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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

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    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.

    Optimism despite ‘light’ fruit volume

    Central Otago cherries may be harder to find after this week. PHOTO: RNZ

    Optimism despite ‘light’ fruit volume

    It has been a mixed bag for fruitgrowers in the South this summer, as many blame the poor weather for disappointing yields.

    National rally comes to Cromwell

    Colin and Kirsty Mitten arrive in Cromwell in their 1951 MG TD last week. The couple travelled...

    National rally comes to Cromwell

    The best of British was on full display in Cromwell last week, as 64 MG cars from around New Zealand made a stop in Central Otago.

    Survey shows value placed on slower lifestyle

    Roxburgh township is feeling the Central Otago property market boom. PHOTO: BRUCE MUNRO

    Survey shows value placed on slower lifestyle

    It might be a small population but it is a determined one in the Teviot Valley.

    Students achieve top NCEA results

    These Cromwell College students achieved merit or excellence in NCEA level one or two in 2025....

    Students achieve top NCEA results

    Central Otago students are top notch, beating the national NCEA average across the region.

    Opening partnership secures win

    Clutha Comet Kelan Smith bludgeons another boundary against Kai Kings. PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Opening partnership secures win

    The Waihola Swans returned immediately to their winning ways with a 190-run win over the Milton King Crabs at Kaitangata, largely thanks to a whopping unbeaten 172 from opening batter Rowan Craw.

    Local Legend

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    Local Legend

    Local Legend Wendy Dewe accepted the Silver Fern Farms, Clutha Leader lamb roast this week, on behalf of her daughter Hannah.

    Playground a labour of love

    After four years’ community direction, Lawrence Playground became a council asset on Saturday....

    Playground a labour of love

    A four-year ‘‘labour of love’’ by the Lawrence-Tuapeka community, became a council-owned facility on Saturday, February 14.

    Serial restorer’s latest job

    John Pryor and company, about to begin his latest restoration at a cottage built about a century...

    Serial restorer’s latest job

    An historic Beaumont cottage beside the Clutha River is the latest restoration project for John Pryor, a longtime renovator and restorer whose knack with old buildings has taken him around New...
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