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    All at sea from Jack’s Point

    International boat designer Kevin Dibley. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    All at sea from Jack’s Point

    A landlocked South Island town’s not where you’d expect to see someone who designs boats that ply the world’s waterways.

    Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result

    Experiencing The Dreamery. PHOTOS: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result

    Overlooking Queenstown’s Village Green is a unique tourist attraction that is opening this Saturday.

    Firefighters flat out as town grows

    Firefighters at a serious accident on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road in October. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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    Firefighters flat out as town grows

    The Wakatipu’s three volunteer fire brigades have had another busy year in 2025 as they attended 1091 callouts, up nearly 6% on 2024.

    Helping hand for youth workers

    Property developer James Clarke and Whakatipu Youth Trust GM Jacqui Moir. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER
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    Helping hand for youth workers

    A Queenstown property development company is partnering with the Whakatipu Youth Trust to support the professional development of the trust’s workers and volunteers.

    Heartfelt thanks to hospital

    Declan Malone. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Heartfelt thanks to hospital

    With help from local businesses, a Queenstown man dropped off almost $3000 worth of ‘thank you’ goodies to Dunedin Hospital after a life-and-death medical event seven months earlier.

    Getting fired up in new venture

    Ceramicist Sam Mayell in The Pottery Lounge Queenstown. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

    Getting fired up in new venture

    A newly-opened ceramics gallery in Queenstown is also offering a novel twist on ‘paint and sip’.

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    Dunedin-based family selling holiday homes worth $6.7m

    One of two longtime holiday homes for sale by the Queenstown Marina. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Dunedin-based family selling holiday homes worth $6.7m

    Two of Queenstown’s best-located holiday homes - built on former New Zealand Railways land - are for sale.

    How to co-own your own home in Queenstown

    Promoting co-ownership: Sales consultant Kirsty Sinclair. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    How to co-own your own home in Queenstown

    So you think you could never buy property in ‘unaffordable’ Queenstown?

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    'Get real': Gallery owner slams Donna Demente over rent dispute

    Oamaru artist Donna Demente is not amused by the prospect of a 300% rent increase at her gallery....

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    'Get real': Gallery owner slams Donna Demente over rent dispute

    Oamaru artist Donna Demente has been accused of "holding back" the town’s historic precinct for 20 years in a blistering broadside by another gallery owner.

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    Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’

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    Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’

    A historic Queenstown bridge is in such a bad state it risks "catastrophic collapse", an engineering report has revealed.

    Penguins’ plight put front and centre

    South Otago Forest & Bird member Jim Young talks with Gina Gardner, and Quinn, 9, and Piper...

    Penguins’ plight put front and centre

    Local conservationists say they will not stop advocating for hoiho, as the message of their plight continues to gain public awareness.

    Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

    Kevin John Singh Belling. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

    Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

    Police are asking for the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man missing from the Invercargill area.

    Memorial fest cranks up

     Local rider Conor Macfarlane drops into Queenstown Bike Festival’s slopestyle at Wynyard Jump...

    Memorial fest cranks up

    Already seven days in, the action-packed Queenstown Bike Festival concludes with a very special McGazza Fest over the next three days.

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    Central Otago artist Bridget Paape’s shop has been closed by the Central Otago District Council...

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    A Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down.

    One found dead, another critical in Clutha 'incident'

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    One found dead, another critical in Clutha 'incident'

    One person has been found dead, and another is in critical condition, after a serious incident near Milton this evening, police say.

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    Working holiday cut after drunken crash

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Working holiday cut after drunken crash

    A Welshman on a working holiday visa has cut his stay short after crashing his car into a power pole while drink-driving.

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    Migrant influx boosts school rolls

    Mason Stretch. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Migrant influx boosts school rolls

    An influx of migrants and growing industry in Central Otago has caused school rolls in the region to balloon over the past 10 years, principals say.

    More wild weather to slam South over weekend

    More wild weather to slam South over weekend

    MetService has issued a 30-hour heavy rain watch for parts of the South, including Dunedin, and is warning that strong winds could batter some areas as well.

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    Concession granted, conditions still unclear

    Milford Sound. Photo: ODT files

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    Concession granted, conditions still unclear

    Milford Sound tourism operators say the jury is out regarding the resort’s future after the much-criticised company running its infrastructure was given a green light to keep going until 2050.

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    Man threw coward punch in pub argument

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    Man threw coward punch in pub argument

    A man was left with five broken teeth, a broken nose and a concussion after he was coward punched at a Milton pub, a court has heard.
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      Sparks withstand late onslaught from Hinds to finish with win

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