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Award-winning Oamaru restaurant hired teens with no contract
An award-winning Oamaru restaurant must pay two teenagers $500 each after they were employed with no contract.
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Negative impacts if lake lowered: expert
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Negative impacts if lake lowered: expert
Lake Hāwea will have dust issues and its water quality, fishery, plant life and ecology will degrade if Contact Energy’s fast-track approval to lower the lake goes ahead.
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‘Pea soup’ fog prevents transport of tank
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‘Pea soup’ fog prevents transport of tank
Fog tanked the transport of a 350,000-litre stainless steel water tank from Invercargill to Dunedin on Monday evening.
Call for tourism infrastructure focus
Call for tourism infrastructure focus
A Queenstown tourism leader is calling for a greater focus on infrastructure funding over tourism promotion as the government looks to increase visitor demand.
Plant court orders seen as ‘pragmatic’ outcome
Plant court orders seen as ‘pragmatic’ outcome
A slew of court orders relating to the operation of Queenstown’s Shotover wastewater treatment plant, and a replacement for its failed disposal system, is a "pragmatic" outcome, the mayor says.
Paddler safe and well after upturned kayak found on lake
Paddler safe and well after upturned kayak found on lake
Police have reported a happy ending after an upturned kayak was found floating on Lake Te Anau yesterday.
SH8 reopens; warning of more snow on roads
SH8 reopens; warning of more snow on roads
A major Canterbury highway closed by freezing weather has reopened this afternoon, but MetService is warning that more wintry conditions could affect South Island roads.
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Tiny Otago school says govt won't return $50k
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Tiny Otago school says govt won't return $50k
Supporters of a recently closed Catlins school say the Ministry of Education is refusing to return at least $50,000 of unspent community funds to the community.
Meet Queenstown's 17-year-old rodeo star
Meet Queenstown's 17-year-old rodeo star
Zoe Johnston was perched on a saddle from the age of three with her equestrian mother.
Police concerns after empty kayak found on Lake Te Anau
Police concerns after empty kayak found on Lake Te Anau
Police are appealing for information after an empty kayak was found floating upside down on Lake Te Anau late this afternoon.
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Elderly man upset to be focus of murder inquiry
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Elderly man upset to be focus of murder inquiry
An elderly Kakapotahi resident says he is flummoxed and upset to find he is the centre of police attention over a local cold case murder inquiry.
One hit by car, killed
One hit by car, killed
Police have confirmed a person died after being hit by a car on State Highway 8 near Roxburgh on Monday night.
Speeding through accident scene not isolated case: Fenz
Speeding through accident scene not isolated case: Fenz
An impatient driver who put firefighters' lives at risk by speeding through an accident scene near Clyde was part of a worrying trend in the South, a Fenz manager says.
Women to the fore
Women to the fore
Mount Aspiring College stand strong for their Wāhine Toa dance on the Civic Theatre stage at Showquest Southland.
Mayor or bust for Crackett
Mayor or bust for Crackett
Invercargill city councillor Alex Crackett says there is no backup plan as she risks it all for a shot at council’s top job.
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Hall to receive extensive restoration
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Hall to receive extensive restoration
A South Otago hall enjoying a rich social history is receiving some tender loving care.
Bull pulls a record price
Bull pulls a record price
Angus bull Fossil Creek Urban U032 AB bellows after being sold for $71,000 at the 25th annual Fossil Creek bull sale in North Otago yesterday.
New bus route expected to halve travel time
New bus route expected to halve travel time
A new Orbus route, linking Arrowtown and Queenstown, via Arthurs Point, will launch on June 30.
Council’s liaison team to be in library
Council’s liaison team to be in library
The journey of transformation for the Waitaki District Council will take a step forward later this month.
Impatient Otago drivers 'putting firefighters' lives at risk'
Impatient Otago drivers 'putting firefighters' lives at risk'
An impatient driver who put firefighters' lives at risk by speeding through an accident scene near Clyde was part of a worrying trend in the South, a Fenz manager says.