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    Construction of an amenities block is under way in Otautau. Photo: Supplied  

    Mystery surrounds new Otautau campground

    Pack up your tent and dust off your air mattress, a new camping ground is coming to Southland.

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    Radiology services become available in town

    Health Action Wānaka spokeswoman Monique Mayze. Photo: supplied

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    Radiology services become available in town

    New publicly funded X-ray and ultrasound services for Wānaka will put an end to significant additional time and money locals spend on healthcare, advocates say.

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    South’s livestock ‘world class’

    International livestock judge P.J. Budler is judging cattle at this year’s Wānaka A&P Show....

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    South’s livestock ‘world class’, international show judge says

    International livestock judge P.J. Budler says at Wānaka the scenery is unparalleled and the livestock is ‘‘world class’’.

    Vet wins by-election to fill vacant Central Otago council seat

    Andrew Dowling. Photo: Supplied

    Vet wins by-election to fill vacant Central Otago council seat

    Veterinarian Andrew Dowling will fill the Central Otago District Council seat left vacant when the previous councillor quit amid controversy. 

    Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’

    PHOTO: NINA TAPU

    Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’

    Fowl enthusiast Nicole Coulter hopes the $100 she paid for her Chinese goose in Invercargill will bring her fortune.

    Former Gloriavale leader wins appeal to avoid jail for sex offences

    Howard Temple, Gloriavale’s former overseeing shepherd. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Former Gloriavale leader wins appeal to avoid jail for sex offences

    Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will not be jailed after winning a High Court appeal against his sentence.

    Sweet craving has sour ending for Queenstown shoplifters

    Sweet craving has sour ending for Queenstown shoplifters

    A pair of wanted shoplifters picked the wrong store to curb their chocolate craving when they were nabbed in a Frankton supermarket, police said.

    Arrowtown woman charged with assaulting cop

    Arrowtown’s becoming a mecca for arts, culture and outdoor adventure. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Arrowtown woman charged with assaulting cop

    A Queenstown woman allegedly assaulted a police officer after driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Arrowtown on Saturday.

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    Glenorchy eco lodge developer dies

    Debbi and Paul Brainerd. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    'A great philanthropist': Glenorchy eco lodge developer dies

    American Paul Brainerd, co-developer of The Headwaters Glenorchy Eco Lodge, who died last month, has left behind extraordinary examples of conservation and philanthropy.

    Concerns over private gold mine agreement

    Thomson Gorge Rd, a public road providing access from Bendigo to Ophir, will shut if the proposed...

    Concerns over council's private gold mine agreement

    Support for the proposed Bendigo gold mine and decades of access to public land it will rip through is laid out in a private council agreement with Santana.

    Southland gold mine given go-ahead

    Southland gold mine given go-ahead

    A Southland gold mine that could produce more than $50 million of the precious metal a year has been given the go-ahead.

    Hitch-hiking gecko returns home

    PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

    Hitch-hiking gecko returns home

    A NZ forest gecko has been returned to Lake Kaniere, after hitching a ride to Canterbury with bach owners who discovered it in their car.

    Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites

    There was quite a sight at Tulloch Park on Saturday with kites normally seen on an international...

    Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites

    Hundreds turned out to Mataura’s Tulloch Park to give kite-flying a go and see some internationally renowned kites being flown.

    X-ray, ultrasound services arrive in Wānaka

    Publicy-funded X-ray services will be available in Wānaka from today. Photo: (File) Getty Images

    X-ray, ultrasound services arrive in Wānaka

    New publicly-funded X-ray and ultrasound services are set to provide Wānaka residents with "timely, quality healthcare close to home".

    Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry

    REPORT & PHOTO: NINA TAPU

    Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry

    Out-of-towners Hoa and Mark Davis get comfortable on the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club floor with their baby son, Emil for the Teddy Bear’s Picnic.

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    ‘At wits’ end’ dealing with ACC over equipment

    Teressa Gutschlag has been living at care home Ripponburn since an accident in early December...

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    ‘At wits’ end’ dealing with ACC over equipment

    A 90-year-old Wānaka man says he has been left distressed and "at wits’ end" trying to get his wife home after she broke her hip.

    Southland gold mine given green light

    The site of the mine, south of Waikaka, with machinery left over from previous mining of the site...

    Southland gold mine given green light

    A Southland mine that could produce more than $50 million of gold a year has been given the go ahead.

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    A&P show attendance surges, outperforms expectations

    Enjoying the sun and an ice cream at the North Otago A&P Show on Saturday are (from left) Kyan,...

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    A&P show attendance surges, outperforms expectations

    The North Otago A&P Show was a hit in Oamaru on Saturday.

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    Rodeo competition ‘sharper’

    Seasoned rodeo performer Rex Church, of Poolburn, competes in the steer wrestling slack in a gap...

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    Rodeo competition ‘sharper’

    Despite a continuing bum steer from the weather gods, rodeo enthusiasts galloped on at the Lawrence Rodeo yesterday.

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    Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’

    Hedgehope Rural Fire Brigade members Brodie Butcher (left) and Thomas Brock take a break during...

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    Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’

    Mopping up after out-of-control bushfires burned through the Australian summer was "no walk in the park", recently returned Southland firefighters say.
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