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'I’ll have to leave': Residents say brutal rates rise will drive them out
Distraught residents say rates rises of almost 30% will push families in Hāwea and Luggate into debt and destroy lives.
'Routine arrest' leads Southland cops to drugs and cash
'Routine arrest' leads Southland cops to drugs and cash
Six people - including two teenagers - face charges after police raids in Southland scooped up cash and illegal drugs.
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Residents looking to fight imminent 1080 drop
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Residents looking to fight imminent 1080 drop
West Otago residents are stepping up their fight against an imminent 1080 drop on 13,000ha of the district’s Blue Mountains.
Major highway reopen after slip
Major highway reopen after slip
Updated 12.10 pm
SH6 and the upper Buller Gorge Rd, straddling the West Coast and Tasman regions, has reopened following a big slip.
Sea lion pup killed by vehicle in Catlins
Sea lion pup killed by vehicle in Catlins
12.33 pm
A sea lion pup found dead on a Catlins coastal road has injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
‘Hero’ of the roads
‘Hero’ of the roads
Sergeant Geoff Sutherland is officially a hero — and his new title might cost him a few cheese rolls at smoko.
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Expert witnesses keep roles despite concerns
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Expert witnesses keep roles despite concerns
Two expert witnesses have kept their roles in the Bendigo-Ophir Gold project fast-track hearings, despite concerns by Santana over perceived bias.
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
A new $40 million taxiway is in the works for Queenstown Airport.
Council rejects floating sauna plan
Council rejects floating sauna plan
A company hoping to set up a floating sauna on a small Te Anau lake has had its dream sunk.
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Otago sportsman in court over plastic sword threats
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Otago sportsman in court over plastic sword threats
A prominent Otago sportsman was arrested after allegedly carrying an offensive weapon and behaving threateningly in Oamaru’s main street.
Milford Track tickets gone in 30 minutes
Milford Track tickets gone in 30 minutes
With nearly double the number of people in the queue than tickets available to walk Milford Track, the ‘‘sold out’’ sign came out within half an hour yesterday.
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LGBTQ+ community hit hard by attacks: advocate
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LGBTQ+ community hit hard by Queens Park night-time assaults: advocate
Invercargill’s LGBTQ+ community has been hit particularly hard by the twin assaults in Queens Park, a community advocate says.
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83-yr-old puts in marathon effort
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83-yr-old puts in marathon effort
At the age of 83, Jeanette Aker is still teaching at an Oamaru high school and recently managed to squeeze in a marathon on the other side of the world.
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Job losses as flight school goes
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Job losses as flight school goes
A flying school is blaming council charges for quitting Oamaru Airport — affecting 52 jobs.
‘It’s do or die for me’, artist Donna Demente tells council
‘It’s do or die for me’, artist Donna Demente tells council
Donna Demente has asked the Waitaki District Council to reconsider its push to ‘‘commercialise’’ Oamaru’s historic precinct as a proposed rent hike threatens the future of her Grainstore Gallery.
Te Anau locals win fight against proposed floating sauna
Te Anau locals win fight against proposed floating sauna
A proposal to run a floating sauna in a popular Te Anau reserve has gone up in steam in the face of public backlash.
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Building women’s mechanical confidence
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Building women’s mechanical confidence
When mechanic Melissa Hannan found herself working on a large number of female family and friends’ vehicles, she decided to do something to boost women’s confidence around vehicles.
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Santana questions impartiality of witness
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Santana questions impartiality of witness
Santana Minerals has its sights on yet another assigned specialist in the Bendigo-Ophir Gold project fast-track hearings.
Help pours in for injured pilot
Help pours in for injured pilot
West Coast communities have raised more than $20,000 in a day to support the family of a Fox Glacier pilot seriously injured in a helicopter crash near Haast township.
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'Serious' crash at Oamaru Airport not reported for a year
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'Serious' crash at Oamaru Airport not reported for a year
A hard landing by a training aircraft at Oamaru Airport caused ‘‘substantial damage’’, but went unreported to authorities for a year, it has emerged.