One injured in crash

    One injured in crash

    A person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago.

    No commission inquiry into loss

    Fishing vessel Mako grounded off Jackson Bay on Wednesday. PHOTO: BOB MCAULIFFE

    No commission inquiry into loss

    The Transport Accident Investigation Commission will not open an inquiry at this stage into the reported grounding and loss of fishing vessel Mako on the West Coast.

    Crash rescue impeded by live wires

    Emergency services prepare to extract the occupant of a truck after hours of them being stuck...

    Crash rescue impeded by live wires

    Two people were stuck in a vehicle for more than two hours surrounded by live power lines after a crash at Milburn closed the road for most of the morning yesterday.
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