Hundreds turn out to welcome Stags and shield home
Hundreds of overjoyed scarlet and gold-bedecked fans crammed into Invercargill Airport’s arrivals area to welcome the triumphant Southland Stags rugby team home.
Milford Rd being assessed, snow for alpine passes
Milford Rd being assessed, snow for alpine passes
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Southland's Milford Rd is set to open mid-morning, following heavy snow and a heightened threat of avalanche. Snow showers are also likely for Otago and Canterbury alpine passes today.
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‘Clinical services plan’ on the way
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‘Clinical services plan’ on the way
Health NZ is set to unveil a comprehensive "clinical services plan" by December to address growing healthcare needs of the Central Otago and Queenstown regions.
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Sixty years of love - and cricket
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Sixty years of love - and cricket
For Central Otago couple Jim and Geraldine Barrie the key to a long and happy marriage is tolerance, laughter and for Mr Barrie, cricket.
Local body elections 2025: Clutha District Council
Local body elections 2025: Clutha District Council
Ratepayers of the Clutha District are experiencing some of the highest rates rises in NZ at present, compounding in some towns to 60%-plus over two years thanks to having to catch up on improving water standards.
Whitebait season off to a wet start
Whitebait season off to a wet start
Whitebaiters are hoping this year will be spent out on the river, instead of waiting out the weather.
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Hope work will revitalise town
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Hope work will revitalise town
Milton town centre will be "revitalised" this spring, as a final phase of civic improvements begins this week.
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Three trustees join Waitaki Power Trust
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Three trustees join Waitaki Power Trust
A successful local entrepreneur, a newly elected district councillor and a soon-to-be former mayor are the three new trustees of the Waitaki Power Trust.
Striking balance key theme at Clutha candidates evening
Striking balance key theme at Clutha candidates evening
Balancing ‘‘nice-to-haves’’ with ‘‘need-to-haves’’ was the prevailing theme of Clutha’s first meet the candidates evening.
Former Wallaby shares concussion ordeal
Former Wallaby shares concussion ordeal
At the age of 41, former Wallaby Brett Sheehan was told he had the brain of a 65-year-old.
More snow warnings for southern roads
More snow warnings for southern roads
While spring has officially started, wintry conditions are continuing in the South, where more snow is on the way for some key highways.
Stadium celebrates 25 successful years
Stadium celebrates 25 successful years
It was struggle for ILT Stadium Southland’s manager to hold back tears as she watched Southlanders arrive in their droves to take part in the stadium’s 25th birthday celebrations at the weekend.
Household names on writers’ festival bill
Household names on writers’ festival bill
A slew of award-winning writers, household names and huge personalities are on the bill for this year’s Queenstown Writers Festival.
Laser part of atmospheric research project
Laser part of atmospheric research project
A green laser light in the Invercargill night sky is not evidence of aliens from outer space making contact with earthlings.
Gusty afternoon forecast for South
Gusty afternoon forecast for South
Parts of the South appear set for a gusty afternoon and evening today.
Curtain bank helping families to keep warm
Curtain bank helping families to keep warm
A group of Oamaru women are helping keep needy families a bit warmer this winter, after starting a curtain bank.
2025 Candidates Forum: Central Otago District Council
2025 Candidates Forum: Central Otago District Council
Central Otago’s next district council will inherit a district under pressure from growth, with booming towns like Cromwell and Clyde grappling with housing demand, infrastructure strains and questions of affordability.
Waitaki District Council staff ‘close to overwhelmed’
Waitaki District Council staff ‘close to overwhelmed’
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.
Proposed cycle trail could become ‘gateway’ to Wānaka
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.
Exploring the dark side of justice
Exploring the dark side of justice
A Queenstown criminal barrister has drawn on her own life experience for her novel about child sex crime and vengeance.