Visitor attraction
Geoff Henderson (left) and friend Ron Thornley, both of Pukerau, take visitors to the Lawrence Heritage Day on a town tour, heading out of Gabriel’s Gully in Mr Henderson’s steam-driven 1910...
Otago rivers to lure trout anglers
Otago rivers to lure trout anglers
The trout fishing season has begun on Otago’s high-country rivers.
Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia
Auction raises $11k for young players to compete in Asia
Members of the Queenstown Tennis Club have again swung in behind two of their most talented players.
Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’
Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’
Queenstown Writers Festival chairwoman Tanya Surrey says she’s overwhelmed by the response to this year’s event, which finished yesterday, describing it as "without doubt our most successful yet".
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Commodore ain’t Brock but Jack still going to fix it
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Commodore ain’t Brock but Jack still going to fix it
There are two ways to stand out at a car show, and Balclutha panel beater Jack Soper reckons he’s got one of them taped.
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Departing owners won’t miss everything
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Departing owners won’t miss everything
Incredible staff and customers will be missed but the 5.30am alarm will not be, one of the Roxburgh supermarket owners said as he prepared to leave the business he has run for 13 years.
Average Central house price hits $1.6m
Average Central house price hits $1.6m
House-hunting in Queenstown just got even more expensive.
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Celebration of Korean culture
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Celebration of Korean culture
Songyi Kim, of Christchurch, performs Hwaguanmu, or the Lotus Flower Dance, during Queenstown’s inaugural Korean Day celebration on Saturday.
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Come in, the water’s warm
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Come in, the water’s warm
Central Queenstown’s first hot pools complex, Bathe by Aluume, an artist’s impression of which is pictured, is due to open on Friday.
Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim
Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim
A video of four men drinking resulted in them losing their jobs as their company had a strict policy of no drinking on the job.
Mental health service launched
Mental health service launched
A new mental health service to bridge a gap in the Waitaki district was launched on Tuesday.
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Breakfast a thanks to contractors
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Breakfast a thanks to contractors
Dozens of power line contractors were treated to a buffet breakfast at Balclutha’s Rosebank Lodge yesterday as a thank-you from the local community.
Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market makes a return to Luggate
Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market makes a return to Luggate
The Upper Clutha Farmers’ Market is set to return to Luggate in December with three more dates to follow.
Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years
Flying high in Queenstown for 35 years
Launched in Queenstown 35 years ago, the owner of New Zealand’s first commercial tandem skydiving operation is celebrating the milestone this week.
Banger a sizzling hot winner at national sausage awards
Banger a sizzling hot winner at national sausage awards
Wānaka butcher Simon Tiefenbach praised his team’s efforts after their sausage won a silver medal at the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition awards held in Auckland earlier this month.
'Significant milestone' in restoring power to South
'Significant milestone' in restoring power to South
The number of power outages in Otago and Southland has dropped to 1610 as efforts to restore the network continue.
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Man who stabbed woman deported
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Man who stabbed woman deported
A man who repeatedly stabbed an Oamaru woman in front of her family has been deported to Tonga.
Search found drugs: officer
Search found drugs: officer
A 46-year-old Glenorchy man has been remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in the community.
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Murderer gains extra freedoms
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Murderer gains extra freedoms
A Southland man who murdered a relative in a "drug deal gone wrong" has been allowed extra freedoms by the Parole Board.
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Frustration spurs opening of second flight school
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Frustration spurs opening of second flight school
Frustration with the Waitaki District Council has led to the New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd (NZAAL) opening a second flight training school at Whanganui Airport.