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    Manslaughter charge laid after motel death

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    Manslaughter charge laid after motel death

    A man is now facing a manslaughter charge following a death in Westport earlier this year.

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    Woman charged over toddler's driveway death in Gore

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    Woman charged over toddler's driveway death in Gore

    A woman has been charged in relation to an incident in a Gore driveway on New Year’s Day that claimed the life of toddler Malakai Kumeroa.

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    Signage fleshes out Rotary ties to icon

    The Central Otago District Council side of new signage installed by Rotary near Cromwell’s iconic...

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    Signage fleshes out Rotary ties to icon

    Cromwell's beloved big fruit sculpture has new signage commemorating the Cromwell Rotary Club’s involvement with the now 35-year-old icon.

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    Ratepayers ‘exposed’ without liability change

    New figures show the resort is the most expensive place to rent a house in New Zealand. Photo:...

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    Ratepayers ‘exposed’ without liability change

    Changes to building consent rules will hopefully prevent similar claims to one that exposed ratepayers to a $160 million lawsuit, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says.

    Drunk driver slams into truck after running stop sign

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    Drunk driver slams into truck after running stop sign

    A drunk driver nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit crashed into a truck after driving straight through a stop sign, police say.

    A coating of not many colours

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    A coating of not many colours

    A dusting of snow covers the area around State Highway 85, near Pigroot Creek yesterday, one of many high country roads affected by snow and ice around the southern region.

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    Trust grants $500k for pupil counselling

    Waiwera South School principal Kaz Bissett is welcoming an announcement of funding for school...

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    Trust grants $500k for pupil counselling

    South Otago principals say they are "hugely relieved" by news of nearly $500,000 funding for pupil counselling services for the next three years.

    Visions for city shared

    Invercargill mayoral candidates face the audience during a debate at Ascot Park Hotel last night....

    Visions for city shared

    Invercargill mayoral hopefuls shared their visions for the city at a lively candidate debate last night.

    Call for feedback on riverside reserves plan

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    Call for feedback on riverside reserves plan

    The Queenstown Lakes District Council is asking the community to share their thoughts on a draft development plan for the Arrowtown riverside reserves, a network of public reserves that line the...

    Flood schemes increase council debt

    Flood schemes increase council debt

    The West Coast Regional’s core debt is about to rise by another $3 million to $27.15 million, as the council continues to draw down loans to fund flood protection.

    Queenstown’s Amisfield nets restaurant of the year award

    Amisfield restaurant near Arrowtown has been named restaurant of the year by Cuisine. PHOTOS:...

    Queenstown’s Amisfield nets restaurant of the year award

    Queenstown restaurant Amisfield, named third-best in the world by a prestigious United States culinary magazine, has been crowned restaurant of the year in New Zealand’s Good Food Awards.

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    Big site needed for viability: solar farm

    The site of the proposed Maniototo solar farm on the northern side of the Ranfurly-Naseby Road....

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    Big site needed for viability: solar farm

    The size of the proposed Maniototo solar farm — described by one commissioner as the biggest site he had seen in 40 years — had to be that size for the project to be economical, a hearing was told...

    Protesters leave coal bucket above Denniston Plateau

    Protesters used aerial ropeway cables as a zip line to access a coal bucket high off the ground....

    Protesters leave coal bucket above Denniston Plateau

    Two protesters who spent three weeks in a giant coal bucket high above native bush of the Denniston Plateau have now descended.

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    Second bait trial for cats in South

    A feral cat eats a white-capped mollymawk on Auckland Island. Sausage meat laced with 1080 is...

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    Second bait trial for cats in South

    A promising new sausage bait for feral cats is being trialled in the Catlins.

    Polyfest returns

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    Polyfest returns

    The best of Māori and Pasifika culture was brought to the ILT Stadium Southland stage for the first day of the Murihiku Polyfest yesterday.

    Highway reopens, care still urged on roads

    Highway reopens, care still urged on roads

    A key South Island highway has fully reopened after snow closures this morning but treacherous conditions are still likely on the roads.

    Crackdown on Gore drivers

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    Crackdown on Gore drivers

    Police say they're disappointed at the number of people picked up for dangerous driving and other infringements during a crackdown in Gore.

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    New $125k slipway ‘a lot easier to get on and off’

    WDC harbour subcommittee representative Kevin Murdoch at the new harbour slipway. PHOTO: ANDREW...

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    New $125k slipway ‘a lot easier to get on and off’

    The modernised Oamaru Harbour slipway is getting the tick of approval from out-of-town yacht owners as well as locals.

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    Boy’s name kept on new rescue boat

    Celebrating the launch of new Riverton Coastguard boat 'Russell John Chisholm' are (from left)...

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    Boy’s name kept on new rescue boat

    Riverton's new coastguard vessel keeps links with an historic tragedy while improving the capacity to respond to future emergencies.
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