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Parking plan rethink urged

The Department of Conservation carpark at Punakaiki is often packed in summer. PHOTOS: LOIS...

Parking plan rethink urged

A Punakaiki cafe owner is urging the Department of Conservation to rethink its plan to charge for parking at the Pancake Rocks on the West Coast, saying it was acting as an entry fee to a national...

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money

Police say mortgage payments for this $1.4 million Tarras home, bought in 2022, were partly...

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money, police say

A Central Otago beauty-clinic owner has had her $1.4 million home frozen after allegedly benefiting from her dead partner’s drug crimes.

Missing West Coast man's bike found

Roy Arbon pictured riding from Runanga to the Mt Davy area on 23 July 2025. Photo: Supplied / NZ...

Missing West Coast man's bike found

Police have found a bicycle belonging to missing West Coast beekeeper Roy Arbon.

Council to sell 48ha of land to trust for $1

Environment Southland is parting ways with a block of land near Waituna Lagoon. Photo:...

Council to sell 48ha of land to trust for $1

Environment Southland has agreed to sell a large block of land for just $1 after purchasing it six years ago for $650,000.

Queenstown house wins supreme building award

This Queenstown home constructed by Velvin Building has been awarded the supreme house of the...

Queenstown house wins supreme building award

A Queenstown home constructed by Velvin Building has been awarded the supreme house of the year over $1 million at the 2025 Southern Master Builders House of the Year awards.

'Didn't feel right': Ex-Gloriavale members give evidence

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

'Didn't feel right': Ex-Gloriavale members give evidence

Former Gloriavale members have told a court they were touched, grabbed and groped by Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple on the second day of his trial in Greymouth.

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Inspired by trip to Finland

Goldfields School principal Anna Harrison holds Goldie Bear, a teddy who accompanied her on a...

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Inspired by trip to Finland

A Cromwell principal has looked to the top-performing Finnish education system for inspiration as New Zealand schools brace for major reforms.

Urban planning gives town ‘deferential’ treatment

Urban planning gives town ‘deferential’ treatment

An independent commissioner has questioned why Arrowtown should receive special treatment when it comes to the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposed urban intensification variation.

'Much loved wife' killed in Otago crash

'Much loved wife' killed in Otago crash

An Otago woman who died in a crash near Waitahuna has been remembered as a "much loved wife and beloved daughter".

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Member of high-profile family dodges conviction for Pak’nSave shoplifting

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Member of high-profile family dodges conviction for Pak’nSave shoplifting

A member of the high-profile Thackwray family has avoided a conviction after being caught stealing groceries from a Queenstown supermarket on 15 separate occasions.

Sir Michael Hill dies

Sir Michael Hill dies, aged 86

Sir Michael Hill, founder of Michael Hill Jewellers, has died at the age of 86.

Teen charged after attack on fellow student

Greymouth High School. Photo: Google Maps

Teen charged with assault after attack on fellow student

A teenager has been charged with assault after an attack on another student at Greymouth High School.

Gloriavale leader goes on trial

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will go on trial in Greymouth today on charges of sexual offending against girls for more than 20 years.

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Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination

Annalisa Wikitoria McConachie (second left) wears the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards ‘...

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Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination

A garment made from the inner tubes of bicycle tyres and dental floss won the top prize at this year’s MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

New rescue helipad ‘wonderful’

Central Otago Mayor Tamah Alley officially opens the new Cromwell Emergency Helipad alongside...

New rescue helipad ‘wonderful’

A "lifeline" rescue helicopter pad, upgraded with generous community support, has been officially opened in Central Otago.

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Man on mission to deter fly-tipping, littering

Kaitangata resident John Castel wants to see more done to deter littering and fly-tipping in...

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Man on mission to deter fly-tipping, littering

A South Otago man wants to inspire greater respect for the country’s shared natural spaces.

At-risk Invercargill prisoners still being placed in dry cells

At-risk Invercargill prisoners still being placed in dry cells

Corrections has continued locking suicidal Invercargill prisoners in rooms with no toilet or drinking water, despite being reprimanded for the practice six years ago.

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Signs meat plant may be revived

A new buyer appears to have begun work on the old Japanese wagyu meat works once owned by Blue...

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Signs meat plant may be revived

A Gore meat processing plant that closed due to financial woes appears to have been bought back by one of its previous co-owners and there are signs of life on the property.

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