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    Delay proposed to consult on sewage

    Queenstown wastewater treatment plant, Project Shotover. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Delay proposed to consult on sewage

    A decision on a new disposal option for wastewater from Queenstown’s Shotover treatment plant could be delayed to allow formal consultation.

    Workshop to discuss rural waste

    Otematata Station cook, farmer and cookbook author Philippa Cameron will be the guest speaker at...

    Workshop to discuss rural waste

    The Teviot Valley Water Care Group will hold a workshop on Wednesday to discuss rural waste and what can be reduced, recycled and reused from it.

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    Annoyance, concerns over vandalism spree

    Vandalism at the Serpentine Diggings, near Ranfurly, over Waitangi weekend included damage to the...

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    Annoyance, concerns over vandalism spree

    A church that has stood for more than 150 years, one of the last markers of a once-thriving goldmining settlement, has been damaged as part of a destructive rampage in the area.

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    Bridge closure lamented

    Signs warn drivers, cyclists and pedestrians not to cross Skippers Bridge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Bridge closure lamented

    A former long-time Queenstown tourism operator says he is "absolutely mortified" over the indefinite closure of the historic Skippers Bridge.

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    Councillors vote for one hour of free CBD parking

    The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

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    Councillors vote for one hour of free CBD parking

    One hour of free parking will remain in the Oamaru CBD for now, after a unanimous vote by Waitaki district councillors at their first meeting of the year.

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    Fines imposed at Doc carpark questioned

    Pancake Rocks in National Park on the West Coast. PHOTO: JEN DILLNER

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    Fines imposed at Doc carpark questioned

    Two Dunedin men say it may be user pays in some national park carparks and they are indeed users, but they have paid.

    Airport issues raised with councillors

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    Airport issues raised with councillors

    If Oamaru Airport was in private hands ‘‘heads would roll’’ over its mismanagement, Waitaki district councillors have heard.

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    Huge Cromwell subdivision on fast-track path

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    Huge Cromwell subdivision on fast-track path

    A massive Cromwell subdivision has doubled in size to 1000 lots and is now on the fast track to approval.

    Some success on upper Taieri

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    Some success on upper Taieri

    The only river that has been affected enough by the heavy rain earlier this week to spoil the fishing is the lower Taieri.

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    Developer likely to pay for intersection

    John Glover. Photo: Allied Media files

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    Developer likely to pay for intersection

    An intersection linking State Highway 6 and the new Homestead Bay development is expected to be paid by the developer, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

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    Govt confirms $2m to improve Falls Dam

    The water intake at Falls Dam sits high and dry in this 2024 file photo. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Govt confirms $2m to improve Falls Dam

    A $2 million funding boost from the government has been described as significant, as the plan to enlarge and fix Falls Dam gathers steam.

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    Programme producing results for Pasifika

    Kew Pacific Island Learning Centre manager and teacher Rebecca Fa'alologo-Robertson (left) and...

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    Programme producing results for Pasifika

    A Pacific education programme is helping Pasifika parents champion their children’s learning in the Deep South.

    Motorcyclist seriously injured in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash

    Photo: ODT files

    Motorcyclist seriously injured in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash

    A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a crash on Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd near Mt Crichton this afternoon. 

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    Sunflower farm ‘really positive’

    Sitting on 1.5ha of land, Hook’s Sunflower farm was well supported by locals and tourists and it...

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    Sunflower farm ‘really positive’

    Inspiration from a friend’s West Coast sunflower farm and an empty Wānaka paddock have led to what is hoped to become an annual event.

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    Triathalon challenge ‘about more than racing’

    Friendly competitors (from left) Millie Campbell, Asha Blake and Esme McArthur, all 13 and of...

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    Triathalon challenge ‘about more than racing’

    Secondary school students put their best foot, arm and wheel forward yesterday at Challenge Wānaka’s 20th anniversary event.

    Dry grasslands lead to declaration of outdoor fire ban

    Photo: RNZ

    Dry grasslands lead to declaration of outdoor fire ban

    All outdoor fires in Central Otago are banned until further notice.

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    Colonel still grounded

    Former Alexandra woman Colonel Lisa Kelliher is the New Zealand Defence Force’s defence adviser...

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    Colonel still grounded

    Looking back on her childhood growing up on the family farm in Central Otago, Lisa Kelliher can see how her background shaped her career in the military.

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    The classics and the new on show together

    Allan Dippie’s MAB Edwardian Speedster, built in Paris, is expected to be a showstopper at this...

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    The classics and the new on show together

    Queenstown's Ayrburn Classic motoring extravaganza will be three times bigger than last year’s inaugural event, the organiser says.

    Chinese visitors adding to tourist boom

    Greymouth town and Grey River, West Coast, New Zealand. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA

    Chinese visitors adding to tourist boom

    Chinese New Year has delivered a second wave of summer tourism to the West Coast.

    One seriously hurt in crash near Alexandra

    One seriously hurt in crash near Alexandra

    A person is in a serious condition after a single-car crash near Alexandra this evening.
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