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Trust hosts Samoan health leaders

Samoa’s Minister of Health Va’aaoao Alofipo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Trust hosts Samoan health leaders

A special delegation of Ministry of Health leaders and consultants from Samoa, hosted by the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (Opit), are in the Waitaki this week for a chance to observe the district’s...

Students create masks inspired by Māori kirituhi

With East Otago HS art teacher Rachel Foster are students (from left) Ruby Pullyn, Olivia Allsop,...

Students create masks inspired by Māori kirituhi

Mask designs inspired by traditional Māori kirituhi (tattoo) are the subject of East Otago High School students’ still life photography exhibition at the Palmerston Library.

Rippa day despite the rain

Home school student playing for Maheno School Ilai Samuelu, 8, speeds away from Fenwick School...

Rippa day despite the rain

Even wet weather could not ruin ‘‘a really fun and enjoyable day’’.

Principal thrilled with event success

More than 130 riders took part in the annual Papakaio 8 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge last weekend...

Principal thrilled with event success

The Papakaio 8 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge went off with a bang once again.

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Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year

Sir Rod Drury, of Queenstown, was last night named the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te...

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Sir Rod Drury named New Zealander of the Year

Sir Rod Drury’s legacy will be one of ‘‘vision and generosity — proving that success and service can grow together’’.

One airlifted in serious condition from highway crash

Emergency services on site where a van crashed into a power pole on Waihola Highway this morning....

One airlifted in serious condition from highway crash

One person has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition following a crash which brought down powerlines south of Dunedin this morning.

West Coast mine paused, 40 jobs lost

WMS this afternoon announced a "temporary operational pause" at its Nine Mile pilot plant. Photo:...

West Coast mine paused, 40 jobs lost

Westland Mineral Sands says the move is temporary until market conditions improve.

QLDC picks ‘compromise’ solution for wastewater disposal

QLDC picks ‘compromise’ solution for wastewater disposal

The direct discharge of wastewater from Queenstown’s Shotover treatment plant into the Kawarau River has been chosen as a ‘‘compromise’’ solution.

Mt Iron housing development welcomed

An artist’s impression of the Mt Iron Junction development from the entrance of the park ing bay...

Mt Iron housing development welcomed

A major housing development seeking fast-track approval at the base of Mt Iron is an ‘‘exciting new project that’s meeting the changing demands’’ of Wānaka, a community housing chief executive says.

Serious crash in Kawarau Gorge

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

'Worst it's ever been': Call to involve public in deer control

There are increasing complaints around the deer population in Westland. Photo: Getty Images

'Worst it's ever been': Call to involve public in deer control

Concerns over an explosion of wild deer in South Westland have been raised at a West Coast Conservation Board meeting in Okarito.

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‘Bloody relieved’ council house sale money to go to reserve fund

The Arrowtown property sold by Queenstown Lakes District Council. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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‘Bloody relieved’ council house sale money to go to reserve fund

A Lake Hayes resident says she’s ‘‘bloody relieved’’ by the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s change of heart over the proceeds of the sale of an Arrowtown property.

Fishing boat ‘splintered into a million pieces’

Fishing boat ‘splintered into a million pieces’

Crew from Greymouth fishing vessel Mako were rescued on Wednesday after the vessel ran aground on rocks just south of Barn Bay, about 70km south of Haast.

‘Nana Socks’ an ‘inspiration’

A Mataura woman who has just turned 100 still has a coal-fired boiler and shovels about six tonnes of coal a year, her family says.

Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink

Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink

Mark Twain declared the reports of his death were greatly exaggerated — and the owners of the Lauder Hotel can relate after rumours spread their business was closing.

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‘Very hard decision’: councillor calls time

Vicky May at the Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs in Wānaka last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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‘Very hard decision’: councillor calls time

Vicky May admits she is a glutton for punishment.

Body found in search for missing Gore man

Lake Manapouri. File photo: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Body found in search for missing Gore man

Police searching for a man who fell overboard in Lake Manapouri have recovered a body this morning.

Sir Tim statue project slammed

Former Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt died on January 8, aged 78. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Sir Tim statue project slammed

Sir Tim Shadbolt’s partner of many years has criticised a crowd-funded statue project for the late mayor, urging people not to donate.

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Lack of funding stalls Central Otago bus plan

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Lack of funding stalls Central Otago bus plan

A proposal to operate public transport between towns in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago is on the table but little public money is available to get the wheels turning.

Threat to Westport air service 'devastating'

Originair has serviced Westport with an 18-seater Jetstream aircraft. Photo: Supplied

Threat to Westport air service 'devastating'

Buller's mayor says it's "devastating" Westport could lose its only air direct service.

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