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    Driver gives the finger after almost causing crash

    Motorist gives bus driver the finger after almost causing crash

    An angry motorist nearly caused a head-on collision on a Canterbury highway, then pulled the finger at a bus driver who beeped his horn.

    Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

    Skippers Bridge in 2022. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

    Skippers Bridge is to remain closed until further notice after an inspection found failures of the wires in the cables used to support the structure.

    Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

    Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Photo:...

    Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

    A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife back to an area once dry and barren, but conservationists say roaming pet cats could undo years of community-led work.

    Wild weather downs trees, lines, floods roads

    A car left abandoned in floodwaters in Mt Aspiring Rd. PHOTO: QLDC

    Wild weather downs trees, lines, floods roads

    Strong winds and heavy rain around the South flooded roads and brought down multiple trees and powerlines, causing road closures and delays yesterday.

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    A&P show ‘one of our best’

    Noah Mitchell, 7, of Queenstown, tries his hand at shearing with the help of Patrick Duncan, of...

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    A&P show ‘one of our best’

    The rain cleared, the sun emerged and thousands came through the gates for the Lake Hayes A&P Show in Queenstown on Saturday.

    New joint council water entity announces appointments

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    New joint council water entity announces appointments

    The newly formed Southern Waters group has announced a couple of key foundational roles.

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    Fears about campground not realised

    Family friends (back from left) Ollie McCone, 12, Georgia Chilton, 16, Annie Chilton and Harry...

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    Fears about campground not realised

    Fears new Australian owners would change the character of the popular Glendhu Bay holiday park have not come to pass, long-time campers say.

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    Milford village ‘a disgrace’

    Overgrown tracks in Milford Sound village are being cleared by locals. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Milford village ‘a disgrace’

    People urinating daily in the bushes behind Milford Sound airport is contributing to the disgraceful state of the tourist village, which has been left to rot, a veteran operator calling for...

    Report measures NZ’s public outdoor access

    A stile marks the start of a paper road at the end of Abbeyhill St in Pine Hill, Dunedin, that...

    Report measures NZ’s public outdoor access

    The accessibility of New Zealand’s great outdoors is under fresh scrutiny, with Herenga ā Nuku Outdoor Access Commission releasing its first State of Public Outdoor Access report, a nationwide...

    Wine-tasting experience opened

    PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

    Wine-tasting experience opened

    Central Otago’s most historic winery has opened a wine-tasting experience in Gibbston near Queenstown.
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