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    The historic Roxburgh Town Hall and Entertainment Centre was destroyed by fire in February. A new...

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    Group to look at design, location

    Rebuilding the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre on an alternative site is one of the proposals being considered as the insurance settlement is finalised.

    Record number of women elected to council

    Andrea de Vries. Photos: supplied

    Record number of women elected to council

    A record number of women have taken their place around the Invercargill City Council table.

    Proposed new Maccas site more to some people's taste

    Three Parks developer Allan Dippie pointing out the location of the proposed McDonald's...

    Proposed new Maccas site more to some people's taste

    McDonald's latest Wānaka proposal is serving up split opinions - with some residents seeing it as a more palatable offer, and others concerned they will not get a say about it.

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    More unsettled weather forecast for this month

    Photo: file

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    More unsettled weather forecast for this month

    Given the settled conditions over the past few days, it would be easy to think the wild weather of October is well behind us.

    Still state of emergency

    PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Still state of emergency

    Southland remains under a state of local emergency following severe damaging winds that struck the region almost two weeks ago.

    Council accepts Crown intervention

    Former minister Amy Adams has been appointed to help the council to resubmit its water plan....

    Waitaki District Council accepts Crown intervention over water plan

    The Waitaki District Council has agreed to accept Crown intervention after its standalone water services delivery plan was rejected last month.

    Two injured in crash

    Two injured in crash

    Two people were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, after a two-vehicle crash near Invercargill.

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    Family may lose 1938 crib as lease ended

    The Matthews family has approached Doc over renewing a 30-year concession for its 1938 crib built...

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    Family may lose 1938 crib as lease ended

    An old Kinloch crib, used by Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt in his latest movie, may be lost to the family who built it, causing heartbreak and ending a tradition of generations, they say.

    Poets lead protest against open-cast mining

    Poet and barrister Richard Reeve is one of six poets taking part in the "Mining is the Pits"...

    Poets to host reading protest against open-cast mining

    Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.

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    Pick me: competition stiff for seasonal jobs

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    Pick me: competition stiff for seasonal jobs

    Central Otago orchards are fielding thousands of applications for upcoming harvest work, tertiary students being particularly eager for a bite at the cherry.

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    Southland man jailed for abusing children

    Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Southland man jailed for abusing children

    A Southland man has been locked up for nearly 11 years after subjecting two girls to years of abuse.

    320 still without power; support crew checking in on families

    The support team of about 50 people gathered at the Clutha District Council carpark this morning...

    320 still without power; support crew checking in on families

    The number of customers without power after last month's storm battered the South has dropped to 320 today, as a support crew checks on rural families still picking up the pieces.

    Unoccupied house gutted by fire in Mataura’s main street

    PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG

    Unoccupied house gutted by fire in Mataura’s main street

    A house on Mataura’s Main St was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.

    Consent puts cycle trail closer to completion

    A completed section of the Lake2Lake Trail at Te Anau. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Consent puts cycle trail closer to completion

    A cycle trail connecting two Fiordland towns is one step closer to completion.

    Weather event resilience issues: Council seeks govt changes as backups, networks fail

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    Weather event resilience issues: Council seeks govt changes as backups, networks fail

    Otago's regional council is calling on the government to strengthen telecommunications, and back local radio, in the wake of the infrastructure breakdowns in last month’s wind event.

    Highway reopens after crash near Invercargill

    Highway reopens after crash near Invercargill

    A highway that was closed following a two-vehicle crash near Invercargill has reopened late this afternoon.

    Santana application ‘a permit milestone’: More than $8m spent to date

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    Santana application ‘a permit milestone’: More than $8m spent to date

    Santana Minerals has formally lodged a fast-track application for New Zealand’s biggest new gold project in more than four decades.

    One in serious condition after car-bicycle crash

    The scene of yesterday's collision.

    One in serious condition after car-bicycle crash

    One person was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a collision between a car and bicycle on State Highway6 in the Gibbston Valley.

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    Departing owners won’t miss everything

    Roxburgh Supermaket owners Ian Cahill, left, and Chris Toms celebrate the sale of the business...

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    Departing owners won’t miss everything

    Incredible staff and customers will be missed but the 5.30am alarm will not be, one of the Roxburgh supermarket owners said as he prepared to leave the business he has run for 13 years.

    Fire destroys Mataura house

    Fire crews outside the house that was destroyed in Mataura this morning. Photo: Gerrit Doppenberg

    Fire destroys Mataura house

    A house has been destroyed by a fire in Mataura this morning.
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