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Lego MRI replicas help children build confidence

Lug South members Lance Elder (left) and Cory Varcoe with the Lego MRI model they are planning to...

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Lego MRI replicas help children build confidence

A miniature Lego MRI that helps children with the stress of getting X-rayed has been remade by Southlanders and is set to be sent to surrounding hospitals.

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Hub hoped to boost business

Wānaka developer Stuart Pinfold is nearly ready to unveil The Green in Luggate. PHOTOS: RAWAN SAADI

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Hub hoped to boost business

The small town of Luggate is only weeks away from having a brand-new small commercial hub.

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Next round of airport consultation to begin

The future of Wānaka Airport will continue to be considered this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Next round of airport consultation to begin

A second round of consultation will begin today about the future of Wānaka Airport after initial engagement gave conflicting results.

Local Body Elections: Waitaki District Council

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

Local Body Elections: Waitaki District Council

In the second of our candidates’ forums, we put some important questions to candidates for the Waitaki District Council.

Members of public assist in Wānaka boat rescue

Members of public assist in Wānaka boat rescue

A community effort has helped save a trio on board a boat in distress in Wānaka.

Ruling recognises marine title

Ruling recognises marine title

The Ruapuke Island Group whānau are delighted with a High Court decision recognising that the traditional landowners of the islands hold Customary Marine Title to surrounding waters.

Firefighter airlifted to hospital after South Otago crash

Emergency services attend the scene of the crash on Waitahuna Gully Rd. Photo: Nick Brook

Firefighter airlifted to hospital after South Otago crash

A firefighter has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after being hit by a vehicle during an emergency callout in South Otago this morning.

More charges for accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters

More charges for accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters

A couple arrested in Wānaka, alleged to have faked cancer to defraud family and friends of $1m, are facing fresh charges.

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Bill does not protect land enough: farmers

Federated Farmers provincial president Jason Herrick. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Bill does not protect land enough: farmers

The Bill proposed to curb farm-to-forest conversions does not go far enough, Southland farmers say, and is too late, with whole blocks of pines visible across the region.

Donation ‘above and beyond’

Donation ‘above and beyond’

KiwiHarvest Queenstown and Central Lakes branch manager Gary Hough (centre) receives $3000 worth of groceries donated by Pak’nSave Queenstown owners Anthony and Michelle King recently.

Canine with a ‘nose that never stops’ nominated for top dog with a job

TripleM investigator Murray Milne-Maresca with his working dog Boss, who is the only New Zealand...

Canine with a ‘nose that never stops’ nominated for top dog with a job

Working dogs like Boss prove man’s best friend reigns supreme when it comes to sniffing out the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Board considers requests for toilet mural, tree stump removal

Lawrence Creative Arts group wants to help beautify a new public toilet block at Lawrence’s...

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Board considers requests for toilet mural, tree stump removal

Budgetary and aesthetic constraints may delay beautification of a key tourist spot in Lawrence.

Ease into training, ACC urges runners

Ease into training, ACC urges runners

As the days start to get a bit longer and temperatures rise, runners are hitting the pavement and clocking up some mileage in the build-up to the marathon season.

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Burger staff flip over low offer from McDonald’s

McDonald’s staff member Maia Paringatai holds up a placard on Elles Rd to protest against the...

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Burger staff flip over low offer from McDonald’s

Invercargill McDonald’s staff swapped flipping burgers to waving placards yesterday as they walked off the job, to picket over their latest pay offer.

Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

Stock rising? Balclutha angler Peter Rhodes tests the waters below Balclutha Bridge in 2015....

Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

Clutha anglers can look forward to more regular salmon catches, as plans for a recreational hatchery take another step forward.

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Cat-cam gives insight into feeding habit

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Cat-cam gives insight into feeding habit

Curiosity might have killed the cat but for a Stewart Island resident it has answered a question about the feeding habits of feral felines.

Rising rent sparks gallery ‘crisis’

Donna Demente in the Grainstore Gallery in 2020. PHOTO: REBECCA RYAN

Rising rent sparks gallery ‘crisis’

The Grainstore Gallery in the historic Oamaru Harbour precinct faces an uncertain future, as rising rent costs and increasing pressure from district council jeopardise its survival.

'ODT' deliveries to Central Otago delayed

Deliveries of today's Otago Daily Times to Central Otago have been delayed by a truck breakdown.

Student striving for success despite challenges

Henry Bramer proudly wears the Verdon College uniform alongside his parents Amy and Simon Bramer,...

Student striving for success despite challenges

Henry Bramer has made the doors open for him and now he is proudly walking through them as Special Education Schools celebrated a special day yesterday.

Lakeview development ‘ready to go’

Lakeview development ‘ready to go’

More than six years after Queenstown’s council signed a deal to develop the Lakeview site, construction is expected to begin this year.

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