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Brigade upgrades for 50th anniversary
The Clutha Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated its 50th anniversary by becoming a first responder unit.
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‘Thousands’ jazzed up, bluesy for performers
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‘Thousands’ jazzed up, bluesy for performers
You would have been hard-pressed to escape the sound of jazz and blues in Oamaru over the weekend.
Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu
Avid swimmers take on Lake Wakatipu
Swimmers leap off Queenstown’s historic TSS Earnslaw in Frankton Arm on Saturday for the Whakatipu Legend swimming event.
Diversity celebrated at festival
Diversity celebrated at festival
More than 3000 people enjoyed cultural performances and food from around the world while taking the chance to learn about their community’s diversity at the fourth annual Queenstown Multicultural...
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Rare and expensive cars part of inaugural display
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Rare and expensive cars part of inaugural display
Ophir's inaugural Turnbull Classic Car Display and Run seems to have gone down a treat.
Unpursued fleeing driver dies in centre city crash
Unpursued fleeing driver dies in centre city crash
One person died in a crash on a rural Southland road and another was killed when a car crashed while apparently trying to evade police in Invercargill early yesterday.
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Neighbours to join butchery in historic precinct
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Neighbours to join butchery in historic precinct
A growing sense of history is being mapped out in a South Otago town, the founder of a replica vintage butchery says.
Southland man jailed for sexually violating underage girl
Southland man jailed for sexually violating underage girl
A Southland man who claimed sex with an underage girl was a case of “mutual attraction” has been jailed for more than two years.
Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad
Obituary: Peter Arnett, from Bluff to Baghdad
Of the many New Zealand journalists who have reported around the globe, Peter Arnett arguably became one of the most visible on the international stage.
Village unites for brigade
Village unites for brigade
Arrowtown Lifestyle Village’s recent annual Garden Party has broken its own fundraising record and boosted the village’s volunteer fire brigade coffers by $14,000.
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Discharge decision ‘tough’
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Discharge decision ‘tough’
A decision to proceed with the discharge of wastewater from Queenstown’s Shotover treatment plant into the Kawarau River is not his preferred option, Queenstown Lakes Mayor John Glover says.
Two dead after separate Southland crashes
Two dead after separate Southland crashes
Two people are dead after separate crashes in Southland overnight.
Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site
Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site
A palaeontologist studying fossil fragments in Central Otago has identified a previously unknown, but now extinct, bat.
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Mayor ‘horror struck’ at cost of audit
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Mayor ‘horror struck’ at cost of audit
Invercargill city councillors should be "horror struck" it will cost almost $500,000 to audit its annual report, the mayor says.
Man who died after fall from boat named
Man who died after fall from boat on Lake Manapouri named
A man who died after falling from a boat on Lake Manapouri last weekend has been named.
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Proposed parking permits aim to lower residents’ costs
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Proposed parking permits aim to lower residents’ costs
Queenstown residents may soon be able to apply for special local parking permits.
One injured in crash
One injured in crash
A person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago.
No commission inquiry into loss
No commission inquiry into loss
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission will not open an inquiry at this stage into the reported grounding and loss of fishing vessel Mako on the West Coast.
Crash rescue impeded by live wires
Crash rescue impeded by live wires
Two people were stuck in a vehicle for more than two hours surrounded by live power lines after a crash at Milburn closed the road for most of the morning yesterday.
Tension over council pest work identified
Tension over council pest work identified
A southern council has revealed "emerging tensions" on Stewart Island/Rakiura making some of its work harder to complete.