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Luggate water plant works speeded up

Luggate water plant works speeded up

Luggate’s drinking water is set to get a new treatment plan, with access to a new water source through two new bores, a new water storage facility and a new ultraviolet (UV) treatment plant for the...

Proposed cycle trail could become ‘gateway’ to Wānaka

In anticipation of the cycle trail along the Clutha River — linking Wānaka and Cromwell — The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust is preparing the "gateway" to Wānaka.

Disappointment over lack of consultation

In September 2016, the then Lake Hāwea Guardians chairwoman Barbara Chinn stands where she thinks...

Disappointment over lack of consultation

"Asking Contact to manage lake levels is a bit like asking a dog to guard a steak — the outcome is as predictable as it is inevitable," the Upper Clutha Angling Club chairman said in a statement.

Season’s end marked by increase on 2024

The season’s opening morning in Matukituki Valley (near Wānaka). PHOTO: REECE CAMERON

Season’s end marked by increase on 2024

The 2025 game bird hunting season closes in the Wānaka and wider Otago region today, but local shooters will be making the most of the final days in what has been a successful year.

Junior netball season ends in colourful style

The red team go all out with their costumes. PHOTOS: RAWAN SAADI

Junior netball season ends in colourful style

A colourful day marked the end of the Mt Aspiring College (Mac) junior netball season.

Poet Laureate seeks to make Victorian precinct into poetry hub

NZ Poet Laureate Dr Robert Sullivan. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

Poet Laureate seeks to make Victorian precinct into poetry hub

Oamaru’s Victorian precinct could become the nation’s poetry hub, if New Zealand’s newest Poet Laureate has his way.

Waitaki District Council staff ‘close to overwhelmed’: report

The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

Waitaki District Council staff ‘close to overwhelmed’: report

Additional government requirements on local councils, combined with complicated local policy work led to Waitaki District Council staff getting "close to overwhelmed", a new report says.

New project sought to boost finances

The Benmore hydro dam. PHOTO: MERIDIAN ENERGY

New project sought to boost finances

Government fast-tracking of a hydro project at Lake Pukaki is expected to help national energy provider Meridian avoid a repeat of this year’s $881million-financial reversal.

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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal

Alexandra-based Hawkeswood Mining Ltd plans to create a 68ha gravel quarry beside its gold mining...

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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal

Teviot Valley residents voiced strong opposition to heavy truck traffic and lack of transparency over a contentious quarry proposal at a packed meeting in Ettrick on Wednesday.

Funding ‘bringing mojo back’ to derelict stations

Minister for Rail Winston Peters (centre) announced a boost in funding from $125,000 per annum to...

Funding ‘bringing mojo back’ to derelict stations

Minister for Rail Winston Peters is "bringing the mojo back" to neglected railway stations with new funding to repair stations such as the Mataura Railway Station.

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Fears over 'open-slather' for freedom camping

Signage associated with Queenstown’s previous Freedom Camping Bylaw which was quashed by the High...

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Fears over 'open-slather' for freedom camping

A new camping bylaw will not push people on to rural roads, a Queenstown district councillor said yesterday.

Queenstown shark business jumps hurdle

A submersible shark vessel business has leapt over the first legal barrier to build and operate at a new wharf in Queenstown.

Two serious after ute rolls near Lake Hāwea

Two people were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after a ute rolled in a remote area near Lake Hāwea.

Queenstown school target of threatening email

Queenstown school target of threatening email

Queenstown Primary School's day is "continuing as usual" after it received a threatening email sent to several schools in New Zealand.

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Senior students told to stay home amid sickness spike

Green Island School principal Aaron Warrington. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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Senior students told to stay home amid sickness spike

Southern schools are experiencing a spike in sickness-related absences, one school keeping its entire senior cohort off school today due to a lack of available teachers.

New $300m hospital approved for Wānaka

An artist’s impression of the $300 million hospital. IMAGE: ROA

New $300m hospital approved for Wānaka

A $300 million hospital planned for Wānaka, with four operating theatres and a 24-hour emergency department, has been given the green light.

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ORC office cost rises slammed

The Otago Regional Council’s new office project has been slammed as costs mount. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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ORC office cost rises slammed

A councillor has slammed the Otago Regional Council’s new office project’s multimillion-dollar cost overruns as unacceptable in a cost of living crisis as details emerge of asbestos being discovered.

Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island

The man was found dead on Stewart Island. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island

Conservation sleuths have partly solved the mystery of how a dead stoat came to be on Rakiura-Stewart Island in a case that has now become an intriguing whodunnit.

Green light for $300 million Wānaka hospital

A $300 million hospital planned for Wānaka with four operating theatres and a 24-hour emergency department has been given the green light.

Upgrade to encourage deeper engagement

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony general managers Dr Philippa Agnew (left) and Cyndi Christensen. PHOTO...

Upgrade to encourage deeper engagement

The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony is benefiting from an internal refurbishment and a staffing refresh.

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