New gallery report’s lack of Māori voice criticised
New gallery report’s lack of Māori voice criticised
An investigation into a possible new Invercargill art gallery has raised concerns about funding and a lack of Māori engagement.
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Community turns out for pump track opening
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Community turns out for pump track opening
Winton Primary School pupils saw the realisation of a dream as their pump track officially opened last week.
Solar farm project starts
Solar farm project starts
Work has begun on the West Coast’s first solar farm.
Fight continues to save visitor centre
Fight continues to save visitor centre
The manager of the Oamaru and Waitaki Visitor Information Centre came armed with 147 letters of support when asking councillors to reinstate funding for the shuttered facility this week.
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Plan to muddy nitrate debate
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Plan to muddy nitrate debate
Amid a nitrate scare in Gore, Environment Southland has been accused of going to "outrageous" lengths to minimise blaming intensive dairying. Mary Williams reports.
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Embattled swim coach still teaching
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Embattled swim coach still teaching
A swimming coach under investigation has not been suspended by the agency looking into his conduct nor the body which owns the complex that he works at.
Can’t see the fog for the tree
Can’t see the fog for the tree
Fog sits over Lake Wanaka yesterday morning. Later in the day it cleared to a sunny 14°C.
The story behind the photo: Aurora Australis over French Ridge
The story behind the photo: Aurora Australis over French Ridge
When Noah Bentley left French Ridge Hut to fill a jug of water, the green hue in the sky was a sign to grab his camera.
Caught offside: football families fill church carpark
Caught offside: football families fill church carpark
A Wānaka churchgoer has expressed frustration with families using his church’s private parking before Sunday Mass.
New manager for business chamber
New manager for business chamber
The Wānaka Business Chamber has announced Glenn Peat will be stepping down as general manager after three years in the role.
Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parents with young children will be welcomed to Cinema Paradiso later this month for the return of mums, dads and bubs screenings.
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
In the days leading up to the Aotearoa Stone Skimming championships, reporter Ruairi O’Shea subjected the event’s organiser to an interview on the integrity of the event.
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Connection lies at the heart of Hāwea Flat artist Robyn Bardas’s exhibition, ‘Bone Is Bone’, on display at Te Atamira in Queenstown until June 14.
Locals dominate sports awards
Locals dominate sports awards
Wānaka athletes led the way at the Central Otago Sports Awards, with Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Luca Harrington winning the night’s big awards.
Teacher still setting the pace at 83
Teacher still setting the pace at 83
Waitaki Girls' High School mathematics teacher Jeanette Aker is still running every day after returning home from competing in the London Marathon.
Sportsman in court over plastic sword
Sportsman in court over plastic sword
A prominent Otago sportsman was arrested after allegedly carrying an offensive weapon and behaving threateningly on Oamaru’s main street.
London Marathon ticked off at 83
London Marathon ticked off at 83
At the age of 83 Jeanette Aker is still teaching at an Oamaru high school and has managed to squeeze in a marathon on the other side of the world.
Account about fake notes ‘far-fetched’
Account about fake notes ‘far-fetched’
An Oamaru man who used fake hundred-dollar bills to pay for vouchers has learned a hard lesson — "if it’s too good to be true, it normally f...... is".
Tributes paid to cricket stalwart killed in crash
Tributes paid to cricket stalwart killed in crash
The man who died in a car crash a fortnight ago is being remembered as a family man who had a lasting impact on cricket in the region.
Slice of justice delivered
Slice of justice delivered
Oamaru police delivered a slice of justice last weekend while hungry customers were left with cold pizza.