Fundraiser opens up unique countryside
A Queenstown school camp fundraiser next Saturday offers a unique opportunity to explore Branches Station’s rugged beauty.
Stallholders’ fate remains up in air
Stallholders’ fate remains up in air
The status of street food and craft vendors in Queenstown’s town centre appears to be heading for a showdown in the High Court next month.
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Call to set up hospice care at empty site
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Call to set up hospice care at empty site
An exhausted Queenstown resident caring for her dying husband has called on the health minister to turn empty rooms at Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital into a temporary hospice space.
Members use own funds to support appeal
Members use own funds to support appeal
Altrusa International of Oamaru is supporting The Love Grace Handbag Appeal in North Otago.
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Surprise literary selection
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Surprise literary selection
Queenstown author Peta Carey is preparing to eat her hat.
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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof
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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof
A marine science professor says harvesting cockles at Moeraki was always going to end badly as the beds can be easily damaged by humans.
Extensive search for kayaker on West Coast
Extensive search for kayaker on West Coast
Emergency services have received a report of a person swept out to sea in the Greymouth/Blaketown area and have found this kayak.
$1.4m Queenstown homes arrive on back of truck
$1.4m Queenstown homes arrive on back of truck
Heralding a new type of construction for Queenstown, four adjacent, elevated homes have been trucked down from Christchurch.
Heavy rain down south, sweltering in Canterbury
Heavy rain down south, sweltering in Canterbury
Heavy rain is set to hit Southland, while parts of the island's east coast will swelter.
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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot
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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has palmed off developing an electric bus charging depot in Queenstown to the private market.
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'Hospital in chaos': Claim theatres shut down
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'Hospital in chaos': Claim theatres shut down
Southland Hospital is in disarray, staffing so low in some departments operating theatres have been temporarily shut down, a staff member claims.
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Airport claims ‘scaremongering’
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Airport claims ‘scaremongering’
Claims about the state of Oamaru Airport including safety issues are simply ‘‘scaremongering’’, a director of the New Zealand Airline Academy says.
Obituary: A whole-hearted Southern mayor
Obituary: A whole-hearted Southern mayor
Some people claim not to have a political bone in their body.
‘Remarkable’ cooler summer affects income
‘Remarkable’ cooler summer affects income
Below-average temperatures during Wānaka’s summer season were ‘‘quite remarkable’’, a meteorologist says.
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Jones gives ground rules for Sir Ian debate
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Jones gives ground rules for Sir Ian debate
Sir Ian Taylor is waiting to hear from Shane Jones about their debate on a planned Bendigo mine. The Resources Minister says he's ready, but not going to a turn up to ‘‘a woke organic mung bean tea party fireside chat’’.
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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show
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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show
Set up for one of New Zealand’s most popular agricultural events has begun — and organisers say this could be the best show yet if the weather plays ball.
Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews
Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews
It was a particularly busy day for firefighters, called to five serious blazes throughout the South.
Rich foreign buyers flock to properties
Rich foreign buyers flock to properties
The early foreign birds are circling the Southern Lakes to catch the rare golden worms.
Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze
Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze
Crews of firefighters and two helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting a large vegetation fire near Arrowtown.
Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Parries are back on the menu from today.