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Walking away from ‘lifestyle’ after 53 years
Retiring from his job after 53 years will not be easy for Les Hoffman.
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Club donates life-saving device to give teen freedom, safety
Club donates life-saving device to give teen freedom, safety
A new defibrillator will help a young man with a heart condition — which nearly killed him — to travel freely, after a generous donation by a community group.
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Group working to keep road open
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Group working to keep road open
A 140-year-old wrangle over who is responsible for maintaining the road to Macetown should be resolved before summer.
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Council reviews decision to delegate fast-track application
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Council reviews decision to delegate fast-track application
A resolution to delegate to the mayor and a councillor approval of key issues reports for Santana Minerals fast-track application was reviewed at yesterday’s Central Otago District Council meeting...
Important voices ‘get heard about this’
Important voices ‘get heard about this’
An advocate for Palestinian freedom is disappointed Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark rejected her group’s request to speak at a recent council meeting.
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Community rallies around family after home burns down
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Community rallies around family after home burns down
A young Grey Valley family, left homeless after a terrible chain of events last week, has had offers of help pouring in from the wider community.
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Water consultation ‘manipulation’
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Water consultation ‘manipulation’
A second southern council is claiming "manipulation" of its latest public water consultation.
New Coastguard boat arrives
New Coastguard boat arrives
After seven years, Riverton's Coastguard skipper and chairman Ross McKenzie yesterday drove the new $1 million Russell John Chisholm rescue boat home, ready for its launch in August.
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Opening of new basin delayed
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Opening of new basin delayed
Cardrona Ski Resort has completed its largest endeavour in more than a decade as it prepares to open a new basin. But skiing it will have to wait.
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Community board to meet funding shortfall
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Community board to meet funding shortfall
A shortfall in funding for a riverside park in Alexandra will be made up from Vincent Community Board reserves, tipping the council contribution to the project over the $1 million mark.
Deluge forecast for Otago lakes and rivers
Deluge forecast for Otago lakes and rivers
Parts of Southland, the Lakes District and Central Otago are in for a major deluge later today.
Gore GP practice dumps controversial Vitamin C therapy
Gore GP practice dumps controversial Vitamin C therapy
Gore Medical Centre will be phasing out vitamin C infusions and the clinic will shut down in October this year.
Unlicensed plumber fined $3k for illegal work
Unlicensed plumber fined $3k for illegal work
An Invercargill man was convicted and fined $3000 after he illegally worked as a plumber and drainlayer.
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Claim reform benefits being undermined
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Claim reform benefits being undermined
A "concerted" misinformation campaign around new water reforms is taking the blame for Waitaki residents not believing the benefits of creating a multi-district water company to run things, the...
'Beautiful mumma' killed in Millers Flat crash named
'Beautiful mumma' killed in Millers Flat crash named
The 41-year-old Cromwell woman killed in a farmland crash has been remembered as the "forever Mumma Bear" of five children.
Thirty marathons in 30 days completed
Thirty marathons in 30 days completed: ‘one and done’
One Queenstown man’s marathon effort has come to an end, but he vows it was a "one and done".
Invercargill $15m Lotto winner reveals plans
Invercargill $15m Lotto winner reveals plans
“I called my daughter and said, ‘how would you feel if I told you I was going to pay your mortgage?’
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Polytech shuts down cookery course
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Polytech shuts down cookery course
The lack of a commercial kitchen is a driver in the closure of one of the courses at the Otago Polytechnic Central Campus.
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'I should not be alive': Veteran wants answers after cow crash
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'I should not be alive': Veteran wants answers after cow crash
A car crash into cows near Gore wrote off the car of a 25 year army veteran, leaving him sitting at home alone on Anzac Day.
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Positive response in South to GP funding boost
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Positive response in South to GP funding boost
It was not the complete silver bullet but a funding increase to general practices has been welcomed by operators in the South.