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Visitors ‘rewarded’ with new mural
Waikouaiti’s Main Rd has received a fresh artistic boost with the completion of a mural celebrating both local creativity and community pride, Jules Chin reports.
Queenstown hotel's makeover moving it upmarket
Queenstown hotel's makeover moving it upmarket
The owner of Queenstown’s Holiday Inn Express & Suites is moving the town centre hotel upmarket.
No jail term for Frankton felon
No jail term for Frankton felon
A Frankton beneficiary convicted of burglary, theft and receiving charges has been spared prison because of his efforts to turn his life around.
Penguin sightings prompt renewed dog control calls
Penguin sightings prompt renewed dog control calls
Two recent penguin finds have sparked renewed calls for dogs to be kept on leashes on Oamaru beaches.
Victoria’s remarkable opportunity
Victoria’s remarkable opportunity
These next six weeks or so loom as a career highlight for Queenstown-born screenwriter and director Victoria Boult.
Rural girl still loves the changed world
Rural girl still loves the changed world
As she enters her golden years, Mary May says she appreciates the changes over time to the landscape she loves. Olivia Caldwell follows the journey of a rural woman who returns to where her life...
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Keep Wānaka airport’s local routes open: survey
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Keep Wānaka airport’s local routes open: survey
Wānaka wants its airport open with connections to nearby cities — but flights to Auckland or Australia have been roundly rejected in a new community survey.
Golf course sells
Golf course sells
The nine-hole Lake Hawea golf course has sold after more than a year on the market.
Trio injured after serious crash involving truck and trailer
Trio injured after serious crash involving truck and trailer
Two people in a serious condition have been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a crash involving a car and a truck and trailer in Southland.
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PM celebrates opening of sporting facility
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PM celebrates opening of sporting facility
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was the surprise guest at Gore’s Māruawai College yesterday as the school celebrated the opening of its new covered sports facility.
‘Significant’ amounts of asbestos still to be removed
‘Significant’ amounts of asbestos still to be removed
Further work could be required to protect a Bluff beach from old waste such as asbestos, despite tonnes of material already having been removed.
Signs vandalised as council weighs road’s fate
Signs vandalised as council weighs road’s fate
Vandalism to road closure signs on Beach Rd is disappointing and frustrating, Waitaki District Mayor Melanie Tavendale says.
Antarctic trip success
Antarctic trip success
Southern Lakes helicopter pilot Toby Morris returned yesterday after another successful trip to Antarctica.
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Power supplies in ‘good position’
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Power supplies in ‘good position’
A top power company executive says the country is in a good position supply-wise heading into the year.
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Funding for Wakatipu school expansion expected
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Funding for Wakatipu school expansion expected
Wakatipu High School should receive initial funding this year for its long-awaited expansion, its principal says.
Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning
Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning
Police are urging people to be better prepared when heading outdoors after a horror summer of large-scale back-country search operations and numerous fatalities.
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‘Something different’ on offer
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‘Something different’ on offer
A chance to enjoy "great food" and dress in traditional costume will be part of the Oamaru Chinese Association celebrations of the Chinese New Year next weekend.
Running of Lambs ‘great spectacle’
Running of Lambs ‘great spectacle’
Watching nearly 300 lambs run almost a kilometre made quite a spectacle for the thousands of people attending the Southern Field Days.
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Farming industry 'on fire'
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Farming industry 'on fire'
A successful Southern Field Days at Waimumu wrapped up with a not-so-successful sheep shearing attempt from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
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Not easy being council boss, but ‘real privilege’
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Not easy being council boss, but ‘real privilege’
Outgoing Queenstown council chief executive MikeTheelen leaves with no regrets.