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Funding for more classrooms, pupil increase
Funding for four new classrooms will allow a ‘‘squashed’’ Upper Clutha primary school to grow its roll to 500 pupils, the principal says.
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Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage
Meridian gets draft approval to use contingent lake storage
Meridian Energy has been granted a provisional go-ahead to access additional water in Lake Pūkaki for electricity despite opposition from government ministers and the national grid operator.
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Data-collecting buoy to be installed on lake
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Data-collecting buoy to be installed on lake
Fresh data on the health of Lake Hāwea will be collected from next month.
Vanished World reopens in new guise
Vanished World reopens in new guise
Museum of the Vanished World is open for business once again.
Two hurt in Arrowtown as golf cart crashes into ditch
Two hurt in Arrowtown as golf cart crashes into ditch
Two people have been taken to hospital after a golf cart crashed into a ditch in Arrowtown this evening.
Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt
Mother, son fined for unlawful pounamu export attempt
Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say the sentencing of an Auckland mother and son shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught.
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
Water charges in Waitaki are expected to increase by 130% within a decade despite the district joining Southern Waters to soften the financial blow.
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Safety concerns prompt dismantling
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Safety concerns prompt dismantling
Dismantling the historic scow The Portland has made the Pounawea hulk safer, its owner says.
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Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access
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Working to restore climbers’ Wye Creek access
Queenstown’s climbing community is working with Pioneer Energy to maintain access to one of New Zealand’s premier climbing areas that was closed off after being overrun by the public.
Bird’s-eye view
Bird’s-eye view
Tracks weave their way along the rocky outcrop of Makotukutuku/Cape Wanbrow Reserve in Oamaru with boats idling in the North Otago town's harbour.
‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’, survivor’s advice
‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’, survivor’s advice
For Hāwea woman Angela Lines, cancer hit at the most unexpected time
SH6 reopens following crash
SH6 reopens following crash
A section of State Highway 6 at Garston has reopened following a crash this morning.
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Green light for school traffic signals
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Green light for school traffic signals
An Invercargill principal is ‘‘ecstatic’’ traffic lights will be installed on the busy, four-lane crossing outside the school’s junior campus.
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Another gold mine planned
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Another gold mine planned
Gold fever shows no signs of slowing in Central Otago with another area expected to be mined.
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
Brad Poulter’s honest, funny and at times heartbreaking memoir traces the story of a man who grew up in Oamaru through his service in the Royal New Zealand Navy while coming to terms...
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Time for farmers to reflect on injury prevention
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Time for farmers to reflect on injury prevention
Southland farmers feature prominently in the latest Accident Compensation Corporation statistics, which show more than 1500 were injured in their line of work during 2025.
Preparing gardens for spring
Preparing gardens for spring
Growing food in the Southern Lakes is a monthly guide created by local growers to help you grow more of your own food in our unique alpine climate, whether in a small patch of soil or a...
Student-run gig ‘cool progression’
Student-run gig ‘cool progression’
A gig organised, managed and performed by Mount Aspiring College students will be rocking Rippon Hall next week.
Litter picking and lycra
Litter picking and lycra
Boat users of Lake Hāwea were confronted by an unusual sight last month, as lycra-clad litter pickers tidied up the beach at the boat ramp.
Parkrun out of the blocks
Parkrun out of the blocks
Oamaru’s parkrun has burst out of the starting blocks with a successful inaugural event.