Carpentry apprentices to face-off in Central heat
Carpentry apprentices across the region will be putting their skills to the test in a competition in Wānaka this weekend.
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Serial shoplifter pledges to turn life around
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Serial shoplifter pledges to turn life around
A Gore woman says a stint behind bars following a spree of thefts and wild driving has ‘‘given me my life back’’.
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Relocating Wachner Pl clock preferred option
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Relocating Wachner Pl clock preferred option
A plan to restore the Wachner Pl clock tower in the inner city has been rejected by the Invercargill City Council, with one councillor describing the former city landmark as an ‘‘expensive ornament’’.
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
New visitor experiences are being planned for one of Queenstown’s most special pieces of land.
Raising money to build suitable homes for elderly residents
Raising money to build suitable homes for elderly residents
Stewart Island resident Bruce Ford reckons there's a problem with getting old on Rakiura - there's nowhere suitable to do it.
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Elderly face 'impossible choices' as rates skyrocket
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Elderly face 'impossible choices' as rates skyrocket
Older people facing real hardship from skyrocketing rates across the South could be forced out of their homes, an advocacy group has warned.
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Historic rugby club plotting comeback
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Rugby club building towards return to premier grade
The Clyde-Earnscleugh rugby club is planning a comeback to premier ranks after nearly a decade off the field.
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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm
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'Bastard': Creditors condemn runaway owner of defunct firm
Creditors of a now defunct Otago engineering firm have called the runaway owner a ‘‘mongrel’’ and a ‘‘bastard’’ who needs to face up to the situation.
Calls for panel to decline hydro proposal
Calls for panel to decline hydro proposal
Outdoors and environmental groups are calling on a fast-track panel to decline a controversial West Coast hydro proposal.
Arrowtown 'becoming suburb of Auckland'
'Status postcode' but Arrowtown risks ‘losing our community’
Arrowtown is becoming ‘‘a suburb of Parnell’’, a real estate agent says, as its house prices climb to the highest in New Zealand.
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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’
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Hub consent: fast-track a ‘kangaroo court’
A Queenstown Lakes district councillor has launched a broadside against the whole fast-track process, calling it a ‘‘kangaroo court’’.
Contractor 'shocked' at fuel theft from work site
Contractor 'shocked' at fuel theft from work site
A council contractor is ‘‘shocked’’ after 140 litres of fuel was stolen from vehicles at a Waitaki work site.
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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash
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Safety lapses in Queenstown jetboat crash
Passengers who suffered deep cuts, bruising and a fracture when a Queenstown jetboat crashed into a canyon wall did not get a proper safety briefing, an investigation has found.
Angler drowned after head injury: coroner
Angler drowned after head injury: coroner
An Invercargill businessman who was rock-fishing died after a wave swept him into the ocean, a coroner has ruled.
'Pretty scary': 4.3 quake jolts Lake Hāwea
'Pretty scary': 4.3 quake jolts Lake Hāwea
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook Lake Hāwea early this morning, with locals describing a loud noise followed by a heavy jolt.
Critically hurt truck driver needing multiple surgeries
Critically hurt truck driver needing multiple surgeries
A Palmerston truck driver was left with five fractures and will require multiple surgeries following a crash that left him in a critical condition.
Snow on roads; strong winds for some in South
Snow on roads; strong winds for some in South
Snow has fallen on the Crown Range Road and the Milford Road as a cold blast brings strong winds to parts of the South, and there is more heavy rain on the way. MetService has issued a strong wind...
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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’
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Mine would ‘annihilate decades of efforts’
Central Otago will lose its status as a premier wine region and decades of effort will be "annihilated" should a planned gold mine go ahead, French wine experts say.
Festival a tribute to the community
Festival a tribute to the community
The Arrowtown Autumn Festival was officially opened for the 40th time in the historic village yesterday afternoon.
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Mine's fast-track bid must be rejected: Ngāi Tahu
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Mine's fast-track bid must be rejected: Ngāi Tahu
Santana's failure to meet treaty obligations means its fast-track application to mine gold at Bendigo must be rejected, Ngāi Tahu says.