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Job losses as flight school goes
A flying school is blaming council charges for quitting Oamaru Airport — affecting 52 jobs.
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'I’ll have to leave': Residents say brutal rates rise will drive them out
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'I’ll have to leave': Residents say brutal rates rise will drive them out
Distraught residents say rates rises of almost 30% will push families in Hāwea and Luggate into debt and destroy lives.
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Residents looking to fight imminent 1080 drop
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Residents looking to fight imminent 1080 drop
West Otago residents are stepping up their fight against an imminent 1080 drop on 13,000ha of the district’s Blue Mountains.
'Routine arrest' leads Southland cops to drugs and cash
'Routine arrest' leads Southland cops to drugs and cash
Six people - including two teenagers - face charges after police raids in Southland scooped up cash and illegal drugs.
Watch: Abseiler sends hefty chunk of rock plummeting onto highway
Watch: Abseiler sends hefty chunk of rock plummeting onto highway
Rock stars are getting high to keep a Queenstown highway safe.
Major highway reopen after slip
Major highway reopen after slip
SH6 and the upper Buller Gorge Rd, straddling the West Coast and Tasman regions, has reopened following a big slip.
Videos probed after dating app assaults
Videos of vigilante beatings probed after Invercargill dating app assaults
Videos of apparent vigilante beatings in Invercargill are being investigated by police for links to two serious dating app assaults.
Sea lion pup killed by vehicle in Catlins
Sea lion pup killed by vehicle in Catlins
A sea lion pup found dead on a Catlins coastal road has injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
‘Hero’ of the roads
‘Hero’ of the roads
Sergeant Geoff Sutherland is officially a hero — and his new title might cost him a few cheese rolls at smoko.
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Expert witnesses keep roles despite concerns
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Expert witnesses keep roles despite concerns
Two expert witnesses have kept their roles in the Bendigo-Ophir Gold project fast-track hearings, despite concerns by Santana over perceived bias.
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
A new $40 million taxiway is in the works for Queenstown Airport.
Council rejects floating sauna plan
Council rejects floating sauna plan
A company hoping to set up a floating sauna on a small Te Anau lake has had its dream sunk.
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Otago sportsman in court over plastic sword threats
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Otago sportsman in court over plastic sword threats
A prominent Otago sportsman was arrested after allegedly carrying an offensive weapon and behaving threateningly in Oamaru’s main street.
Milford Track tickets gone in 30 minutes
Milford Track tickets gone in 30 minutes
With nearly double the number of people in the queue than tickets available to walk Milford Track, the ‘‘sold out’’ sign came out within half an hour yesterday.
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LGBTQ+ community hit hard by attacks: advocate
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LGBTQ+ community hit hard by Queens Park night-time assaults: advocate
Invercargill’s LGBTQ+ community has been hit particularly hard by the twin assaults in Queens Park, a community advocate says.
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83-yr-old puts in marathon effort
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83-yr-old puts in marathon effort
At the age of 83, Jeanette Aker is still teaching at an Oamaru high school and recently managed to squeeze in a marathon on the other side of the world.
‘It’s do or die for me’, artist Donna Demente tells council
‘It’s do or die for me’, artist Donna Demente tells council
Donna Demente has asked the Waitaki District Council to reconsider its push to ‘‘commercialise’’ Oamaru’s historic precinct as a proposed rent hike threatens the future of her Grainstore Gallery.
Te Anau locals win fight against proposed floating sauna
Te Anau locals win fight against proposed floating sauna
A proposal to run a floating sauna in a popular Te Anau reserve has gone up in steam in the face of public backlash.