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    RCL’s 63ha development site at Homestead Bay in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

    Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.

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    Garden for mall deal completed

     Karl Jameson

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    Garden for mall deal completed

    A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.

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    Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’

    Ralph Fegan stands next to the memorial wall where plaques will be installed to remember lost...

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    Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’

    Aviators who had close ties to Wanaka Airport will soon be honoured by a new memorial wall being developed by a group of volunteers.

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    Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

    A whitetailed deer appears on a trail camera on Stewart Island. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

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    Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

    The high death rate of Stewart Island whitetail deer during last year’s aerial 1080 operation is not acceptable, a hunting advocate says.

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    Mid-year start on ‘affordable’ subdivision

    An artist’s impression of the new Links subdivision planned for Wanaka. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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    Mid-year start on ‘affordable’ subdivision

    A Queenstown developer has set his sights on Wānaka, with the announcement of a 257-home ‘‘affordable’’ subdivision.

    Christie working on Gloriavale doco series

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    Christie working on Gloriavale doco series

    Greymouth-raised award-winning television producer Dame Julie Christie has been back on the West Coast working on a new documentary series that will take viewers inside the controversial Gloriavale...

    International field for scenic run

    Veterans Queenstown’s James Harcombe, left, and Wanaka’s Mal Law have been regular entrants....

    International field for scenic run

    More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.

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    Sir Ian takes up invite to visit mine site

    Sir Ian Taylor. Photo: ODT files

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    Sir Ian takes up invite to visit mine site

    Sir Ian Taylor has changed his tune and now plans to visit Santana Minerals’ proposed goldmine in pursuit of answers.

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    $650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

    The Shotover wastewater treatment plant at Frankton. Photo: QLDC

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    $650m price tag for Queenstown wastewater solution

    Disposing treated wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant over a swathe of the Crown Terrace could cost up to $650 million, a council report says.

    Pay us the money, honey

    Otago Gold Honey co-owner Tim Sinclair stands guard outside his Waihola stall. Photo: Stephen...

    Pay us the money, honey

    The owner of a honey stall south of Dunedin is on the hunt for a brazen and chronic sticky-fingered honey thief who has allegedly been helping herself to the stall’s product without paying for years.

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    Wineries on Lake Dunstan to be linked by cruise boat

    Cromwell Winery Cruises owner and operator Sam Taylor is launching his new business next week.

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    Wineries on Lake Dunstan to be linked by cruise boat

    Dreams of lounging on a boat, cruising from winery to winery are set to become a reality in Cromwell.

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    Premier Otago shearing titles won by Samuels, Henare

    Otago Shears 2026 winner Leon Samuels sweeping his first sheep to the stage. PHOTOS: NICK BROOK

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    Premier Otago shearing titles won by Samuels, Henare

    Southland shearer Leon Samuels and Motueka woolhandler Joel Henare have claimed titles at this year’s Otago shears.

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    Plans to celebrate anniversary of Woods writing anthem score

    God Defend New Zealand score writer John Joseph Woods. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Plans to celebrate anniversary of Woods writing anthem score

    A golden moment in Lawrence’s history will be celebrated later this year — although music, not  mining, will be the star.

    Taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

    Tension brewed between taxi drivers at a staging area in the St John carpark where taxis wait to...

    ‘I’ll bury you': Violent threats as taxi driver tensions explode at Queenstown Airport

    Months of tension between Queenstown Airport taxi drivers have culminated in one threatening another’s wife, saying he’ll “smash her teeth in”, leaving the woman “scared witless”.

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    Otago man who drowned baby daughter in bath paroled after 20 years

    Kevin Little pictured in 2006. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Otago man who drowned baby daughter in bath paroled after 20 years

    A Kaitangata man who drowned his baby in a bathtub has been paroled after nearly 20 years behind bars.

    Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

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    Green light for fast-tracked Homestead Bay housing

    A development of thousands of homes in Homestead Bay near Queenstown has been given the green light.

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    Mackenzie Country in midst of visitor boom

    The Top 10 Omarama Holiday Park is full of tourists. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Mackenzie Country in midst of visitor boom

    Queenstown Lakes may be leading the way in bringing tourists back to New Zealand, but a quiet part of the country is not far behind.

    Search turns to waterways for missing Southland man

    Kevin Belling. Photo: NZ Police

    Search turns to waterways for missing Southland man

    Police are examining waterways in an area near Invercargill in their search for a Southland man missing for more than a month.

    Handbag collection begins

    House of Travel consultant Jessica Thomas, manager Robbie Bell, Love Grace Alexandra co-ordinator...

    Handbag collection begins

    People of Central Otago are encouraged to collect items for New Zealand women in need as the Love Grace handbag appeal returns for a fifth year.

    Workshop held

    Workshop held

    The Cromwell town centre redevelopment is back on the table as work begins on the 2027 long-term plan.
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    • This Claremont St house in Maori Hill could be Dunedin’s most expensive home. Photo: supplied

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      Dear, oh so dear: $6.5m for Dunedin home

    • Water gushes from a manhole cover in Forbury Rd near Hillside Rd on Tuesday. PHOTO: GREGOR...

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      DCC pipes claim ‘BS’: resident

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