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Elderly face 'impossible choices' as rates skyrocket

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Elderly face 'impossible choices' as rates skyrocket

Older people facing real hardship from skyrocketing rates across the South could be forced out of their homes, an advocacy group has warned.

Raising money to build suitable homes for elderly residents

Oban township, Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island / Rakiura. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Raising money to build suitable homes for elderly residents

Stewart Island resident Bruce Ford reckons there's a problem with getting old on Rakiura - there's nowhere suitable to do it.

Carpentry apprentices to face-off in Central heat

Carpentry apprentices across the region will be putting their skills to the test in a competition in Wānaka this weekend.

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Historic rugby club plotting comeback

Sitting flanked by former players and longtime club supporters are Clyde-Earnscleugh Rugby...

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Rugby club building towards return to premier grade

The Clyde-Earnscleugh rugby club is planning a comeback to premier ranks after nearly a decade off the field.

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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm

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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm

Creditors of a now defunct Otago engineering firm have called the runaway owner a ‘‘mongrel’’ and a ‘‘bastard’’ who needs to face up to the situation.

Calls for panel to decline hydro proposal

The Morgan Gorge would be impacted significantly by the proposal, Federated Mountain Clubs say....

Calls for panel to decline hydro proposal

Outdoors and environmental groups are calling on a fast-track panel to decline a controversial West Coast hydro proposal.

Arrowtown 'becoming suburb of Auckland'

Richard Newman. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILE

'Status postcode' but Arrowtown risks ‘losing our community’

Arrowtown is becoming ‘‘a suburb of Parnell’’, a real estate agent says, as its house prices climb to the highest in New Zealand.

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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’

Queenstown Lakes District Councillor Samuel Belk. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’

A Queenstown Lakes district councillor has launched a broadside against the whole fast-track process, calling it a ‘‘kangaroo court’’.

Contractor 'shocked' at fuel theft from work site

Contractor 'shocked' at fuel theft from work site

A council contractor is ‘‘shocked’’ after 140 litres of fuel was stolen from vehicles at a Waitaki work site.

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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash

Photo: Transport Accident Investigation Commission

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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash

Passengers who suffered deep cuts, bruising and a fracture when a Queenstown jetboat crashed into a canyon wall did not get a proper safety briefing, an investigation has found.

Angler drowned after head injury: coroner

An Invercargill businessman who was rock-fishing died after a wave swept him into the ocean, a coroner has ruled.

'Pretty scary': 4.3 quake jolts Lake Hāwea

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

'Pretty scary': 4.3 quake jolts Lake Hāwea

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook Lake Hāwea early this morning, with locals describing a loud noise followed by a heavy jolt.

Critically hurt truck driver needing multiple surgeries

The aftermath of the crash. Photo: Givealittle

Critically hurt truck driver needing multiple surgeries

A Palmerston truck driver was left with five fractures and will require multiple surgeries following a crash that left him in a critical condition.

Snow on roads; strong winds for some in South

Snow has fallen on the Crown Range Road and the Milford Road as a cold blast brings strong winds to parts of the South, and there is more heavy rain on the way. MetService has issued a strong wind...

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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’

French winemaker Francois Millet (centre), of Burgundy, discusses the future of Central Otago...

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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’

Central Otago will lose its status as a premier wine region and decades of effort will be "annihilated" should a planned gold mine go ahead, French wine experts say.

Festival a tribute to the community

Showing their colours ahead of the 40th Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which began yesterday, are...

Festival a tribute to the community

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival was officially opened for the 40th time in the historic village yesterday afternoon.

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Mine's fast-track bid must be rejected: Ngāi Tahu

A drilling rig at the proposed Santana mine site. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Mine's fast-track bid must be rejected: Ngāi Tahu

Santana's failure to meet treaty obligations means its fast-track application to mine gold at Bendigo must be rejected, Ngāi Tahu says.

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Decision to sell land for mine not easy, ‘but I believe it is right’

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Decision to sell land for mine not easy, ‘but I believe it is right’

The owner of the land where part of the planned Santana Minerals goldmine is to go says he trusts the mining company and the opportunity presented by the mine is extraordinary.

Horse triumphs over human ‘tearing across mountains’

‘‘Knight’’ Pascal Saker takes on the Only Fools and Horses event in the Maniototo astride his...

Horse triumphs over human ‘tearing across mountains’

Horse has triumphed against human once again at the Only Fools and Horses running race in Wedderburn.

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Cellphone network failures left emergency services 'hamstrung'

It seems the iPhone has become a weapon of self-destruction for our sports stars.

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Cellphone network failures left emergency services 'hamstrung'

Weaknesses in the rural cellphone network are leaving emergency services ‘‘hamstrung’’ during community crises, Clutha officials say.

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