New anti-mine group takes aim at tailings dam failure risk
A local group opposed to Santana Minerals’ fast-track mining application launched this week with a campaign that questions the mine’s net economic benefit for the region.
Police name woman killed in Twizel e-scooter crash
Police name woman killed in Twizel e-scooter crash
Police have named the woman who died in an e-scooter crash in Twizel.
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Reprieve from rapid ice loss on Southern Alps glaciers
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Reprieve from rapid ice loss on Southern Alps glaciers
Late snow and miserable summer weather have delivered a reprieve from rapid ice loss on the Southern Alps glaciers.
Community consultation to help determine civic centre’s name
Community consultation to help determine civic centre’s name
While the Big Cheese and the Bottomless Pit have been put forward as names for Cromwell’s new civic building, odds are an altogether different suggestion will prevail following today’s community board meeting.
One missing from trawler south of Bluff
One missing from trawler south of Bluff
A crew member is missing after falling overboard from a New Zealand-flagged fishing vessel in the ocean south of Bluff.
Southland farmer crushed by quadbike after equipment failure, coroner finds
Southland farmer crushed by quadbike after equipment failure, coroner finds
A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.
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Beef hearts give black stilts ‘fighting chance’
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Beef hearts give black stilts ‘fighting chance’
Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a ‘‘fighting chance’’ by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.
Cannabis grower’s appeal dismissed
Cannabis grower’s appeal dismissed
Cowboy Paradise founder Mike Milne — now serving prison time for running a commercial cannabis growing operation from the West Coast tourist venture — has had a further appeal dismissed.
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High school's hostel may close at end of year
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High school's hostel may close at end of year
Waitaki Girls’ High School’s hostel could close at the end of the year, the school’s board has announced.
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Historic Central Otago pub faces closure
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Pub to shut soon if no buyer found
Oturehua's Railway Hotel will close its doors if no buyer is found by June 1.
Letting imaginations take flight
Letting imaginations take flight
Poor weather did little to deter the crowds flocking to Wānaka Airport for the three-day Warbirds Over Wānaka spectacle.
Poor weather fails to dampen airborne fun
Poor weather fails to dampen airborne fun
A weather-beaten Warbirds Over Wānaka concluded with a mass fly-past of vintage aircraft bringing the event to a stunning close.
No delays as proud crew complete upgrade
No delays as proud crew complete upgrade
For 30 days, crews at Invercargill Airport have raced against the clock to resurface the runway without delaying a single flight.
Festival delights wine-lovers, gastronomes
Festival delights wine-lovers, gastronomes
Overcast weather did little to dampen spirits as thousands gathered in Clyde yesterday for the town’s longest-running event, the annual Clyde Wine and Food Harvest Festival.
Highway reopens after crash near Geraldine
Highway reopens after crash near Geraldine
State Highway 79 has reopened after a crash brought down power lines near Geraldine this afternoon.
Frizzell reflects on long career
Frizzell reflects on long career
Artist Dick Frizzell says it has taken ‘‘steely resolve’’ to continue producing work that challenges cultural boundaries.
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
A German family has clinched Queenstown’s — and the South Island’s — first Active Investor Plus (AIP) property deal just days after the rule change came into effect.
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Santana rejects Doc accusations
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Santana rejects Doc accusations
The Department of Conservation has blasted Santana Minerals for ‘‘systematically underestimating’’ the impact of the proposed Bendigo-Ophir mine on the environment.
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Q’town cable car accepted into fast-track process
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Q’town cable car accepted into fast-track process
A Queenstown Cable Car network proposal which intends to ‘‘liberate’’ the congestion-plagued town has entered the first stages of the fast-track process.
SH1 reopens following crash near Gore
SH1 reopens following crash near Gore
State Highway 1 between Gore and Pukerau has reopened following a crash this afternoon.