Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business
Teeing up support for fire-damaged golf business
Queenstown's golfers are being asked to rally behind a local business following a fire.
20 years supporting athletes celebrated
20 years supporting athletes celebrated
ILT Academy Southland celebrated two decades of supporting Southland’s best young athletes at a special function in Invercargill yesterday.
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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’
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Lack of ACC cover riles: ‘It needs to change soon’
Former Kingston chief fire officer Peter Ottley has a message for New Zealand’s bureaucrats.
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
House prices have skyrocketed more than 200% in a quiet Otago town that "people used to look down on" but residents enjoying the good life are not tempted to cash in.
'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car
'World class' suppliers picked for Queenstown cable car
Southern Infrastructure has appointed two "world-class" suppliers to lead the development of the proposed $400million Queenstown Cable Car network.
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
A Wānaka golf club is taking the first swing at improving its historic clubhouse after a 38-year need for upgraded premises.
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Early results of predator control programme promising
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Early results of predator control programme promising
A massive operation to control pests is more than two-thirds completed in the South Island — over an area three times the size of Stewart Island — and early results appear promising.
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Spoiler alert: Nadia Lim does not feature in her 2026 nude sunflower calendar, but she might be in the next.
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
A Southland teacher aide who collected exploitative online material and expressed a desire to sexually abuse a young child has had his prison sentence quashed.
My kingdom for a horse carrying holiday brews
My kingdom for a horse carrying holiday brews
Queenstown’s Canyon Brewing harked back to the days of yore yesterday for its annual Christmas beer deliveries.
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Drug dealer avoids jail by ‘slim margin’
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Drug dealer avoids jail by ‘slim margin’
A Queenstown man caught with cocaine and a sawn-off shotgun in his car has been spared a prison sentence because of his prospects for rehabilitation, a judge says.
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Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members
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Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members
A Christmas-time burglary at an Oamaru bowling club is a "horrendous" slap in the face to the community, police say.
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Claim town keen to look at new sites
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Claim town keen to look at new sites
Despite initial opposition, the Roxburgh community is warming to the idea of looking at new locations for the town’s entertainment centre, the Central Otago District Council has heard.
Holiday outlook poor but resolve reaps results
Holiday outlook poor but resolve reaps results
The weather prospects for the holiday period are not promising from the angler’s point of view. But where there is a will there is a way.
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Listed cottage for sale
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Listed cottage for sale
One of Arrowtown’s most significant heritage homes is on the market.
Plateau Hut
Plateau Hut
A helicopter drops climbers off at Plateau Hut, normally only accessible by skilled mountaineers.
Fresh appeal from police over $1m Invercargill arson
Fresh appeal from police over $1m Invercargill arson
Police investigating a suspicious fire which caused about $1 million of damage to four trucks in Invercargill are appealing to the public for any further information.
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'Astounding arrogance': Australian miner in bid to speed-run consent
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'Astounding arrogance': Australian miner in bid to speed-run consent
Santana Minerals wants its massive Central Otago goldmine sped through the fast-track process in 30 working days.
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Delighted with tomb’s heritage listing
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Delighted with tomb’s heritage listing
Lawrence has a new heritage landmark, after a prominent gold rush figure’s tomb received official listing this week.
Albert Town properties rocket in value
Albert Town properties rocket in value
"If you bought in Albert Town a decade ago, you've basically won the property lotto."