Family escapes Balclutha house fire
A young family was being comforted after escaping a house fire on State Highway 1 at the southern end of Balclutha today.
Tourist sat on wife during fight in Queenstown
Tourist punched wife, sat on her during anniversary fight in Queenstown
A Japanese tourist was celebrating his second anniversary with his wife in Queenstown when they got into a fight over a passport and he punched her.
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District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants
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District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants
Clutha looks set to breach a self-imposed cap of 20% for rates increases.
Charge over alleged dating app assault 'too high'
Charge over alleged dating app assault too high, lawyers contend
Four teenagers are accused of using a gay dating app to target a victim whose home they allegedly then tried to force their way into.
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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change
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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change
A Queenstown family left with almost nothing each week after paying their bills says government changes to social housing will make the ‘‘nightmare’’ of getting by even harder.
Suburban crescent crowned city’s noisiest street
Suburban crescent crowned city’s noisiest street
Dust off your earmuffs: Invercargill has a new noisiest street — although some of its residents disagree.
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Solar farm proponent not told about project start
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Solar farm proponent not told about project start
A longtime proponent of alternative power solutions for Stewart Island was left in the dark about yesterday’s official ceremony starting construction on a $15 million solar farm.
Investitures
Investitures
Ella Wilson, of Queenstown, received a King's Service Medal (KSM) from Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at an investiture in Wellington yesterday for services to the...
One dead after crash near Clydevale
One dead after crash near Clydevale
A driver is dead after their vehicle went off the road near Clydevale, in South Otago, overnight.
Lining up the lift
Lining up the lift
Simulating bin stacking as though on an orchard, Luke St John, 24, carefully puts his skills to the test in the tractor and machinery round at the Central Otago Young Grower of the Year...
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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision
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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision
Central Otago district councillors will have to resolve a decade-long debate on the flow rate for the Manuherikia River if Falls Dam is to be rebuilt.
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Grave fears for cemetery unless coastal erosion is tackled urgently
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Grave fears for cemetery unless coastal erosion is tackled urgently
Bones could be washed out to sea at Hampden Cemetery ‘‘in the next year or two’’ unless urgent action is taken on coastal erosion, the community board’s deputy chairman has warned.
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Debt concerns voiced on amalgamation
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Debt concerns voiced on amalgamation
Debt and assets will play a major role in the ‘‘complex picture’’ around councils’ amalgamating, Waitaki District Mayor Mel Tavendale says.
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Whodunnit and where do pets go when they die?
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Whodunnit and where do pets go when they die?
Jessica Howland Kany’s latest book, Parrot Heaven, is a product made by Wānaka people for Wānaka people, exploring themes of running, injury and the animal...
New tourism director returning home for role
New tourism director returning home for role
Waitaki’s newly appointed tourism director is coming home.
New fluoroscopy scanner to improve delivery of diagnostic services at Southland Hospital
New fluoroscopy scanner to improve delivery of diagnostic services at Southland Hospital
Southlanders are set to benefit from improved diagnostic services following the installation at Southland Hospital in Invercargill of nearly $1 million worth of technology that allows doctors to...
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Couple’s bright idea helps solve problem
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Couple’s bright idea helps solve problem
A bridge closure that split Dipton in two prompted residents Carina and Phil Wilson to step up and lead a community solution to a community problem.
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Inside the storm
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Inside the storm
On a grey Wednesday in Alexandra, Otago’s emergency services activated a region-wide simulation of a catastrophic snowstorm.
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Salmon farmer rebuts concerns for mammals
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Salmon farmer rebuts concerns for mammals
The developer of a massive salmon farm off Stewart Island has defended the project after concerns were raised over risks to marine mammals.
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‘Clearly rotten’ oak crashes on to house
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‘Clearly rotten’ oak crashes on to house
A massive, ‘‘clearly rotten’’ oak tree came crashing down on to the roof of an Arrowtown house yesterday morning, causing significant damage to the property.