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'Rest gently, my sweet baby boy': Mother’s tribute to son killed in Timaru crash

A young boy who was killed in a crash with his father near Timaru has been remembered by his mum as someone who brought "joy, laughter, and light" into the world.

Friends put in marathon effort to support teen

Celebrating finishing the Queenstown Marathon on November 15 are (from left) dairy farmer Simon...

Friends put in marathon effort to support teen

Four friends running a marathon to help her son take part in sports again is "friendship in its most true and pure form", Madeleine Berry says.

Farm lads swap gumboots for high heels

Jake Van Adrichem and Jak Knowler have been learning to distinguish their casual wear from their...

Farm lads swap gumboots for high heels

In a pageant run by the Balfour Young Farmers 15 farming lads will be dressing up in drag and competing for the title of Miss Balfour.

Death ‘has left an ache in our hearts’

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: supplied via RNZ

Death ‘has left an ache in our hearts’

The wife and business partner of the Wānaka guide killed in a tragic mountain fall on Aoraki/Mt Cook this week has thanked the community for its support

Cool change for Otago and Southland

Otago and Southland will get a break from the heat from today, with much cooler temperatures expected.

Man charged with arson

Police have charged a 35-year-old Dunedin man with arson, in relation to a suspicious house fire in Waikaia last year.

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Drink-driving courier driver swerved into traffic, crashed

Gore District Court. Photo: Gerrit Doppenberg

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Drink-driving courier driver swerved into traffic, crashed

A Gore courier driver, who twice swerved into oncoming traffic before crashing, admitted to having a "couple of wines" before getting behind the wheel.

High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend

Someone planning to travel in the last week of February 2026 could pay anything from 12c per...

High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend

High domestic airfares are being blamed for a nearly 10% drop in tourist spending in Central Otago in the past year.

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Pace of curriculum changes ‘ludicrous’

Waverley Park School principal Kerry Hawkins says the government is making changes to the...

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Pace of curriculum changes ‘ludicrous’

A Southland principal has advised his teachers to just breathe as they are battered by curriculum changes happening at a "moderately terrifying" pace.

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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’

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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’

A Queenstown health clinic has been placed in voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of patients stranded.

Dunedin man charged over Southland arson attack

The house on fire in Waikaia in February. Photos: NZ Police

Dunedin man charged over Southland arson attack

Police have charged a Dunedin man with arson almost two years after a suspicious fire torched a house in a tiny Southland town.

Bough wow! Dog survives tree falling on car

Bough wow! Dog survives tree falling on car

A dog had a lucky escape this afternoon when high winds brought down part of a tree on to two parked cars in Oamaru.

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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon chats to Screentime New Zealand chief executive Philly de Lacey ...

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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon did not rule out job losses as a result of the local government shakeup announced this week.

Crews 'can start' getting Goodwood fire contained

A fire that burnt through 25 hectares of pine north of Dunedin today had some residents preparing to evacuate their property.

Gore farmer's failings 'unacceptable biosecurity risk'

Mark Andrew Taylor was sentenced in Gore District Court. Photo: ODT Files

Gore farmer's failings 'unacceptable biosecurity risk'

A Gore farmer who was fined $35,000 for not declaring his cattle had multiple warnings from the Ministry for Primary Industries, before being charged, a court heard.

‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage

Lakes District Museum director Jane Peasey pictured with artist Lee van der Geest’s ‘Mother...

‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage

In this particular instance, size matters.

Scholarship winner’s lofty goals

David Geddes Memorial Scholarship winner Tess Vermeir with David Geddes’ widow Maryanne and...

Scholarship winner’s lofty goals

A Wakatipu High School leaver with charitable as well as academic ambitions has won a prestigious scholarship awarded by Queenstown’s Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) branch.

Vehicles on parade and on show

Preparing for this weekend’s Arrowtown Auto Show and Cruise are four of the organisers — from...

Vehicles on parade and on show

Under new organisers, Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show, on the primary school’s grounds, is being preceded for the first time by a ‘Friday Night Cruise’ around Arrowtown streets.

Poets plot creative walkabout

Wandering Arrowtown this Saturday are poets, from left, Liz Breslin, Bethany Rogers, Laura...

Poets plot creative walkabout

Queenstown writer Bethany Rogers will be among a quartet of poets leading a ‘writing walk’ in Arrowtown on Saturday.

Layers of time, worn today

Contemporary jeweller Anna Claire at work in her Arrowtown studio. PHOTO: DEANNA GERLACH

Layers of time, worn today

Arrowtown contemporary jeweller Anna Claire is opening an exhibition of her work in the town tomorrow.

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