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Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability

Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability

Alexandra Primary School pupil Blake Scharlott, 10, cuts up an apple for an experiment to prevent the fruit from browning at the Central Otago Enviroschools Hui held at Alexandra Primary School...

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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f...... need shot’

Awarua RSA president Ian Becker stands next to the grave at St John’s Cemetery from which the...

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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f...... need shot’

Thieves who stole plaques from the graves of war veterans at an Invercargill cemetery have been labelled "moronic anti-social prats" by the president of the local RSA.

Police praise team effort to free driver

Emergency services attend the scene of a logging truck crash in Coe Rd, about 10km north of...

Police praise team effort to free driver

Despite spending two hours seriously injured and trapped in the cab of his crashed logging truck, a driver was in good spirits after emergency services freed him.

Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

Karen Dennison, of Amberley, stands by her 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show at Arrowtown School.

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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston

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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston

Palmerston residents are voicing concerns over long wait times for appointments, a lack of a physical GP and the burden being placed on a sole nurse practitioner in the East Otago town.

Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?

Trees tumbled on Invercargill’s Elles Rd on October 23. Photo: Toni McDonald / ODT.

Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?

Potential issues with tree removals following severe stormy weather in the South have been highlighted in a new report.

A&P show well supported by exhibitors and public

The South Otago A&P show slotted perfectly between a chilly Friday evening and a 4pm downpour on Saturday.

Ticketless parking on way

The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

Ticketless parking on way

New, tech-friendly parking meters are being brought in to replace ageing ones in Oamaru’s town centre.

Driver seriously hurt in logging truck crash

Emergency services attend the scene of the logging truck crash which left a person trapped at...

Driver seriously hurt in logging truck crash

A logging truck driver has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the vehicle went off the road north of Balclutha.

Running feat raises $10k for Movember

Jack Brownie (centre) is pictured at Queenstown’s Industrial Fitness yesterday after he completed...

Running feat raises $10k for Movember

It was, in every sense, a marathon mission — one officially completed in Queenstown at 1.11pm yesterday.

War veterans' burial plaques among those stolen: police

War veterans' burial plaques among those stolen: police

Police are investigating the "particularly distressing" theft of a number of burial plaques from graves, including those of ex-service members, from an Invercargill cemetery.

‘Rarity’: big block of land for sale

A pivotal 10.2ha block at the eastern or Lake Hayes end of Queenstown’s massive planned Ladies Mile residential/commercial subdivision is for sale.

Councillor decries lack of wastewater information

Queenstown Lakes district councillor Niki Gladding. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

Councillor decries lack of wastewater information

Councillors remain in the dark about how bad Wānaka’s wastewater woes are, a former whistleblower says.

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Runner bags huge haul of rubbish

Ted Suurkivi with 41kg of rubbish he collected from the side of the road. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Runner bags huge haul of rubbish

A Wanaka man’s marathon effort to collect roadside trash required 10 rubbish bags, a steak knife taped to the end of a tramping pole and plenty of determination.

New community hub officially under way

New community hub officially under way

Vincent Community Board chairman Jayden Cromb (left), Manuherekia Valleys Charitable Trust chairman Andrew Paterson and Central Otago deputy mayor Tracy Paterson break ground this week ahead of...

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