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    Lions club calls for new blood

    Palmerston has the numbers. Photos by Craig Baxter.

    Lions club calls for new blood

    The Palmerston Lions Club, which amalgamated with the Waikouaiti Lions several years ago, and more recently the East Otago Club, is in dire need of more members.

    Treatment plant upgrades set to be finished this year

    Photo: ODT files

    Treatment plant upgrades set to be finished this year

    Upgrades to the Patearoa and Ranfurly water treatment plants are under way and should be finished by the end of the year.

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    Council comes to Regent Theatre’s rescue, taking over $656,000 loan

    Greymouth’s Regent Theatre has been thrown a lifeline. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Council comes to Regent Theatre’s rescue, taking over $656,000 loan

    The West Coast Theatre Trust, which runs the Regent Theatre in Greymouth, has been thrown a ratepayer lifeline, the Grey District Council having taken over the theatre’s existing $656,000 loan for...

    Fully electric Hilux created to prove point

    Cherry growers Mike Casey and Euan White have been doing donuts in the paddock in their newly...

    Fully electric Hilux created to prove point

    A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel workhorse.

    Act of kindness about giving back

    The Otago Daily Times helps Balclutha neighbours Wayne Morrison and June Waters keep close. PHOTO...

    Act of kindness about giving back

    The Otago Daily Times has played a regular role in a full-circle friendship.

    Cost hikes will not hit rates

    Cost hikes will not hit rates

    Government-mandated KiwiSaver cost increases will not affect Invercargill City Council rates this year.

    Reserve forestry plan feedback wanted

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Reserve forestry plan feedback wanted

    People are encouraged to share their thoughts on a draft forestry management plan for Queenstown Hill Reserve.

    Fright to flight

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Fright to flight

    A harrier hawk takes to the air after being disturbed while perched on a fence post beside SH85, the Pigroot. 

    Pool’s salute to surrounds noted

    Roxburgh Pool by Hierarchy Group received a public architecture award. It comprises three pools,...

    Pool’s salute to surrounds noted

    Nineteen projects, including a community pool, a retail precinct and nearly a dozen homes, have been recognised in the 2025 Southern Architecture Awards.

    Boil water notices for Central Otago towns

    A new report has found a substantial proportion of groundwater is failing drinking standards....

    Boil water notices for Central Otago towns

    Boil water notices have been issued for Ranfurly, Omakau and Ophir after recent rainfall and snowmelt made the towns' source water too turbid to treat effectively.

    Lake Hāwea Station originals: ‘Don’t sing your own praises’

    Linette Dixon and Judith Shawe were brought up on Lake Hāwea Station and recall it being some of...

    Lake Hāwea Station originals: ‘Don’t sing your own praises’

    Brought up on Lake Hāwea Station, which the Rowley family farmed for more than a century, two rural sisters recall the "simple life" of their youth on what has since become the country’s first...

    Preparing for disaster should be on your radar: emergency management

    Wānaka Response Group member Mick Hollyer at the Presbyterian church, which is one of the...

    Preparing for disaster should be on your radar: emergency management

    As the mountains gather snow and the roads get icy, being prepared for a disaster is a must for all households in the region.

    International accolade for ring ‘huge honour’

    Alice Herald has been living in Wānaka since 2005, and was the first Kiwi jewellery designer to...

    International accolade for ring ‘huge honour’

    Wānaka jeweller Alice Herald has been awarded a coveted second place at the "Oscars of the jewellery world'.

    Students to take to stage

    Dance Wānaka’s Junior Acro group show off their skills at last year’s Dance Off. PHOTO SUPPLIED

    Students to take to stage

    About 200 students from across the region will strap on their dance shoes and take to the stage to showcase their talents this weekend.

    Photographer shares visual stories from rural communities

    Wellington phtographer Nick Netzler travelled to Wanaka earlier this year, as part of Creative NZ...

    Photographer shares visual stories from rural communities

    Wellington photographer Nick Netzler travelled to Wānaka earlier this year, as part of a nature residency.

    Milestone to be marked

    Gearing up for the 50th anniversary of the Whitestone Rodders club are members (from left) Geoff...

    Milestone to be marked

    Get your motors running, the Whitestone Rodders will hold their 50th anniversary in Oamaru next weekend.

    Celebrity debate to be ‘fun-filled night of hilarity’

    The IHC Celebrity debate South Island team (from left) Dan Lewis, Jim Hopkins and Alice Hore work...

    Celebrity debate to be ‘fun-filled night of hilarity’

    The IHC Celebrity debate is back again and this year’s hot topic is "The Mainland is the Brain Land".

    Customer liaison team set to move to library

    From June 23 rates payments will no longer be accepted at the Waitaki District Council’s Thames...

    Customer liaison team set to move to library

    People wanting to pay rates bills in person in Oamaru will have to do so at the town’s library later this month.

    Mayoral candidate wants ticket to stand with him

    Mayoral candidate David Wilson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Mayoral candidate wants ticket to stand with him

    A Waitaki district mayoral candidate hopes a candidate information night will be the push needed for like-minded residents to take the leap into local politics and join his campaign.

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    Council shows support of new bus route

    A direct bus connection between Oamaru and Dunedin is at least three years away. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Council shows support of new bus route

    Oamaru commuters wanting to catch a bus to Dunedin will have to wait at least three more years, under draft regional transport plans but politicians here want funding for even more transport services.
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