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    Former Faigan’s Store manager Jude Omond is transported back in time with memorabilia from the...

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    Store display brings back memories

    The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.

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    Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson

    A Gore pensioner has been left gutted after his car was destroyed in an act of suspected arson...

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    Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson

    A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.

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    Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

    An artist's impression of the new McDonalds at Three Parks, Wanaka. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

    Wanaka will take a Big Mac but, please, no side of rubbish, residents say.

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    Hub a step closer as demolition progresses

    Demolition work in preparation for the construction of Milton’s new pool-library complex is...

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    Hub a step closer as demolition progresses

    Milton's long-planned community hub is coming closer to construction as demolition progresses on the site of the future Elsie Stewart Community Library and Pool.

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    Neighbouring lake-facing holiday homes for sale

    Location second to none: One of two longtime holiday homes for sale beside the Queenstown Marina....

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    Neighbouring lake-facing holiday homes for sale

    Two of Queenstown’s best-located holiday homes are for sale.

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    Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’

    Queenstown Plunket faces being in limbo if its landlord successfully sells its Henry St premises...

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    Looming sale puts Plunket service ‘in limbo’

    Queenstown Plunket is in danger of being homeless.

    Organisation looking for new location

    The property currently used by Plunket in Queenstown. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Organisation looking for new location

    A Plunket boss says the organisation is talking to several parties about new Queenstown premises.

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    Board of directors sought for WaiSouth

    File photo: ODT

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    Board of directors sought for WaiSouth

    The Queenstown Lakes district’s Three Waters company has a name.

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    New Moke Lake booking requirement blindsides camper

    An online booking system is now in place for the popular Moke Lake campground near Queenstown....

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    New Moke Lake booking requirement blindsides camper

    The unannounced introduction of an online booking system for the popular Moke Lake campground near Queenstown has caught at least one would-be camper unawares.

    Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

    A bin in Riverton displays Gary Tong’s campaign advertising after the election had wrapped up....

    Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

    Failed Southland mayoral candidate Gary Tong says he was not behind the "Tick Tong" sticker campaign which plastered the region during the local election.

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    Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’

    Gore District Court. Photo: Gerrit Doppenberg

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    Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’

    A hens party reveller caught last Christmas drink-driving almost four times over the limit had fallen from grace, a court has heard.

    Smart to have alternative strategies up your sleeve

    A 2kg brown trout caught willow-grubbing on the lower Taieri River.

    Smart to have alternative strategies up your sleeve

    This is the time of year when Otago anglers get excited about fishing the cicada hatch on the tussock lakes.

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    Call made to bring NZ aviation history home

    Standing in front of a 1965 Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-50 which has been obtained and will be...

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    Call made to bring NZ aviation history home

    They have carried the Beatles and the Queen to New Zealand but now sit endangered on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest and in Alaska, North Carolina and Cuba.

    Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result

    Experiencing The Dreamery. PHOTOS: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result

    Overlooking Queenstown’s Village Green is a unique tourist attraction that is opening this Saturday.

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    'Get real': Gallery owner slams Donna Demente over rent dispute

    Oamaru artist Donna Demente is not amused by the prospect of a 300% rent increase at her gallery....

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    'Get real': Gallery owner slams Donna Demente over rent dispute

    Oamaru artist Donna Demente has been accused of "holding back" the town’s historic precinct for 20 years in a blistering broadside by another gallery owner.

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    Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’

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    Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’

    A historic Queenstown bridge is in such a bad state it risks "catastrophic collapse", an engineering report has revealed.

    Penguins’ plight put front and centre

    South Otago Forest & Bird member Jim Young talks with Gina Gardner, and Quinn, 9, and Piper...

    Penguins’ plight put front and centre

    Local conservationists say they will not stop advocating for hoiho, as the message of their plight continues to gain public awareness.

    Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

    Kevin John Singh Belling. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

    Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks

    Police are asking for the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man missing from the Invercargill area.

    Memorial fest cranks up

     Local rider Conor Macfarlane drops into Queenstown Bike Festival’s slopestyle at Wynyard Jump...

    Memorial fest cranks up

    Already seven days in, the action-packed Queenstown Bike Festival concludes with a very special McGazza Fest over the next three days.

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    Central Otago artist Bridget Paape’s shop has been closed by the Central Otago District Council...

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    A Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down.
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