Te Anau locals win fight against proposed floating sauna
A proposal to run a floating sauna in a popular Te Anau reserve has gone up in steam in the face of public backlash.
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Building women’s mechanical confidence
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Building women’s mechanical confidence
When mechanic Melissa Hannan found herself working on a large number of female family and friends’ vehicles, she decided to do something to boost women’s confidence around vehicles.
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Santana questions impartiality of witness
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Santana questions impartiality of witness
Santana Minerals has its sights on yet another assigned specialist in the Bendigo-Ophir Gold project fast-track hearings.
Help pours in for injured pilot
Help pours in for injured pilot
West Coast communities have raised more than $20,000 in a day to support the family of a Fox Glacier pilot seriously injured in a helicopter crash near Haast township.
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'Serious' crash at Oamaru Airport not reported for a year
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'Serious' crash at Oamaru Airport not reported for a year
A hard landing by a training aircraft at Oamaru Airport caused ‘‘substantial damage’’, but went unreported to authorities for a year, it has emerged.
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Suit against mayor heads to court
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Suit against mayor heads to court
The owners of a controversial industrial landfill on Greymouth’s doorstep are pressing ahead with defamation proceedings against the Grey district mayor.
One dead after truck rolls in Roxburgh
One dead after truck rolls in Roxburgh
A person is dead after a truck rolled in Roxburgh this afternoon.
Review of Awanui Labs urged after fatal cancer missed twice
Review of Awanui Labs urged after fatal cancer missed twice
An independent review into Invercargill's Awanui Labs is needed after doctors twice missed signs a woman had cancer, Patient Voice Aotearoa says.
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Southlander accepted into five Ivy League colleges
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Southlander accepted into five Ivy League colleges
When 18-year-old Lucas Gill applied for some of the top universities in the world he thought he would be lucky to be accepted by one.
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‘Aggressive’ timeline raises red flags
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‘Aggressive’ timeline raises red flags
Meaningful consultation on council amalgamation will be hampered by the ‘‘very aggressive timeline’’ imposed by the government, Queenstown’s top bureaucrat says.
Thousands queue as Milford Track spots sell out in minutes
Thousands queue as Milford Track spots sell out in minutes
The popular Milford Track was mostly sold out within half an hour of bookings opening today, with thousands queuing online to secure a spot.
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Doc changes mind on family crib graced by Brad Pitt
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Doc changes mind on family crib graced by Brad Pitt
A crib in the Glenorchy wilderness on government land, which has been graced by Hollywood star Brad Pitt, will stay in the family, who describe it as the ‘‘only remaining tangible link to their...
Embracing a mountain classroom
Embracing a mountain classroom
In what has been described as the highest classroom in New Zealand, Department of Conservation ranger Lisa Winterfeldt taught a class of year 12 Otago Boys’ High School students 1200m up Aoraki/Mt...
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Historic Milton mill for sale as development stalls
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Historic Milton mill for sale as development stalls
A piece of South Otago history is up for sale, after heritage regulations thwarted the owner’s ambitions for development.
Group caught in unsafe heritage site
Group caught in unsafe heritage site
The Department of Conservation wants to speak to four people seen inside an off-limits and potentially dangerous heritage site in Buller.
Community raises $21,000 for breast cancer fund
Community raises $21,000 for breast cancer fund
An event held in memory of a Queenstown mother whose death from breast cancer last year inspired friends to ‘‘love harder’’ raised more than $20,000.
More monster machines on way for Twizel display
More monster machines on way for Twizel display
Several big donations and new arrivals has seen an impressive collection of earthmoving machinery in Twizel grow even larger.
Rage over neighbour's coughing sparks Frankton assault
Rage over neighbour's coughing sparks Frankton assault
A Frankton man has been charged with serious assault after taking exception to his neighbour’s coughing on Saturday night.
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Rich-listers snap up '$140m' Hāwea farm
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Rich-listers snap up '$140m' Hāwea farm
A former Queenstown-Lakes District mayor and one of New Zealand’s richest men are set to take over a 3000ha farm in Hāwea Flat.
Waitaki ratepayers call for council probe
'People just can't afford it': Waitaki ratepayers call for council probe
Stunned Waitaki District ratepayers facing rates increases of up to 45 percent are calling for a government probe of the council's finances.